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CURIOSITIES
What does
'Auld Lang
Syne' mean
anyway?
Hey lclds, what time is it? If you
know what Postum Is, you
probably said "It's Howdy Doody
time!" But that's not what we're
tallcing about.
We're tallcing about New Year's.
midnight. Tunes Square.
champagne. kiss-kiss. that time.
And if it's time for one year to go
and the next to arrive, it's time
for the annual Peter "How-the-
Heck-Does-He-Know-Thar?"
lluffa predictions.
But this year, there is a
problem, a snag, a wrinkle, a Oy
In the
..------~ ointment, a
PETER
BUFFA
monkey
wrench in the
works. Last
week, as you
may recall,
we looked at
loopy
Ouistmas
tradjtions
around the
world. The
number of
responses
was overwhelming, and one of
the three wondered why we do
the things we do on that other
great December rirual -New
Year's Eve.
Because my grasp of useless
information is nothing short of
encyclopedic (a Greek word for
"one-eyed pediatrician") we now
examine the meanJngless, the
mundane and the downright
weird sruff we do when the clock
strikes 12 at the last Instant of
the old year and the first of the
new. ,
Because of that, there will be
very little time for predictions
this year. Walt I am getting a
V'"JgUe image about some son
of astronomical
event that
completely
rearranges everything
below Santa Barbara.
but not to worry. That's
not until May. April
maybe. I don't know.
somewhere in there.
Let's start with the song -
the official New Year's Eve
song to be exact -"Auld Lang
Syne. • What is that all about?
It's sung in every
English -speaking country in the
world when the clock strikes 12,
and nobody has a clue what it
means. Actu~ Robert Bums
does, but he rarely turns up at
New Year's Eve partJes anymore
due to the fact that he is. in a
word. dead.
Robert Bums was the 18th
Century Scottish poel who wrote
those now strange-sounding
words in the late 1700s.
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FORUM
El Nido Mobil Home Pane
Assn. Prelldent Dick
Matherly apeaka up
about hie first Chrfatmaa
with pneumonia and his
Qpinlona on the City
Council'• view of the
,,.. he calla hi• home.
PllgeA7
. .. SUNDAY ED I .. T I 0 N
Serving the Newport-Mesa community since 1907
DECEMBER 28; 2003
SUNDAY STORY
MARK C. DUSJ!N/DAU.Y PILOT
Debutantes Kathy Rolfes, Mary Pat Lucas and Kamdyn Lucas, left to right, have all been involved in the National Charity League.
Rolfes joined in 1970, Mary Pat in 1974 and Kamdyn in 2003. The National Charity League began in Los Angeles in 1925. .
Donning the white dress
Newport Harbor High
defeated Badt Bay rival
Corona del Mar for the
aecond time thl1 ... eon
In girts water polo. '9ge
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Alicia Rob inson
Daily Pilot
B eing a debutante isn't all
while gloves and formal
dances.
Those are the fun parts
that have to be earned through
hard work.. Just ask Mary Pal
Lucas. Or her mother. Or her
daughter.
Being presented ru. a
debutante is a final rile of
passage for girls in the
National Oiariry League,
but those who belong
to the organi.Y.ation
say its most
important parts are
the philtmthropy
and volunteer
work they do 10
gel 10 be a
debutanle.
Founded in
1925 in Los
Since its debut in
1925, being
presented as a
debutante has been
the final step for girls
in the National
Charity League
relationships.
This year's group of debutan1es
Includes rwo third-generation
members involved with the league's
local chapter. Lucas and her mother,
Kathy Rolfes, worked with the
National Oiarity League when Lucas
was a girl. Kamdyn Luqis. Mary Pat's
daughter, just finished her service as
a "Ticktocker" and got to don lhe
white dress of a debu1ante.
November.
"I staned as a Ticklocker when I
was in seventh grade," Mary Pat
I ucas said. "That was a long time
dgo."
