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Home My WebLink About2002-12-30 - Newport Mesa Daily PilotTensions between Costa Mesa pharmaceutical company and Ribapharm lt!ad to the dismissal of five of the latter's board ·by its parent com pany. Paul Clinton Daily Pilot COSTA MFSA -A power struggle. A nasty legal fight A war of words.. ICN Phannaceuticals and spinoff Ri- bapharm. both based In Costa Mesa. celebrated their holidays a 8IJY dys- functional family would. h1JCead of dip- pibg Into a punc~ to share egg ~ they battle<t. ,. Tensiona 9YV 1CN's decision to retain 80% of Ri~ -dudog the May public offering of~ -boiled OYeT ·on Dec. 20, when Ribapbatm execu- tives needled their parent In an open letter. · "ICN committed publicly to spin off Ribapbarm and, on behalf of all our stockholders. we need to determine if ICN bas DOW chansed that position," wrote Johnson Lau, Ribapbann's chair and chief executive. ICN responded three days later by announcing that it Intended to remove five of the six Ribapbarm board mem- bers, lnduding Lau. In a return Jettet ICN OWnnan and Chief P..xecutive Robert O'Leary criti- cized the Ribapbarm boards decision to issue stock options and q.sh bo- nuses to senior ~t earlier this mooth as "unorthodox and bi8NY inappropriate." O'Leary said ICN bad •1o« all oon6- dence· in the cunent RbqJbarm board. That same day, Dec. 23, ICN -Incor- porated in Delaware -flied a lawsuit there asking a judge to aanctioo the re- moval of the directon and ~ a tem- porary restrainlng order limiting the Rl- baphann boaid's dedsion-maldng authority. Five boaid members, exdudlng Rob- ert A. Smith. will be removed eftective Jan. 27. The Delaware Cllancery Court. on Tuesday, granted ICN's request.. Under the order, the Ribapbarm board is re- quired to give 10 business days' notice before taking any action "outside of the ordinaty coune" of running the com- pany. The order lndudes ~oos on issuJng securllie9. incwrlog debt, ac- Qt!isition.s. dlapolttidns and Ucenslog ttansactions. On Thuraday, Rlblpbaan answered back. calling the lawlult •rmltation for lfttempts ... to duify ICN'a plans re- garding the splno4. Lau said lCN\ bomlroom coup WU ·tSeepty~· . • ICN sel1a its popiS Heptdde C drug Ribmrin dnulb MlpMnn. The c:'oolpaniel baW ....... ~ ~ ~ CCllp. ... the medidne .. ,.., ... mcbd ICN foundlr Mllia J11mc, lhe funner "9der of Ya•··· ... die a>mpmJy in~ • Repceeen~ tum nellbs cam• ~ retumet .. ,. 2 d Clllll ........ :;. .,. Serving the Newport-Mesa com m unity since 1907 MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2002 THE YEAR IN REVIEW OON LEACH I OAA..Y Pit. OT Red Baron looks at Corona del Mar State Beach where his owners Lynn and Phil Butterfeild received citations for a leash law violation. Dttbiotts Distinctions The memorable and not so m emorable JANUARY C osta Mesa ls the first city to have a library with no books. The Orange County PubUc Library opened Its pilot technological branch in a small city shopping center just blocks away from South Coast Plaza. The small venue laclcs aisles of boobbelves. lnstead, it has tables full of computers. Newport Beach's most wanted: They are legged and dangerous - to paved surfaces. planters, benches and railings. Their weapon of chok:e la a piece of timber fhed firmly on four wheels. The Newpon Bach City c.oundJ bu laWlCbed a batde to save the dty from tbeee outlaws and the daml8e they bring. Coundl members wted to further relttict skateboarding from dty pUa. saying the popular sport Wiii desb'uctfve and attl1lded .m.c:n.nts. JR blld eoouah mat residents ... DllnNC110NS,,... M • SIDE McCfWf< I DNt.Y PLOT Participants in the inaugural Orange County Dyke March make their ~ ttwough the Costa Mesa Courtyards shopping center. The Balboa ferry is up and running a day after an 87~ar-old woman plowed her cat into a crowd of people at the water's ·qe . EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK PASSINGS CHUCK JONES The man behind the pen that co-created Bugs &mny, Daffy Duck and countl~ others died at 89 of congestive hean failure in his Corona del Mar home tn February. The animator began his career in the early 1930s worting for former Oi.sney animator Ub ~ in 1938, be directed his first animated 6.lm. Ille Night Watchman.· He would go on to c.o-aeate the rabbit best known for asking "What's up. Doer and several of Bugs' pals for Warner Bros. Jones' character aeadoos continued in the eady 19605, when he devejoped the 1bm & Jerry'" cartoons for MGM. In 1962. he founded his own oompany and teamed a Rw years later with Or, Seuss to being the Grinch to ure. Jones bad lived in Newport linoe the early 1980& Particular thOughts affer tfie Christmas Boat ParOOe --------~__,..---....-,-,-..._,... ________ """'!"'"'_~ SEAN HllER I DALY PILOT Jim Fcunier has a Web site, www.TalesOfBalboa.com, where he posts the races of locals he photographed. More than 250 locals have appeared on the site. FOll'llier'$ image is displayed on the digital camera he-holds. . SEAH~/DM.Y ~OT Enedina Sarabia and sons, Joel Gonzalez, 1, Jose Alfredo Gonzalez, 3, could be displaced from thew Pomona Street apartment to make room for a possible Habitat for Humanity project ti • .,, DON l£ACH I DAILY Pl.OT L. T. R~ey, a 36-year veteran of lllion marine construction work, takes a break under the sun as he prepares for concrete to be poured at Balboa Pier. J ' ... \ I ' BEST BUYS David Rickey .Sport, a vision of a men S boutique· D avid RJckey Sport is an upscale men's clothing boutique at WestcUH Court and probably the best designed men'• store in town. Every inch of this modem store was a vision of owners Francisco. Olicago and New York and 1 now carry designer gowns from Elizabeth 1 Fillmore, Robert Danes; Reva, Mlvasagar, Model Novias, Palazzo and Wearbtatt. The gowns range in David Hell and Rick Lamitie. They chose beautiful South African avodire satin GREER WYLDER price from Sl,700 to $6,600. All are samples and each dress is cus tom fitted wood, oversized dressing room doors that spin 360 degrees, as well u spinning display uniu for instant changing looks. A runway cuts through the store for fashion shows. It's easy to find sizes. Six shelves travel around the store with sizes arranged on the same level. With 50 different collections to choose from. the store's No. l goal is to carry something for everyone. This sister-store to custom clothier David Rickey & Co. is also known for its travel apparel suggestions. An island, altitude. city and vintage wa rdrobe can be customized. It might seem· that most designs~uJe edgy, but there ar · cs too -basic tees. and simple k..nits. Teen to men in their ~Os shop here for hip and fashionable designs by Paola Pecora, Paul Smith, John Varvatos, 3 Dot, Jus t Cavalli, D & G and the [)avid Rickey label. Nice fabrics a nd patterns. The s1ore also offers accessories, shoes toiletries and my favorite, th'e Fruits and Passion Cucina soap line. Store hours are IO a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m . to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m . to 2 p.m. Sunday. David Rickey Sport is at 1733 Westcliff Drive in Newport Beach. Call (9 49) 650-6400. MORE DAVID RICKEY Near South Coast Plaza, David RJckey ., Co. offers hand-tailored wardrobes for sports figures. entertainers and professionals. David Rickey dresses NBA coach Phil Jackson and the entire Lakers team as well as other NBA and NFL players. Starting with one-on -one cons ultations to find out clients' lifestyles needs, David Rickey then provides both casual and special occasion wear. With more than 10,000 fabrics to choose from, modern to classic apparel can be made. Walk-in~ are welcome. Store hours are 9 a .m. to 6 p.m . Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ~rwday. The store ls at 580 Anton _ Blvd., No. 105 Jo Costa Mesa. Call (714) 432-7848. .. 1ltE WKTE DR£$S When Madia Porter and Jeannine Penta opened The White Dreea, a new bridal store) they set ou t to offer couture wedding gowna that you can't find anywhere else in Southern Callfomla. They searched for~· in San by the designer. Local cu stom jewelei; Jayson Hanson, who's popular in certain circles fo r his platinum and diamond designs, also has a storefront display. Hanson can even convert a tiara into a necklace. The store offers hair accessories, tiaras and hair tombs, too. And there are FleurGemme custom floral evening bags for weddings and s pecial occasions. The bags will be featured in upcoming issues of lnStyle and Town & Country magazines. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sarurday and 1 l a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The White Dress is at 2853 East Coas1 Highway in Corona del Mar. Call (949) 723-0 121. ASSISTANCE LEAGUE THRIFT The Assistance League of Newport Mesa's Tb.rift Shop is defini1ely upscale. It could challenge any consignment shop with i1s designer items. It carries furniture, small appliances. clothing, jewelry, silver, china and crystal. Proceeds go toward community projects spon sored by the Assistance League, including the Olildren's Dental Health Center, Operation School Bell Community Outreach and Kids On The Block. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tue$dAay through Frida and l 0 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sa'turday. The thrift shop is at 2220 Fairview Ave. in Costa Mesa. Call (949) 645-5536. STYUSHSARA One of the Fashion Island's best boutiques for stylish woman's clothing, footwear and accessories is Sara Boutique. I( nothing else. stop by for the Petite Bateau I-shirts. They're cheap. wash really well and last forever - customers often buy five or six at a time. Other popular designer's labels include Trina Turk, Seven Jeans. Juicy Couture, Alice & Olivia, Frankie B., Robert Rinaldi and Diane Von Furstenberg. The capes, carves and panchos from Christy Conaway are especially hot now. It's adjacent to the kol pond. Call {949) 729-:'l585. • BEST BUYS appe'ars Mondays end Fridey1. Send Information to Greer Wyldor at greerwylder(lyahoo.com or 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, or via fax et (949) 848-t 170. Dail YA Pilot VOL.tl,N0.314 EDmNOSTAFF 8.J.c.M, Managing Editor (9491 574-<4233 a.j.cahnll l11tlme•.com JamesMeief, City Edlto< (949) 7&M324 111ma.meierillstJ,,.,._com Roeer c.mon. Sports EditOf (949) 574-4223 fOf11H.carlam@laa,,.__oom ~K Matwl, Feature1 Editor (949) 574-4282 jennifer.mah.tl<@latimes.com NOTEBOOK Continued from Al along the shore, or sitting on boats or even draped over docks. And we got to be entenained by the chamber's Jeff Parker, who, for those or you who watched the parade Friday njght. was the one manning the microphone. I'm not sure how many limes Jeff said "Welcome to the Ouistmas boat parade," but it had to be dozens. He showed remark.able resiliency and continued good cheer. And yes, it was Jeff who pointed out to thousands or people that on the back of the boat was t:.GBAR. the alligator mascot for Simple Green, which was the titJe sponsor for the boat para.de. EGBAR, by the way, stands for "everylhing's gonna be alJ right .. -I told you that would come up again. Along with Jeff, the chamber's Karin Graw. acted as the amiable host, far too willing to fill up glasses with cider when we were more than capable of teetering down the steep staircase from the top deck. The evening was. simply put. ddJihtful. And much er It was thanks to the efforts or Jeff. Karin and Doug. I was th.inking about that as Bobble and 1 walked up the ramp from the dock. CA bonus to being on the lead boat: You beat the crowds driving out or Udo Marina Village.) And I was struck. I'm ashamed to admlt. with a classic Ouistrnas reallzation. ,,.,.. .......... M onctor I Newt Deet Chief (IM8) 114-422A Jou_,.,.•ledmeuom .... MuC .... Photo 6upeMI« (949) 7&M3G8 tcn.photJOe i.tJ,,,...com NewlEdlfion Gina Alexender, Lori ~n. Paul Saltowia, Daniel Stevem NEWSSTAFf: 0...,.lhllmh Crime and courta reporter, (949) 574-4226 d66ps.bh11rath@lstlmea.com JuMC~ Newport Be ;eporter. (949) 57 .... 232 june.casagr11m111@/11timn.com Ptlu!CNmon PolitlCS' and environment reporter, 1949) 764-4330 paul.cllnton@/11tlmn.com Lolita Halper Costa Mesa reporter, (949) 574-4275 lolita.harperltlatimn.com Oeirdrw NewmM Education reporter, (949) 574-4227 d61rdre.newm11n@l11times.com Jeff and Karin, and certainly Doug. aren't plo1ting the downfall of the city. Neither are the Halfacres, who are members of the chamber's Commodores Oub, which is peopled by those Greenlight attackers. These are people who wan1 what's bes1 for Newport Beach. And the folks behind Greenlight are no more wicked. Phil Arst, George Jeffries and ~lyn Hart, to name just three, are dedicated to improving the city in which they Live. 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WHERE CAREERS BEGIN_ And the chamber /business/ developer crowd was trying to maintain Its strangle hold on City Hall (and by extension, the city's future). In other words, both represent evil incarnate. It all made for an interesting etection, and enough copy to keep the Pilot printing. But, as the poet William Blake wrote: "To generalize Is to be an idiot." There was little truth ln these two generalizations. " I'• .. -• .... J , c. • ,. :. .j I DISTINCTIONS Continued train Ai ~ ~o=~-=i:: but when diey <VI get tbroulb to aable repa:aen&adwll lbout poor ~on. It adds lnaull to injury.AT&T Broadband aunt under lncreased laUtiny when Costa Mesa oftldals gave chem an ultimatum: provfde aome c::ustomer service or start Jooldng (or another contract. Corona del Mar ct••IQed tbe tide of booby beadquarten. but not for the reuons one IQ1ght suppose. A rare blrd from the Galapagos laland. the masked booby, Umped onto the Corooa del Mar coast with a 8lbing hoot in her stomach. The blue-footed booby eojayl long plunges from 40 feet and is fond of flying fi.sb and small squid FEBRUARY Controversial teaching methods brought Orange Coast College political sclenoe professor Ken Hearlson back in the limelight after a colleague nominated him for teacher of the year. Hearl.son had survived theflunyofmediascrutiny surrounding his alleged harassment of Muslim stucb?nts after the infamous Sept 11 attacks, only to have the controversy re'\'ived by being named a nominee for Faculty Member of the Year Award Fellow professor Susan Smith said she suggested Hearl.son for the award because it brought the issue of academic freedom to the forefronL Newport Beach officials were harder on themselves than environmental regulators when they realized the city sewage treatment practices were out of step with federal law. City officials apologized profusely and worried that the 12-year impropriety of sending sewage to local landfills without testing for heavy metals would tarnish the~otherwisespectacular environmental record Local environmentalists were forgiving and said the city's prompt action to correct its mistake fell in line with the city's environment-friendly reputation. Give birn fat cats or give him death. Rep. Dana Robrabacber voted against campaign finance refonn to ban soft money, saying that ls how he -and many of bis party colleagues - gain much of thek support. Soft money consists of contributions made outside the federaJ limits, including large contributions from indMduals or political action committees. While the bill was co-sponsored by a Republican and had the support of 41 House Republicans, Rohrabacber called the legislation a fraud designed to ~ liberal labor unions leverage. Imagine that, blue-collar wo.ddng stiffs getting political leverage. Whal a hoax. indeed. MARCH Coroaa del Mar High School teacher John Ronald Evans was arretted on su.ptcion of having sexual reladons with a student. Evane, 32. WU 6nt auspected of inappropriale bebmor when b1s teaching ooUeegues expressed their concema to poUoe. He was a popular math teacher and soccer coach, whom students interviewed called "the ideal teacher." What It In a namef ~a dty with any Ott.er Mme ldll be br tbe ... , COICa .... bu the dublom ~ olbe6ngone of lbe only dllel wtlboua llD .lndl ol~I property CNI• adll want.a to claim • c:outal cleec:rtptor. I:.e.den of Citbena for the Improvement ol c.o.ta Meta .seemed to think the city would progress It only thoee who didn't know any better thought it to be a beadWde haven. The activfsu sent a letter to the c.osta Mesa City Council ofticially requecting It add a by-the-·l!lea moniker to city name to ernpbaaiu its coastal locadon. ;Jbe Item never made it to a council agenda for a voce. Surviving weeb of eating next to nothing and a romantic kiss from fellow castaway Rob. ousted reality ahow contender Sarah Jones returned to the comforts of Newport Beach to find herself in the middle of a CRYSTAL l.AOO£RDALE I OM. Y Pl.OT Andersen Elementary School Principal Mary Manos rewarded her students, who raised nearly $3,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, by giving a big ldss to a pig in June. CathoUc Olurch in Costa Mesa after allegations su.r6uled that he molested a boy from a former church more than 20 years ago. • The Diocese of Orange County said the allegations had not been proven, but removed Henson according to policy. Parishioners were shocked by the announcement and said they would keep thelr leader In their prayers. · 6ag furlough. The pretty 24-year·okl, who was publicly chastised while on the show for being •too fake," became the center of yet more finger pointing after 1V executives aired footage of her sitting on the American ftag. Jones said show producers told her to sit on Old Glory and that she didn't mean any disrespect. Jones has the dubious distinction of surviving not only substandard living conditions but . trumped-up controven.'Y to boost ratings.