Back then, !>he worked as a
candy-striper at the local hospital,
did activities wilh deaf children at
the former John Tracy Oink in Costa
Mesa and spenl time with folks at
the senior center.
"I think probably the biggest thing
I learned was how wonderful it was
to help other people," Mary Pat
Lucas said. ·Not only dltl it mab
them happy. but to know that J
helped i.omeone have a better day in
some way. made their life better for
them."
Joyce Ukropina also worked al the
John Tracy Oinic and raised money
for charity in the Ticktoclcer thrift
shop. Being able to help a variety of
causes appealed to her, she said.
"The neat thing about National
Oiarlty League is it doesn'I just work
with one charity,· she said. ....... -~~ Angeles as the ~ arity League. the
Joyce Ukropina Is the mlddle llnlc.
in her family's chain of National
Cllarity League women. Her mother,
Nancy Caldwell, was a "patroness"
when Ulcroplna was presented ln
1971. Joyce' daughter, Jillian
Ukropina. made her debut in
Caldwell said she was drawn 10
the organlzallon by its values and organization Is devoted to
helping the community and
fostering mother-daughter See OEBUTANTE • Pase M
TOP STORY
'Mad Cow' a non-issue in Newport-Mesa
Local butchers and restaurant owners claim
that there is no connection between the cow
that tested positive for the disease in
Washington state and their meat products.
Lollt• Herper
Daily Pilot
NEWPORT-MESA -Business
representatlvea are put~s great
dlatance between the sickly Hol·
stein that recently tested po itlve
for "mad cow" disease and the
meat they provide to cuatornma
here.
Butchers and rataurant own-
ers unanimously denounced any
connection between the Waah·
lngton state anlmal. whkb on
Thunday wu conftrmed to him
the degenerative brain disease,
bovine apongifonn encepha-
lopathy, saying thelr choice cuts
of beef are npt the ones affected.
Cost.a Mesa Mayor Gary
Monahan, one of the only local
owners wW.lng to So on the re·
coJd about the "mad oow" scare.
II.Id It _,.. a non--. at hJs
Newport 8oulMld ~ Skosb
Monahan'a.
"Hey. they found one cow and
It baa been taken care of," Mona·
ban said. ·Unlaa aomethln1 ebe
happem. I am conftdent ~t the
meat supply Is safe." ing, but because of the large
The Animal Plant and HeaJth quantity of samples it receives -
Services -a division of the about 20,000 -tbe meat was
United States Department of not tested ~ 29. DeHa·
Agriculf\ltt -held a news con-ven said.
ference Friday morning to an· Food and lalety olldals im-
swer national concern about the mediately bepn 1he elihaustlve
brain-decaylll8i bovine disease. search to track down where the
Officials. such as Ron DeHaven, infected an1mll came from. be-
a doctor for the division, Insisted cause ft Is believed the disease
that the meat supply was safe, was acquired frQm the animals
adding that all the beef from the feed, which most llJceJy contaln-
cow's Sept 9 &laughter had been ed infected animal parts. AJ-
recalled. though there ~re oonftrmed
On Wednetday It was dis-cues of the ~ ~ ln
covered that RMlll tmn a*'*' Canada in ~ 'lt would be pre-
tered oow at \\!ltd ~ IAb marure to 111wne the cow came
Meat tested poGdYe for the bo~ &om there.
vlne disease, ~ eatd. Sun.. The meet produced at that
pies of meat from that caw were plant on Dec. 9 was subject to a
received at the National Veteri·
nary Service Laboratory for Lest· SM MAD COW, P11• M
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BUSINESS
At what point does it
reach the top?
It was a record· breaking~
f<>< home 5aJes in
Newport·Mesa.
· Median home prices ln
Newport Beam and Costa Mesa
dlmbed ~ and 12'l(i
~In November.
compared wilh the same month
In 2002. data Trom the Orange
Coast Awl. of Realtors abowed.
In Newport Beech the median
single family home price was
SI 9 mlllion, jumping from $1.2
million In November 2002. said
Diane ward, who man-ses the
multiple Usting aeMc:e for the
Orange C.oat Assn. of Realtors.
Costa Mesa median prices
also rose since lasi year, up from
SS00.000 in November 2002 10
$500.000 in the same month this
year. she said.
-Alida Robinson
COSTA MESA
Fair looking to make
concerts a success
Orange County Fair officials
announced plans to break even
at the Padfjc Amphitheatre next
unmleL
With last summer's
experience under their belts.
tJ1ey are focusing on spending
money more efficiently and
increasing licker sales. said
Steve Beatley. the falr's chief
opcraung officer.
For the 2003 fair, officiab
spent SS million for ralent and saoo.ooo ror product.ion. l\>r the
next fair, the board of dJrectoB
h~ approved $3,675 million for
IJle perfonners for the 21
concerts, Beazley said. • lbny
Moll'rll, a 9·year-old <:ot.-ia Mesa
boy who is flghting a bruin
tumor, returned from treatment
In 1exas.. But his hardships
weren't over. He faced a bout or
pneumonJa and was
hospitalized after his return.
Still, he was focused on being
home for Ouistmas.
Tuny received an outpouring
or suppon from the community
after his story ran in the Daily
PUot in November. Hi.,
grandparents have collected
mol'tl than $15,000 ln donations
for his treatment so Car, Betty
Dugan said.
• Local residents.
orpntt.atiom and businesses
adopted more than l ,000
faml.Ues for Ou1stmas through
Cotta Mesa's Share Our Selves
annual event.
People dropped off clothes,
toys and food by the truckload
at the Orange County
F'&irgrounds on Tuesday to
benefit families with chJJdren at
Costa Mesa and Stoia Ana
schools..
POLITICS
Occupational titles can
be misleading to some
A mmor change is coming 10
the 70th ~'iSembly District race.
OlUck DeVore, a Republican
candidate for the 70th Assembly
District seat being vacated by
As!.emblyman John Campbell.
listed himself in candidate
ffiinW> as a businessman/Army
major. That prompted Secretary
or State Kevin Shelley's office lo
Investigate whether the latter
designation can be
appropriately claimed by
DeVore. who is a major In the
U.S. Army National Guard.
Since receiving a letter from
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
7HE AGONY OF DEFEAI'
TI1e emotions you can capture in a photo are amazing. Lupe
and Bobby Roberts were hanging on every play of their son's
M>Ceer game at Tustin Sports Park. The game was dose, and
there was a lot riding on the outcome. The winner would
advance to the next round of the AYSO playoffs. It's great to see
MARt< C. OUSTIN/OAILYPILOT
how parents can experience the feelings of their child as if they
are their own. The shot depicts Lupe and Bobby as both fans and
family in the same instant. Their team came so close to scoring.
but fell just shon.
-Marl.: C Du.still
NEWPORT BEACH
Packing in the
holiday spirit
was 7-1/2 feet tall and weighed 200
pounds. said Rabbi Reuven Mintz or
the Oiabad Jewish Center. ll would be
In the Guinness Boole or Work Records.
he said.
Newport Beach Rat Pack.er Joey
Bishop helped set the holiday spirit by
lightJng a giant chocolute menorah at
Fa.sh.ion lsland. the site of the Cllabad
Jewish Center's annual menorah
lighting ceremony, whkh was
attended by more than 1,200 people.
•Members of Camp Pendleton's 1st
Battalion I st Marines -the • 111 • in
military lingo -will be getting a little
Newport cheer. In one of hls last acts
as Newport Beach mayor, Councilman
Steve Bromberg "adopted" the
infantry unjt for Newpon Beach
residents to send morale-boosting
letters and other Items and. in return.
get some milirary representation at
community events.
stationed on a ship In the Middle Eas1
for about the past eight months.
Letters, cards and small items, even
from people they've never met, help
them feel more connected to home.
said Tim Sloat, a former Marine who
approached Bromberg with the idea.