· Newport· Mesa earned the fitting title of a hot spot when a string of unrelated fires plagued area residents. Costa Mesa residents were rocked from thelr slumber by a horrific explosion ihat killed a man. 1Wo days later:, residents of the same townhome complex comforted another neighbor who lost pets from an unrelated electrical fire. Within days, there was news of a fire at a Costa Mesa cleaners, a business office and two Newport Beach homes. Who would argue that a man who molested three young chlldren should be sparred the rest of his life i.n prison? No one but defense attorney Fay Arla. who claimed a 15-year prison sentence for his client, Thomas Michael Murphy, was cruel and unusual punishmenL Arfa said molesting young children was not violent and that Murphy did not deserve to be loclced up with murders and violent crlrnlnals. Word on the street ·has it that violent criminals take offense at being placed in the same camp as child offenders and make their disapproval of such conduct known inside prison walls. APRIL What is worse than swimming in contaminated water? Paying for the snadies that determined it was contaminated and then not being told about the resul!-5- Tbe Orange County Sanitation District was admonished in a grand jury report that said sanitation district leaders bad not "disclosed the existence of all publicly funded studies." The district conveniently buried studies that showed a plume or waste water ttaveling along the ocean Ooor toward tbe beach. Newport Beach recreation leader 'D'enton Mk:hael Veches reached a new low this year by allegedly sucking the toes of his young victims. Veches wodced as a recreational coordinator and supervised several after-school and summer programs in which more than 600 childtm partidpated In the put year. lnvesdgaton claimed Vechea •1napproprialely touched" at least two~ Newport Hait>or HJgb School ollciaJs bad plenty to cheer about when the Newport Mesa Uni8ed School Oi.strlct deared Chem of any wrongdoihg lllnOUndblg a rab·mb·ruc:tul on the pep squad. The report ftllPOOded to a grievance 6Jed ...... =ICbool lhat claimed Mk:bM1 ~and echool oflk:lale bu&l9d lbe 1lllCd:Oft of ~Incorrectly. .................... a 11ui111111i .. ledftiill• .... &MndaelllPdll There was not a frown to be found at the inaugural Botox bash in Newport Beach. While partygoers were undoubtedJy having a blast, the age-defying chemicals that were injected into thek skin by a Newport Beach doctor made it virtually impossible for them to form grumpy puckered brows. Several Newport Beach women gathered at a local doctor's office for champagne, hors d'oeuvres and wrinJcJe-preventing Botox treatments. Glamour girl and '80s icon Tawny lGtaen was arrested after beating her husband, former Angel pitcher Otuck. Finley. during a domestic dispute. Three . .days later, after lGtaen was charged with two counts of domest:lc violence, Finley filed for divorce. MAY It bas the location, it bas the look. and it bad the anchor tenants, yet niangle Square in Costa Mesa has been a business property with some serious problems. Por 10 years, It has seen high tenant turnover and numerous complaints about bad management. The retail center took another step into the muck. When General Manager Tom Estes announced he would leave. Longtime lead man of the Newport Beach Conference and Vtsitors Bureau John Cassady disappeared from the city scene almost overnight. The bureau executive dlrector resigned without glving two weeks' notice and left no forwarding ad~ no phone number and no motivation among his Conner employers to comment o n his departure. Sometimes, passersby couldn't resist yelling •ffeab .. out their car windows. 'That's because a duster of overly enthusiastic ·Star Wars. fans began camping out a full 10 days before the movie opened at Edwards Big Newport Theater at Fashion island. Their primary concern: making awe they scored th\ best posalbJe seats for the opening of •Episode II: Attack or theOonea." JUNE Sure, lots of us have done It. but Andersen Elementary School Principal Mary Manos made the front page when the kissed a pig. Luddly for Manot, she had a plausible excuse for going lip-to-lip with a live porter. The principal took on the pig to poke fun at benell u a way to mvard her ltUdenu ror raJslng mon lhan $3-000 for the M~A-Wilh foundation. "I am not scapegoating immigrants!" Costa Mesa City Councilman Ouis Steel said loudly and repeatedly. at times poWlding tbe table. while speaking at a public forum at Vanguard University that bad ·nothing to do with immigration. The refrain nicely punctuated his speech, in which he went on and on about what a serious problem lmm~t.s pose. At least he didn't discriminate: His comments were almost as offensive to legal immigrants as to undocumented ones. JULY Costa Mesa Councilman Ouis Steel with two horns and a swastika? lbat's how the Orange County Residents Council, a group relatively new to the city's political radar, depicted Steel in a flier it distributed at the Orange Coast College swap meet. The ruer stated that Steel was Mon a crusade against swap meets and people of color in the name of property values· and listed some or the councilman's quotes about illegal immigrants. It was illustrated with a picture of Steel -with horns from his head -and a speech bubble from his mouth that read. •eosta Mesa should be for rich people only." Swastikas and icons of angry mobs also appeared on the l~et. Steel called the Oler ridiculous and unfounded. "Who are they lddding1" Steel fumed. "What's wrong with these people? Why would they attack me like this? lf these people were sincere and mature, it would be different, · but they are not. They are hateful." · As if the Back. Bay doesn't have enough problems of its own, coyotes included, Newport · Beach poUce arrested a transient who they believed started a brush fire that burned through part of the area Fire officials said the blaze did not threaten any homes as it burned near the 300 bloclc of Vista Madera in Newport Beach. Firefighters had it under control in about a half an hour. Residents living nealby said they could smell the smoke and that it was the first fire they had seen in the area so close to homes. What's the Fourt.h of July .in West Newport without •an incident" or two? Ftreworb allegedJy provoked a 27-year-old man to draw a handgun and assault a nelgbbor last Fourth of July. MJcbael Woodward was aaested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after the alleged confrontation witti Florian Saylor, 22, police said. Shortly after the fight was reported at l :46 a.m., police arrived In the 200 block or Lugooill only to leam that Woodward bad already Oed the scene. omcera found hfJn a few blocb away in the 6700 blodc or Coast Highway not long after and arrested him without incident. Police fouod a loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic Gloch band gun. Ap~tly. the con.fl'Ootation began after finMorb were lam:dled Into \\\>odwvd's pd() fnxn aomewhere •croet the 8Ueet Ml( s.ylor's nllidence. Vtbodwud ran CMr to SeJ1oR houee and the conlrontmlon be.pn. Dwtnc the ftahr, Woodwudsout cbe ooncelled wbkb be Ind Slylot..... CMlr, cu ... It to Ire. ND w..-lbot.-. lbe bullt-nac found. AUGUST The Orange Cowity Coroner ruled tbal Sf.year·old Ge.I')' HoJdml did not dJe becauee be Wiiia blt by pmqtbaU. betievOd to be ftred from the bhdfl when be WU intine lkadng dawn Back Bey Drtve. Hoklten died after apeocttng several days on life .&upport. He WU lnjured when be fell on bis back and hurt the badt of his bead. Witnesses told police they saw three •youthful males" wttb paintball guns in the area about the dine the man wu found injured. Many believed that Holdren fell after he was bit by a barrage of paintballs. Local med.I.a converged on the spot and found paint ball nwb on the street and the stop lign. But the coroner ruled that Holdren'• death was not caused by his being hit by paintballs. Officials said they are not sure what caused the man to lose his balance and fall down. SEPTEMBER A local teenager escaped without injuries after jumping into the water off the Arches bridge. PoUce initially responded to the incident thinking he was a jumper. but later realized that be was only •goofing off." Police said "it happens all the time.· Kids often fool around on the bridge and someone ends up falling in the water. A panel of Superior Court judges ruled that the city has the light to ticket dog owners who let animals off the leash while swimming in the ocean. The issue was brought up by Co<ona del Mar residents Lynn and Philip Butterfield, who got ticketed more than a few times by Newport Beach Animal Control officers for lening their golden retriever Red Baron swim in the ocean without holding on to his leash. Baron enjoyed a game of retch with his masters. They would' throw a toy in the water and he would run and fetch it That fun game became a distan\ dream for Red Baron after this land.ma.rt verdict. Pandemonium hit the ferry landing on Labor Day when 87 -year-old Mary Nash drove her 1997 burgundy Votvo on~o a crowded sidewalk. injuring 13 people. Newspaper racks flew and pedestrians fell after they were hit by Nash, who lost control of her Cour-door sedan as &he drove toward the Balboa Island feny. The Newport Beach resident told poUce the car lurched when she started the engine to drive onto the ferry. injuries i.n the accident ranged from serious to moderate. Victims were taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana and Hoag Hospital. Alcohol and medication were ruled out as possible causes for the crash. Investigators surmised Nash may have hit the wrong pedal in a moment of confusion. OCTOBER Chris Steel earned the dubious distinction or being the only one on the Costa Mesa City Council with a misdemeanor. Steel plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge or submltting false election nomination papers. But he retained his seat because the law requires that only COIMcted felons be removed from office. Steel paid about $1,000 in fines. The county comes up short in many areas and would be grounded if It were a student, according to a report card issued r Deity Piiot ... mondl. 1be report cud, re.leued by UC lntne CM1 and Envtronmental ~ AfllllwlM, ..,,. the county u a whole a C avladon a C+ and wt>en NDO«/ftood conlrol a D. Getting to eee an llCldemic coumelor at Newport Harbor High School WU U challenging as getting a parldng space at the IChool this month u 8~ couneelon bad the d&unting wt of dNling with 2.270 atudeota. Prtndpal MJchael VOAm said the aituadon would Ft better after all the students' scheduling changes wel'e worked out. NOVEMBER Playing dirty in poUtics? What a surprise. But Lt took Newpon 8eadl campaign consultant Dave Ellis two denials before he 8na1ly copped to creating a phony phone message that he claimed accidentally got sent out just before the NoYember eJectioo. The me.age touted Ron Winship as <nenllght candidate, although Rick Taylor was the only candidate In that district endorsed by Greenllght. A lone burrowing owt may only call Fairview Park home for three months out of the year, but its part-time presence certainly proved powerful in Costa Mesa's decision to scuttle a dog park. botanical garden and pond from the Fairview Park Master Plan. Although it is not considered rare, the burrowing owf could become endangered because of its preference for Wlcultfvated land. A 36-year-old Tennessee man rrtU&t.tia've known he'd have bad car-ma wb~ be carjacked a vehicle at 1he Harbor Justice Center in NeWtion.peedl. Police quickly put out a bUUetin to other local law enforcement agencies and the suspect was nabbed on the Balboa Peninsula DECEMBER Bridge of betrayal: Fountain Valley earned the wrath or Costa Mesa when it requested $500.000 from the Orange County Thansport.adon Authority for a preliminary study of a bridge that would link the two cities. Costa Mesa opposed the bridge for fear of creating a cut-through for drivers lookin~ for a shortcut to the Costa Mesa Freeway. The two dties had : worked together In the past to· come up with other solutions io traffic problems. An Pstanda High School parent showed an example of how not to act at a basketball game when she assaulted the coach of the girls' basketball : team because her daughter did not play in the game. Lynn : Brady shoved her shoulder intO coach ltmette Rappa's chest to show her disapproval. Brady's · daughter was removed from t.bt' team the next day for missing more than three practices without a ju.mfiable excuse. The board of trustees &t the Coast Comrirunity C.Ollege District narrowly averted a ~ of really bad timing when it • pulled a proposal to give sever\ top administrators a 14'W> raise· shortly after Gov. Gray Davis declared a $21 -bllllon state deficit. The trustees pulled the proposal after intense p~ from the teachers' union. -Compiled by Deepa . Bharath, June Caaqrande, Lolita Harper and Deirdre Newman : ··°*Plot PASSINGS -Contiru9d from Al I .GARY GIWMLI.£ 1be county clerk and Conner o.ny Piiot reporter dJed at n of ~· heart attack in late February. ·His former colleagues at the Pilot c.a.lled Granville "humble" and "one of the best reporters" they had ever blown. Before that, be had worked ln the ~business sector, but be really made a name for himself ln Orange C.Ounty joumallsm as an lnvesdgadve reporter. He later earned 111 appointment as county derlc and served ln the posidort for 17 years. DOUG ORR 1be voice of the C.Orona deJ Mar Sea Kings died at 50 of heart failure kl Camoa del Mar ln early Maa:b. Orr, who was one of the .. t.bla born at Hoag Hosptlml kl 1!152, graduated from the hilb ldlool In 1970 and was a llfekJai CoRma dd Mar resident. By DO means did On posse11 lbe .. and athleticism of MkbMI Jordan. but he wotbd bard and it paJd oft. At .C.Orona del Mar, he took an adapdw physical education class for dl08e who couldn't compete with other students. lbe football coach taught the class and was so taken with Orr that he invited him onto the football team. In h1a one game, he blocbd a pass lo the final moments. He later became the announcer at the school. IRENEWORTH The three-time Tuoy Award winner who died of a attok.e at 85 in~..,, known as -Harrl~.when she attenda'l'~n Harbor High in the eady 1930s. The 1933 graduate gained celebrity status over the years with top-notch stage performances all over the world. She won her Tonys for roles in "nny Alice," "Sweet Bird of'routh" and "lost ln Yonkers.· When her father, a school superintendent, took a job for Newport-Mesa's school district in 1931, Worth landed ln C.Osta Mesa. She served as president of · Newport Harbor'• glee club and appeared in "The Mikado· ln her senior year. PETER BIEHL The former Newport Beach resident who apmt bla time belplog the downtrodden in South Africa-where bil daughter WU killed at. 26 lo 1993 -died at S9 from complications arising from colon swgery in early April His wife, Unda. remembered him as a" confident penon, great speaker and a caring gentleman." After their daughter Amy's notorious death. the Blehla traveled all over the world continuing their daughter's work. Amy, a Fulbrlgbt scholar and Stanford University student, was registering people to vote In South Afdca when she was stoned and stabbed to death just days before she was to return home to Newport. Peter and Linda eventually forgave !heir daughter's four killers. MILT SHEDD The co-found« of Sea World Inc. and an wrlatmed marine eothUlialt died~ cancer at 79 in bis Newport Beadl home in May. Family and the ocean were Sbedd'a two kMe. lo 1964, be helped open the flmt Sea World lo Sao Diego. and he dlaired the board for Sea World Inc. for 20 years. He also secured $4.8 million in funding for a marine fish halchery, established the UCLA Marine Science Center and remained active In marine conservation efforts across the globe. Shedd also gave a lot to lhe Newport community, where he lived for 47 years. He served on the city's pack and recreation committee for four years and funded the weight room at Newport Harbor High after his sons had graduated BOB FISHER TI]e man who played an actiVe role In planning and conserving open space in the coastal areas of Orange County died at 65 of cancer in early April. Fisher grew up on Balboa Island and was appointed the county's first open space coordinator. He also served as the county's dlrector of planning and as director of Orange C.Ounty Harbor. Beaches and Parks. He helped obtain funding for Fairview Park improvements and helped pl.an the l ,600-acre Bolsa OUca coastal area DONALD WAYNE MOSES TI1le man 010111 commonly known u Mr. 8aJboe to CUltOmef1 of bia Balboa Penloaala barbenhop died at 68 in )wle. The barber with many stories to tell had chopped locks for 43 years. His Cather, also a barber. opened the shop In the 1959. The younger Moses became known for his smile and makhlg others smUe -and, of course, for the Reyn Spooner reversible HawaiJan-print shirt that h.e wore. PATI TAMBELLINI • The founder of the C.Osta Mesa Civic Playhouse died at 78 of cancer complications in late Jwne. The Huntington Beach resident ran the playhouse for 23 years before h er 'death. TumbellJni founded lhe playhouse In 1965 on the Orange C.Ounty Fairgrounds. In 1984, it moved to Its current site at 611 Hamilton St., a location that allows moTe room for aeativity and Ingenuity. A "total character," she also starred lo and produced some of the shows. CHARLIE EATON Newport Beach's •rather of tennis· died at 85 or cancer in July. F.aton, a Udo Isle resident, co-founded the Adoption Guild Tu.nnls Tuumament ln Newport Beach and gave lessons In the early years of the Balboa Bay Oub. He also started what has long been considered one of the oldest and largest charity doubles tournaments in the nation. ROBERT FRANCY The Conner interim Newport-Mesa Unified superintendent and Estancia High School principal died of cancer at 67 in September. Francy took his first teaching job at Costa Mesa High in 1960 and helped open C.Orona del Mar High in 1962 as a part-time math teacher and part-time -"(]osta Mesa Senior Center 2002 December 31, 2002 6:30 p.m. -12:10 a.~. 695 West 19th St. Costa Mesa • counselor. He~ wolting at Eltanda in 1966-the Khool'• aecond year of e:xlltence-as the bead couosdor and. later, assistant principal. In all, he spent 29 years with the school di&trlo.. PEARL THE SWAN WILLIAM LMGSDORF nw founding pn!:sident or Cal State P\lllertoo died at 93 of cancer lo November.. The C.Orona dd Mar raident saw enrollment leap from 452 students to more than 15,000 during his tenure from 1959 to 1970. Langsdod focused on providing a UberaJ arts education for prospective teachers rather than dispensing the education degrees that were commonplace at the time. Today, the school's largest building, which hosts the College of Business and &onomlcs -as weU as the Office of the President -is named Langsdon Hall. ~. DecelTber 30, 2002 A5 WILLIAM DUNN Coata Mesa's ftnt p&anner, who bad a hand ln de'Yeloping about half of the city, died at 79 in early December. During his 27 years. Dunn <Wef'S8W the tramfonnation of bean fields into a thriving shopping and suburban community. The city originally Wred Dunn as a planning technician in 1955, but be quic.kly worked h.is way up the ladder. He would later help plan South Coast Pla7,.a, TeWmkJe Part. the Costa Mesa Golf C.Ou.rse. Fairview Park and lhe Harbor Boulevard of Cars. He retired in 1982. -Cbmpil«l by James Meier The black swan whose mate was Rupert, the Balboa Peninsula's unofficial mascot, died in early October ln the hospital where she was being treated for an infection. No one was sure how Pearl suffered a wound to her leg, though It was assumed to be a dog bite. Pearl and Rupert bad made several visits to the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center for o the r life-threatening ailments, such as being covered in petroleum oil and getting caught up with hooks. Pearl's age was · unknown. She first a ppeared sometime in 1999. SURF AND SUN WEATHER FORECAST SURF STEVEN WEBSTER The former Newport Beach resident and surfer was among at least 188 people lcilled by a suspected terrorist car ~mb while he vacationed In Bali in mid-October. Webster. a Huntington Beach resident since this year. traveled to Bali with a couple of friends to celebi:ate his 4 lst birthday. NWebbie, • as frlend61 called him, was killed a day before reaching it while in a nightclub on lhe island. Friends later held a · paddle-out off West Newport Beach. • ANNE.SPINN The former Daily Pilot librarian and history columnist died at 71 of heart failure in November. A former school teacher. Spinn was known for her wit. sense of humor and dedication to the paper that she served for 14 years. She retired in 1996. The former Corona del Mar resident's son Marie was also a basketball star at Corona del Mar High. Today wHI be nM>Stly sunny with highs in the low to mid 609. Tonight wm be rnostty clear with lows in the 40s. A high aurf advi9ofy remains effect through today. ~ www.nws.noaa.gov BOATING FORECAST Winds will be light and variable on the inner waters ' today with a west swell of 5 to 8-feet at 11 seconds. Tonight winds out of the west will blow at 15 knots or less with wind waves 2-feet or less. On the outer waters, winds will blow out of the north to northwest at 16 to 25 knots in the morning decreasing to 15 knots or less in the afternoon. Wind waves will be 2· lo 4-feet with a west swell of 11 to 14-feet at 11 seconds subsiding to 8 to 11-feet in the afternoon. Surf may pidt up from the 2 to 3 feet. knee to waist high sets we saw Sunday as the C\Jmtnt northwest swells peaks today. Conditions should be a bit better than yesterday as well, but still rough and textured due to high wjnds Condruons are somewhat questionable as the storm driving this system will be passing. Size will drop Tuesday and Wednesday. Water quality: www.surfrickJr.org TIDES rnne 5:59a.m . 1:13 p.m . 7:32p.m. He19ht 6.1 feet high • O 7 feet high 3. 7 feet high WATER TEMPERATURE SB degrees MEXICAN RESTAURANT NO PASSPORT IS NEEDED OUR MEALS ARE A TRIP TO MEXICO 196 E. 17TH ST. COSTA MESA · 949·64S ·7626 ·UC Irvine Basketball Doubleheader Monday, Dec. 30 Women vs. Portland St•t• 5:30 p.111. Men vs. Florid• Atl••tlc 8:30 p.m. O..ddlet .... ,.. .......... ... - QUOTE OF 1IE DAY "(MUr.. WAI#) wOllld 'lllwllYI ,.,, Ill 1'W, bid M WG llhwq1 ,.,.., lfN ltDw IO~ b«ler tu 11 play#.• ............... Hllaff...., M Mandly, O.C.W 30, 2002 GOLF Now, for the r~al ifop 10 Irwin's record flnish at Toshiba Classic while playing with brand new clubs tops the list for 2002 . • Bdilon not« a.y,., the Dally PUot ~the top storla o/fl» ,_,. 11als dnw around, Rldtatd DwuQ ~gdjfnt bllUng. Richard Dunn Daily Pik>t EYe!y year it'• d.lfti!reot. and, ln keeping wltb tradition. we bring you the= Golf Stories for 2002, acoo to yours truly. Halelrwin 1 Hale Irwln. who aald earlier lo Toehlba week that he hopes to remain "lotereatecr tn competing for another money title on the Senior PGA Thur (now the · Clwnplona Thur), shot a tournament scoring record 17-under 196 to dominate the field and win bis 34th career senior event. The tour's all-time leading money winner not only a.battered tournament scoring recol"da at Newport Beach Country Cub, but blitzed the cou.ne after changing clubs ln the same week. Just before teeing off ln the tint round. Irwin switched to forged blade iron.a, chaD&'Jd from paphlte to steel abaft.a. added a couple of new fairway wooda and a new IUld wedge ln h1a bag, then went out and shot~ -M-65 for the finest round of 54 ln lbebiba bJRoty.' Irwin. who won the 1998 Toablba Out.le after firing a coune-record 62 on SUoday, won the toumunent in March -three months belon b1a 57th birthday. "When tomeone tella me I can't, It tends to motivate me,• Irwin aald. •rm not one that looks bac:t but loob forward, try to create opportunities for auccesa." Inwtn'a vlctory ln Newport BMcb catapulted him to the top of the 2002 money list and he neYer looked bKk. winning the Senior Thur money title and becoming the 6nt senior to eclipse the $8-mllllon nwk ln alngle-aeuon earninp ($3,028,304). lt wu hia third money title. Tea Cup 2 lD the most compelling flnilb ln ~Cup aa.k: blatory, Marianne 10weney of Santa Ana Country Qub saved her best putt for the end u she captured the Newport-Mesa community's unofticial women's golf cbampion&bip on her home course in early September in Th& Cup OuaicVL Toweney wun't intetMted in a playoff, like ln la Cup Cl&utc w lo 2000 at Bil Canyon Country Qub, when she beat Debbie AJbdcbt of Fl£ PHOTO I OM.Y Pt.OT Hale Irwin shot a tournament record 17-ooder 196 at Newport Beach Country Club to win the Toshiba Senioir Classic, the No. 1 golf story of the year. Newport Beach Country Qub lo one mrahole. Tb.la time, three players ln the founome headed to the 18th green within one shot of the lead and a chance to wln the venerable 18-hole, stroke-play event for the four women's dub champions in the DaOy Pilot cUculation. But Towe~. whose once-comfortable four-shot lead bad dwtndled to one after a strb_lg of three bopyl and a late surge by Olivia Slutzky (Big Canyon) and Abmi Xhaiat (Mesa Verde Country Oub), sank a dramatic 11-foot birdie putt at the par-5 18, an uphill. riaht-to-left breaker with SlutrJcy breathing down her neck while ftal'ing at a 4-foot birdie attempt to force a poeatble playoff. •1 can't belieYe I bad that (putt) in me. I'm so tired." Tawersey said. MI couldn't have done a playoff." For 10weney, It wu her fourth Th& CUp title ln Ow years. winning in 1998 and '99 by sewn strokes, in addition to the 2000 champlonab.lp in a playoff O¥eJ' Albright. JonesCup . 3 Al. iflMI canyon Country Qub dlcln"t have enough ~with the laqest of the two galleries and playtaa on ltl home course, tbe pro-am team of Director of Golf Bob Lovejoy and men's club champion Danny Lane captured Jones Cup m in thrilling fashion in late July. Lovejoy and Lane recovered from a disa.8trous atan, carding a triple-bogey 8 on the second hole to fall three strokes off the pace. But they rallied and finished at 2-under 70, winning by two shots over runner-up Santa Ana and 2000 Jones Cup champion Mesa Verde. Lane thrived In the spotlight and birdied two of the last three holes, including the d ogleg-right 5 18-yard par-5 No. 18 in front of bis home fans with a 20-foot putt. Santa Ana amateur Gregg Hemphill, who wasosi.zzllng on the front nine with three birdies to give hls team the lead at the turn, reached the edge of the 18th green io two and attempted a 30-foot eagle putt to tie Big Canyon and force a playoff for the second straight year. But Hemphill'• putt dJdn't fall and Big Canyon celebrated with Its second straight Jones Cup title. Honor system 4 Murrieta's Ed Cuff, the last amateur to defeat Tiger Woods in match play, was leading the Southern California Mid-Amateur In the flnaJ round through 15 boles, but then after preparing to hit a 20-foot birdie attempt on the par-3 No. 16, Cuff backed away and called a one-shot penalty on himself after the ball moved. He two-putted for what became a bogey. Fonner UC Irvine golfer and SCGA amateur champion Scott McGihoo of Bermuda Dunes rallied from l O shots off the pace to captUre the 19th SCGA Mid-Am dtle by one shot, firing a 2-under 70 ln the final round In late August to finish the 54-hole championship at 3-over 219, a testament to bow tough Big Canyon played ln the two days of competition. Cuff, the leader after two rounds by six shots, concluded his nightmarish final round of 80 with three bogeys to finish lo a tie for second with Huntington Beach's 8m Coleman, whose I-under 71 was the only other subpar scont In the final round. McGibon joined Cra.lg Steinberg. John Pate and Mark Johnson u the only players to win both the SCGA Amateur and SCGA Mid-Amateur. Blg Canyon's DennJa Harwood, a longtime SCGA board member, aa.ld Cuff's ball at 16 moved "perhaps ~ of an Inch on the putting peen, which onJy be saw. That honorable action, which cost him a stroke, may have coat him the win since he eventually lost by one.• Towersey 5 Toweney, who joined the 50-and-over senior amateur drcult last year. enjoyed a aeoaational year lo 2002, winning three major tournaments and competing well aga1n on the national level. This year, Towersey captured her 18th women's club championship at Santa Ana (ln 21 years) to become the Newport-Mesa community's all-time leader ln club titles-men or women. She paued Newport Beach Country Qub'a Dee Dee White, who won 17 titles. ln addJtion to winning her fourth career Tea Cup Ouaic in 200~-. Tbweney won the California Senior Women's Amateur awalPionahip at Bayonet in Monterey and the Women's Golf A'.sSoctation of Southern ~omia title at the PGA of Southern California course ln Calimesa. Further, Tbweney shot a women's coune-record 68 at Newport Beach Counuy QUb ln early August and carded her tint aub-70 round at Santa Ana later that month. Thweney'a 69 on her home course wu the lowest by a female amateur. S.QOLl,,...A7 . DAILY PILOT COWGE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH COLLEGE MEN'S BASKE .... T~BALL :lessica fJenderman Anteaten boat FIOrida Atlantic tonight. I. • o.ly Pilot GOLF Contiuld from MJ USCsWood 6 In name alone, Taylor Wood sound.a Like someone who belongs in the golf bualneu, and, sure enough, the 18-year-old USC freshman captured the 30th annual Costa Mesa City Otamplonship by two shota at Costa Mesa Country Oub. In an exciting, well-played round for all three playen lo the final group, Wood drained most of the birdie putts and fired a 6-under 66 to de a tournament scoring record at 64-66-130. UC Irvine standout Mike Lavery ftnJsbed second at 64-68-132, while Estancia High product Keo Calvert was third at 64--69-133. •That la.st group, that's as good u I've seen the place play,• said noted Costa Mesa superintendent Jim Fetterly, referring to the combined 13-under the last trio posted. Wood, 1 O shots lower than the champion two years ago, tied the tournament scoring record at 130, Costa Mesa head pro Brad Booth said, believed to be held by John Wardrup, who shot a 60· 70-130 in the early 1990s. Webster tribute ' ln a memarlal to~tribute r t69ttve Webster last modth at Costa . Mesa Country Oub. i 11,000 was raised for tiiS family. Webster was killed in the terrorist bombing at a nightclub ln Bali. Webster, who was in Bali on a surfing trip to celebrate his 4lst birthday in October, played golf regularly at Costa Mesa, where his friends organized the tournament in bis honor. Lucky is better 8 It isn't always what you see. but how you see the end result on a golf course. Just like 68-year-old NeU Barton. who sank a memorable bole-in-one on the 134-yard par-3 No. 12 at Mesa Verde Country Oub in a charity golf tournament "It was over water, over a bunker and stralght into the sun. I didn't see a thing," Barton said. "I'd rather be lucky than good" Firemen 9 The Costa Mesa Firefighters Associadon, which 'ponsors and "sUp~rt.s numerous charides ln lh'e city, including awardilig two S500 scbolanhips each yeatto both Estancia and Costa .. Mesa high schools. as well aa donating to the athletic programs at both schools, hosted lta third annual Costa Mesa Firefighters Assodadon Olarlty Golf Tuumament at Costa Mesa Country Oub. The CMPA Charity Fund. the beneficiary of the tournament. also supports local Uttle League tea.ma and the Costa Mesa Senior CenteL Lut yeat the &asocladon contributed to the New York Fire Department Sept. 11 campmgn reUef effort. Local firemen lew to New Yolk to SPORTS nLE PHOTO I DAM..Y Pll.OT Mdrianne Towersey chips out of the trap at the Santa Ana Country Club. "It was over water, over a bunker and straight into the sun. I didn't see a thing. I'd rather be lucky than good." Hele.ton donate the check. While playing golf with a fireman these days Is like playing with a celebrity, many Costa Mesa firefighters enjoyed playing the Mesa Unda goJJ course Monday in the third annual R. w. Eaks 1 O ~:r=nal great to see former baclt-to·baclt Newport Quale Pro-Am winner R.W. Bab (1995-96) &hatter tbe- drtving distance record on the Senior PGA Thur when be averqed 295.1 yarda per drive this ~ar. John Jacobs, the all-time leader lo Newpon aa.lc Pro-Am played by a profeuional (13), held the i>reV\oua record aJ 290. 7 yards in 1997. FU PHOTO /DM.Y Pl.OT Big Canyon Country Club's Danny lane teamed up with Big Canyon Director of Gott Bob Lovejoy and swept to victory In the third annual Jones Cup. ~. ~ 30, 2002 A7 • Daily~Pilot 1111 Celebrating the millennium George Greenwalt Newport Harbor Former Sailor tight end was a two-time All-CIF Division VI choice. Richard Dunn Daily Pilot G eorge Greenwalt arrived on the Newpon Harl>or HJgh varsity with size and skills, then never stopped getting an earful from walk-on assistant football coach Mike White. •His style I really Liked. (White) had a real affect on me," Greenwalt said of the former CaJ and Illinois head coach, who volunteered at Newpon Harbor one season in the fall of 1989. then later became coach of the Oaklahd Raiders and is now an assistant coach with the Kansas CityOUefs. "He'd always yell at me, but he was always telling me how 10 get better as a player. He once said to me. Remember, when I stop yelling at you, that's when you want to be concerned, because passes for 448 yards and touchdown catches of 30, 25 and 25 yards. Greenwalt and Walker continued their playing career'> at Golden West CoUege. where Greenwalt suffered from injury problems. ind uding a bad knee his first year. which forced hun in to a gray-shirt season. Greenwalt partially tore a knee ligament in the Sailor .. · final CIF game of 1990, but wru. deemed healthy and able to play in the 1991 Orange County All-Star football game. In a practice for the South AJI Star team leading up to the summer contest. however, Greenwalt "messed up" his knee and underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair the injury. ln Greenwalt's second year at Golden West, he suffered a bro ken leg, which required surgery and screws placed in hi'> leg. Then later he developed Achilles' tendirulil>, then I don't t.hinJc you can learn any more.'" .-------~ but Greenwalt was White didn't bark up the wrong tree. ln fact. Greenwalt not only became one of the best dght ends in Newport-Mesa District history. but was inspired to become a coach himself.. "It was really interesting to be around someone George Greenwalt never the same after his broken leg. Once a sprinter who could dod a 4.6 40-yard dash on ~. Greenwalt wa<; aLso quick. off the snap, but found himself a little slower after the b roken leg. Still, he maintained his love for the game b}' playmg in nag leagues. who knows that much about football,· Greenwalt said of one of the architects of the West Coast passing offense in the 1980s. ·eoach White and (Newport Harbor head coach) Jeff Brinkley would be talking about a play, and he'd come up with three or four different ways to do it I couldn't believe his knowledge of the game, bow much he understood. It was impressive. He really knew the game.· Greenwalt, a Oeet 6-foot-3, 185-pounder who could catch well and was difficult to cover for opposing prep defenses in 1989 and '90, was a two-time AJJ-CIF Southern Section Division VJ selection for Brinkley's Sallors, who finished 9·3 and 8-4 in those seasons, respectively, while maching the CIF quarterfinals both years. About a decade ago when the Daily Pilot unveiled its 25-year Dream Team from the Newport-Mesa District, ~twas a second-team choice. behind Corona dcl Mat's Jeff Thomason, an NFL veteran and Super Bowl champion. In Greenwalt's junior year, MJb White's son. Matt, played for the Sailors. who ~ also led by quarterback Steve Scheck. ~wait cauabt 54 plll8eS for 433 yards md three toucbdowna and WU named 00 the AD-ClF DM1k>n VI tqt.aad u a receiver with Corona del Mar's Jdf}acboo. The Seilon enjoyed another sua::eelful .,...,0 in 1990 as Greenwalt md quartert.ck $twe WaJbr reamed \q) OD 36 Greenwalt. who grew up playing Junior All-Amencan Football in Newpon Beach. starred on an elementary M:hool city cbampionshlp Oag football team. with the title game played at Davidson Field. "I was 10 years old." Greenwalt said. "I thought playing there was so cool." His favorite prep highlight was when Newport Harbor defeated CdM. 8-7. in the 1989 Battle of the Bay, the year the Sea Kings went on to capture their second straight CIF DMsion VJ ti tle. -When we played against those guys, it was lining up against your friends., because I played Junio r All-Amencan wtth half their team,· said Greenwalt, the latest honoree in the Daily Pilot Sports Hall nf Fame. Greenwalt, 30, spen t several years traveling to various comers of the world and living in Thailand He's currently a substitute teacher in the Newport-Mesa District and coaching footbalJ and track and field at c.osta Mesa High. His goal is to become a head high schooJ football coach. •Bob Hailey also Inspired me to become a teacher and coach.· Greenwalt said of the former Newpon Harl>or track coach. Greenwalt. who is single and lives in Costa Mesa. is eq>eeted to tab OYer for the retired John Camey as bead ooacb of Mesa's freshman f<><>C:l*I tam. Last lpring. ~t WU bead COKb of the boys and pis tradt tea.ma. -....--.---- SPORTS KENT TREPTOW I DM.Y PLOT The Daily Pilot Athlete of the Month is Vanguard University senior basketball standout Jessica Lenderman. LENDERMAN Continued from A6 she's jus1 awesome. I have lhe utmost respect for her. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA all through college. being a trainer and being a college basketball player. That's not easy to do." Last year, Lenderman received her under- graduate degree in alhletic training and for the pasl three seasons she has been an extra athletic trainer for the squad. Lenderman also provides leadership and inspiration for the Lions, Davis said. ·1n basketball she went from scoring two points a game 10 10 points a game," Davis said ·she's a 1olal 1eam player. She is someone who had not played before. She played behind some All-American players for us. l.asl year she shared the point guard with Beth Weidler, then the year before she played behjnd Beclci ttuddle and be- fore that Amy Pena. Now Jessica knows all the plays inside and oul. She 1ells everyone where to go. She's like a coach. She runs the 1eam out there." Lenderman has been one of the main rea- sons the Uons are off 10 a hol slart in the Golden Staie Athletic Conference. Vanguard Is 3·0 in the GSAC which includes a 69-58 upset win over previously unbeaten Blola, which was ranked No. 12 in the NAlA at the ti.me. Lender- man scored 10 points and dished out five as- sists in the Lions' dramatic win. Vanguard was voted ninth out of the 11 teams in the GSAC in the coaches' preseason poll. "That definiteJy gave us modvalion. N Lenderman said of the preseason ranldngs. "We know that we are nol a ninth-place team in the conference. We were in shodc. We came in third place last year: After the Lions defeated Biola Dec. 3, they took care of Concordia, 65-55, Dec. 7. Lender- man, the Daily Pilo1 College Athlete of the Month for December, scored a game-high 16 points and dished out six assists. Lenderman has led the Lions 10 a 4 -J record going into today's game with Southern Naza- rene at 4 p.m. She is scoring 9.5 points per game and averaging 3.8 assists in each contest. ll's the assists that excite her. "I never thought as my role to be the high scorer or anything like that," Lenderman •aid. "I think 1 should get us into the offense and get the ball to the great shooters on the team. I have 10 do my parl of gening the ball to them. My focus is on whatever I can do to get my team to be bener. I'm trying to make sure to do my job so that they have their moment to shin e." HOOPS Continued from A6 ·ShadoWlands said his team is making progress. as the Anlealers have won five of their past six games. UO redshirt freshman Ross Schraeder, who has been effective in a reserve role, scored a career- high 15 points in his first collegi- ate start Saturday, while forwards Jordan Harris and Stanislav Zu.zaJc came off lhe bench and added 18 points each, ZuzaJc scored all of his poinlS in the second ha![ Adam Parada could possibly break back inio the starting lineup 1onight. The Anteaters' 7-0 junior center, who has not started the past two games, scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds in 23 minu1es. Harris, who did not start Satur- day because he missed practice on Christmas night. will most likely start, as well. UCI will open Big West play with three road games beginning with Long Beach Stale Saturday at 7:35 p.m. • Looking back. 5 years ago this week: The ~rt Harl>or High girls soccer team takes it tC> the boat 1tabuco Hilla Mu.stanp and ~res a 1--0 nonleague victory.,.,...,..._ breaks the scoreless tie lo the 10th inlnute . following halftime on a pass from..._. Doyle. ~Sea View League sweeper..._ Ammon clean the ball away from Sdor goalie ~ Fleddbeli several t.lmea and along with Heidi Elmen, ~together a give-and-go that leads to a comer kick. F..staocia Hlgh's boys basketbaD teem becomes the first team in the 13-year hiltoi:y of the Dally Pilot Coast Ouistmu Olllic td win two straight toutna.ment titles. 1be Ellles claim a 66-60 victory over P..dilon. Eqlel' senior and toumament·Most Vah.ulblit Player Sun Nellolt adds seven straight poanaa lo the 8nal ~49 to secure the victory and ftnishee with a game-tqh 31 potnta on ll-of-18 shooting and 6 of 8 from the foul line. The crowd witnealel 14 lead changes until Estancia senior Gllwtn IWmy bn.b a 3&-38 deadlock OD a three-point play wtlh 3:26 IO go • o.ly Pilot • I . -COMMUNITY COLLEGES •••• • ~4 bye .... Bye, ... -· '• ,., • .... bumps .. .... ··~ ... .... ~, .. Plans for a renovated soccer field with new grass and better irrigation are in the works at OCC. 0 beerve(s of Orange Cout College aoccer teams oex1 season won't haw to travel to a new location to watch the team play. But they will have to shift focua in a slightly different direction. A stigbt change to the men's and women's fteld may be in ready to go when the Pirates begin play next fall. They won't be playing at a different slte or anything like that but rather playing on the same patch of gnw they currently . occupy (across the . easier and the new grass wtD - give a truer roD to balls oaveuni on the nuf, Bond said Hard · -- patches of dlrt al'e found at .:; occulonal points at the~ location maJclog for erratic h<>J?§ at times. '" "It's a lumpy, bumpy'fleJd," ' Hobo.son said. "There's been. : nothing but problema with the" irrigation and we want to th it : up for safety's sake." •• A fence borderin8 the field hJ!s also been diacusaed as part of .. the project. Hokanson said. • The Coast Community Collcte District approved the field ·· ' renovadoo last year ··-- after the item had to 'g& through several school. committees. • ::,: The reconstructiOR ~ will be paid for using ... bond money given b)Z., the state, Hokanson added. ••• parking lot from teBard BRYCE ~~~~~the ALDERTON Coast's freshman v~ defensive lineman Je.e Mahelona, who gaine<1 team Most Valuable : running up and down the field in different directions. Head Coach Barbara.Bond said the field will be posi~ed at an east-to-west angle instead of Its rurrent north-to-south ' configuration. The goals will be positioned where the current sidelines exist. The field will increase to regulation size (120 yards by 75 yards). OCC's current field is smaller, measuring roughly 100-by-60 yards. said occ Athletic Director Fred Hokanson. Hokanson hopes the field wilJ. be ready by the time next season rolls around and said bids went out this m onth for a company to handle the restoration. He did not say how much the project would cost. only that it would "remain within budget." The hope Is that rain collecting on the grass will drain Player honors at Its awards · dinner earlier this month and was selected a state first-team " .All-American this season, was ~ cendid when asked about his . "~thlc season. • Mahelb'& 1c¥l the Pirates )'liih nine tacth ~~and was.. tied for the ~~th :. defensive end Ryan Miller in - sacks with sl.x.. • When approached with the ~ question Mahelona quickly • answered, "I give all the glory tt the Lord above. I also have ~ 1eammates. 1 couldn't do wha~ do if it wasn't for them. It taketJ whole team to be successful ~ just one person." :c If last season is any indicad~ Mahelona will only pick up 4 steam as he strides Into next :: year ready to dominate i. opposing offenses yet again. • E . •, SCHEDULE . .. . ' ' •' TODAY Bel'etbtl College men -Florida Atlantic at UC Irvine, 7:35 p.m .; Saint Ambrose at Vanguard, 7:30 p.m. College women -Pomand State at UC Irvine. 5:15 p.m.; Vanguard at GSAC Challenge at The Master's College, VL Southern Nazarene Oklahoma, 4 p.m. Community college women -Coast-Cerritos New Year'• Claaak:, Chaffey at Orange Coast, 7:30p.m. High Khool boys - • Estancia Cou1 Classic: Corona del Mar vs.. Glendale Hoover, consolation ctlemplonship, 4:50 p.m.; Estancia vs. Edison, third place, 6:30 p.m.; Costa Mesa at Orange Holiday Clauic, 15th plaoe 9 a.m. High tchool glr1e -Costa Mesa Tournament, Co.ta Mesa vs. Tustin, consolation ctlamplonahlp, 3 p.m.; Canyon Tournament. Estancia vs. Rosemead, 7th place, 4:30 p.m.; Corona del Mar at SantJago Tournament. i r ·· • \ f . .. ,. . ,. I ,. , . . ,. ,. ,. ,. I I l Policy • Rat.es and deadline!> arc \Ubject to change without notice The publli.her reserves the right to censor. rccla.ss1fy. revise or reject any classified advertisement. Please report any error that may be in your classified ad i.m.mcdiatcly. 1be Datly Pilot accept!. no liability for any error tn an advertisement for which 11 may be responsible except for the cost of the • space attually occupied by the error. . •. • . • •. . :: Credit can only be allowed for the first insertion. AlllOUIKIMElfTS & MISC. GARAGE SALi IUSINESS & FllWKW. 230S-24to CialiJWu CONVENIENT Wlutltu !"fl I rt bv}Utf, wa,, Of jllSI looliai, clasifitd Nu wlwt JOI' 1ttt'J! CLASSIFIED (949)"2-5'78 By Fax (949) 631-6594 I t'IU~ tneludc )Clur NmC and r'•'lflt numba and •t 'II call YllU hak Wllh I pncc (fl>OIC ) .. Ulll ..... .. Ulll..... .. Ulll..... .. l.1111..... - .......... ... s.....t The followin1 persons a11 doln& business H . UNIPHARMA, 10437 Los Al1m1tos Blvd.. Los "'-mltoa. CA 90720 Yolenda Santos, 4290 Vie N1>rte, Cypress, CA 90630 This business os con· dueled by: an individual Have you started doin1 buainess yet? Yu, 1/27/ 98 Yolanda SJ!ntos This statement was folt<I with the County Cle<k of Oran1e County on 12/06/02 20026t2St6S D11ly Ptlot Dec. 9, 16. 23, 30, 2002 MSM Rcllm ..... llmtS...... The follow1n1 persons ere doln& business u · PK Bookkeepina Sarvlc u . 21 Huther&reen, Irvine. CA 92614 Pelttcta Mar,. Kreln1 kov. 21 Heatherareen, Irvine, CA 92614 This busmess IS con ducted by· an Individual Have you started dome business yet? Yes, 2000 Pelttcll Krelnillov This stetement was filed with the County Clttk of <>ranee County on 12/06/02 !002H2S960 Dally Pilot Dec 9, 16, 23, 30, 2002 M587 c..i Cilmii9Ci '"'*"' C'ff!Ml·M11 ......... ......... The lollow'rflC ,., sons .,. dolnc bualftat "' CocoC•hna, l710 Hewpo<t Blwd., Co1t1 ...,_, CA 92627 Pacific R•tt1n F urnl· ture, Inc.. (CA), 3129 So. Haclend• Blwd 1318, Heciende Hel1hts. CA 91745 This buStnna ts con- duc1ed by: e eotporation H..,• you started dolft& bu•iness 1•t7 Ho Pacific R1tl1n Furni- ture, Inc. K111tie Ch on&. Vice PrHldent Tl11s statement was hied with the County Clerk of Ofan1• County on 12/06/02 2002H25tst Daily Pilot Dec. 9. 16. r 3. 30. 2002 M588 flctlM ..... .......... The followln& persons are doln& buslne1H as· Supply 81lhn1 Center, 122 12th St'. Huntin1ton Beech, CA 926.ta B11d Coop lndusttoes, Inc. (CA), 404 I Ith St . Hunltncton Buch, CA 92.648 Tiits busineu os con· dueled by. • corpor•hon Have you started dolna business yet? Ho Brrd Cotp lnduslroes, Inc., Thomu A Sanet11, Chairman This statement was hied with the County Clerk of Oranee County on 12/06/02 2002692$ .. 1 Daily Pilot Dec 9. 16, 23, JO. 2002 M~ Rc-. ..... ... s...... The lollowma persons are do1na busmen as· A ) f A)(•STAR . B ) FAX·STAR<B>. 245 r1s- cher Ave C 4, Costa Men. CA 92627 SCPC. INC (CA), 2.t5 r !Seher Ave , C 4 Costa Mesa. CA 92627 ThtS business " con ducted by a cooporation Have you started do1ne business yeP Ye-. September 6, 1990 SCP£. INC PAm KING CORPORATE S£CR£TARY Thts statement was tiled with the County Clerk of Or •nae County on 12/16/02 2002600926910 Daily Pilot Oec 23, 30, 2002Jan 6, 13 2003 478974 M596 How to Place A ...... ....... Pml ...... ..... .......... The 111lnl ater•1• ... ....... Tiie foltowll\c pwtont ladllty, --le U.. ~ · ptollisloM of OWMn I et1 IMlsiMA n. ol the eusi-end lido Opt el, 351 HM-l'rolualona Code, pit.I Rd. l)OO, Newpo<t Che~ter 10. Section !leach, CA 92663 lorrlmore John Smith, 217 <•>. heuby civn 30SO Wernn line, NOTICE or P UBLIC Costa MeN, CA 92626 SAU This bllVnul is con· E It TR A S l 0 RA CH ct«ted by en lftdlvldiu~ HEWf>OAT MESA Wiii Hn• JOll alerted doinc conduct • pubtlc Niie of buslneu yet7 YH. 3·1· the contenb of the 1978 store .. space(s) n11ned Larrimore John Smith !Mdow. with the contents This atetement was beln& sold to the hleflHt flied wtth the County blddet, lot lawful moMy Clerk of Oren&• County of the United Slates of on 12/06/02 Amer~ (ca~) 20026925957 lhe Mlle IS betll& held Daily Pilot Dec. 9, 16, to s.Ll$fy • landlord's ...,. l10n and will be held at. 23• JV, 2002 MS90 1250 BflstDI St . Costa flctlM..... Mesa, CA 92626 on ... s.....t Jenuary 9, 2003, at 1:30 p m • Aucllo_.1 Heme Dennis Avtna Phone • The follow1n1 petsons 11 t doln& bUSllMSS H f 1rew1ter lndustr11s, 2333 N. Broadway Ste 150, S1nta Ana, CA 92706 David R. Lund, 3711 W Bilbo• Blvd., New port Beach, CA 92663 TI11s binlnus Is con· ducted by en individual Have you slM-ted doln& business yet? No D1vld R. Lund This. statement was filed with the County Cieri< of Otani• County on 12/06/02 20o2 .. 2S9S6 Daily Pilot Dec 9, 16. 23. JO, 2002 M591 RdlliM ..... llmtS...... The followln& persons are do1n1 business as CONTCNENlAL. 3'071 Calle La P11mneu •B. Dana Point, CA 92629 Adam Cooke. J.t07 I Calle La Primavera iB. Dana Point, CA 92629 Jason Lecompte. 34071 Calle La P11mavera •B. Dana Point. CA 92629 Dave Cope, 3407 I Calle la Pnmavera, Dan• Point. CA 92629 Ian Schoenbureer. J.t081 Calle la Promav era, D•na Point . CA 92629 lhl' business 1s con· ducted by a aeneral partnership Have you sllrted dome business yet' No Adam Coot.e lh1s statement was hied with the County Cletk of Oranee County on 12/06/02 20026t2St64 Daily Pilot Dec 23.J0,2002 626·791-6261, Addreu PO Boa 40285, Paude ne. CA 9111.t, Bond• 146637301335 The pubhc ts invited to attend Te<ms are cesh only Owners reserves the r l&ht to bid A cene<al description of the ptoperty bem1 sold, alon1 with the 1dent1ty of the Occupant rentin& the space are IS follows SPACE NO OCCUPANT PROPERTY DCSCRIP TION A208, The Law Offlcn of Jouph Oemet11us C h11s topher , boa es, chain. computer Cll~. Paul Curt1" boaes, file cab1neh, chain. inflatable boah 0025. Paul Curlis. IV. bo•es. household items D231. Paul Mize clothe• boxes, books. surlbo11d D237. K1>r11 V00t heu boaH. couch, table D2.t3, Gt1>r11 Windham bot.es bo•e•. t~n~ chairs, table Dill, Pacific Rnurt h Croup, photocopl4!• tu machine. shelv1na EIJO, Larry Hanshew bous, mattrus bo•es. household items D217, Ke•o [ Tan1au Chi, bOH\. hOUHhOld items Pubhshed Newport Buch Costa Men Daily Pilot December 23 JO 2002 M597 s.1,..~1t.m .. NIJ nyf "9ct I Omifit4 .. tt4.yl (94')'42-S671 The followlnt per aona .,. --.. ~ .. 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Cell Didi Aly @ Tonwto Auto S.S. 7"- 431-1931 "'n~ CASH fOll CAltS We need your car, peid for or not Phlllips Auto Asll for Malcolm 949-574-7777 BOATS 9515 llenr.C:raft, Model 21' LS, tully loaded elec boet Ne w in 8 '02 $32§ .. 9&7Zl-8DB BOAT REPAIRS/ SERVICES BOATS SI.I'S/ MOORINGS/ LAUNCHING/ STORAGE 9680 - --------- Bridge ANSWlllS 10 WEEKLY BIUDGI QUIZ Q I · /u Sou*. m.enMe. ~ hold: •12 O JU o AJ5'J •Altl The biddina bas DRUeded: 800l1I 1n1S1 NORTR wr IO ,_ 1N1 Pim ? Whit .:tioo do you cake? A • Consider North '1 boldin • Pinner bas denied four= ii) eilher hearts or spades. and probably docs not have four cards in dia· moods either.~ North must hold II lcaSl four Clrds, ~y more, io clubs. Since you·~ as.sured of 11 least an eilht-ard minor fit, bid two clubs. With such weak bQld- ings in the majors, one oo trump dOeso't rate to be a winning coo· lraCl Q 2 • Ju South. vulnerlble, you bold: •85 <;;>A K 65J o Q 115 •KJ6 The biddin1t bas oroceedcd: SOUTH WES1 NOR'l1I 10 .... l• ' Whal do you bid now? A· ln days of yore, to roi.sc parmcr's minor-swt response now would show extra values. These days. the desirability or llOI rebidding a live- catd suit when any reasonable alter· native is available lakes precedence. IO raise to three clubs to al low for an Ofder'¥ investigation of the hand's potenllal. Q 3 ·Both vulnerable, as South you hold: • 10 9 <;;> A Q J 7 J o A Q J 6 • KS The bidding has proceeded: soum WFSf NORTH 11'7 .._ 20 ? What action do you take? A • With a hand ~onh 18 points in support or diamond • it might seem that a jump to four <fiamoods is in order. However, lhal b)'l>IWCS three no IIUIDp, which Could be a safer game than five diamonds. Bid three diamonds.. Nonh's two-over-one lapoDlt Qmed I 4*-f'Olllld fOIQI Oii bodll ~ -*>uld ~ bid dlNe DO lrWllp. 1C* C. abow your exn valoea by ,.wq io rour DOtrump. Q'4 • Bodi V\dnenb&e, IS South you bold: •17U o AKQJIU 0 8'5 •I The bidding bas oroceedcd: SOUJ1f wrsr NORTB EAST 1<;? ,_ •• .... ? Whal do you bid now? A • Don't let the I SO honors in hearts divert you from your duty. BJd rwo spade$. Tu bid two hearts ls one way to play there wben you have a game in four spades. Q 5 ·Neither vulnenble. as South you bold: • '6 5 o A K Q J 7 O K 11 J • 6 3 The biddin2 has orocecded: SOUTH WFSt NOR'IB EAST I<;> ,_ I• l • ! • What llttioo do you take? A -Yes, you have a lovely heait suit But you also have a minimum open- ing bid and a balanced hand. To rebid hearts DOW would show either a stronger or • more diSlributiona.I holding. Pass. Q 6 • As South. vulnerable, you hold: •A8 o K9 3 0 '2 •AKQ9112 The biddin2 has croceeded: SOUl1f '\VESt NORTH EAST I• P11.W INT PaM T What do you bid now? 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