• A Newport Beach resident suspects
he found a meteorite behind his
Eastbluff condominium.
He found the 1 G·pound rock after
seeing a streak in the sky nearby the
night before. ·r came here because I heard it
would be the first time in the history
of reUgjon 1ha1 you're going to have a
rabbi and a bishop,· Bishop said.
TI1e semi·sweet chocolate menorah TI1e unit of about I. I 00 has been
So far, he hasn't been able lo get
confirmation that it is, indeed, a space
roclt because many local expens are
out for the holidays.
SheUey''i office about the issue
earlier this month, DeVore has
been llghting to keep his
origjnaJ designation, but he sald
last week that he1l be listed as
busmessman/military officer. ·we finally gave up in our
fight with the Secretary or State's
office because they basically ran
the dock out on us,· he said.
• Costa Mesa's firefighters
were recogni1.ed for their efforts
during the fall wildfires last
week by Rep. Dana •
Rohrabacher, who thanked
them during a special ceremony
at the Vanguard rtre Station. He
presented each of the engines'
three captains with a U.S. Oag
that had fk7Nn over the Capitol
in Washington, O.C
·When it comes to ow dtJes
and communities, the police
officers and firefighrers are our
first line of defense.·
Rohrabadler sald. "These
firefighters and many others did
a great job."
-Alida Robinson
PUBLIC SAFETY
AND COURTS
Qitage happens at
Fashion Island
An underground cransfonner
on Newport Center Drive
exploded Monday night injuring
a 33·year·old woman who was
pas.sing by and forcing the
center to shut down for the
night on one of the busiest
shopping days of the year.
The Injured woman. who was
bwned on her bands, ankles.
waist and faCe. was aak.en to
Western MedJcal Ceorer ln
Santa Ana where she remains in
stable condition.
The shopping center Initially
lost power on the east side,
causing most of the stores there
to dose early. At about 9 p.m..
the resr of the center became
dark. Southern California
F.dison was able to restore
power to the entire mall at
about 9:15 p.m
• Burglars got away with
hundreds or thousands or
dollan; worth of jewelry early
Sunday morning after they pried
open a door to a department
store, smashed display cases
and stole expensive rin~
necklaces and bracelets.
Newport Beach police said.
The burglars, who escaped
with $500,000 to $600,000 worth
or Cine jewelry. were caught on
the store's survelllance
videotape. They smashed
several jewelry cases but
couldn't break them because the
glass was resistant The burglars.
however, were able to remove
the jewelry by prying open the
baclt or the cases. police said.
• Masked gunmen, who robbed
two local motels on Sunday
night. are believed to have been
responsible for three similar
heists in Orange County.
The two robberies in Costa
Mesa occurred within 20
minutes of each other, one al
the Holiday Inn Express in the
2000 block of Newport
Boulevard and the second one
at the Country Inn in the 300
block of South F.ast Bristol
Street Officials reported two
similar incidents in Santa Ana
and one in Irvine.
-Deepa Bliararh
NOTABLE
QUO TABLES
·r remembered t1u1
angf6 and t~ not day. I
walked out there for a
look, and out of the bfus
in an open area ls this
igneous rock. There are
very few rocks In thal
open area and there's rhLs
rock thats got a pitted
front and a bum mark
around It.·
-Rk:k Gorski, an
EastblulJ resident, on
finding what he believes
is an asteroid.
"The flight was nice -
not very crowded~ and
the fares were cheap,"
-MJb Montgomery,
of Texas. at John Wayne
Airport on Ouistmas
Day.
'We're going ro move.
You can chisel thaJ in
stone."
-Dan Marcbeano,
owner of the Arches, on
plans to open a new
version of the popµlar
eatery.
~Poople ;,, this districJ
are Republicans and
conservatives, but they
have more of a positive,
laid-back approach to
things. 111ey don't really
have the same rough
edges around tlteir
philosophy as the type of
people Bob (Doman/ is
used to representing. Our
constituents do not u.unt
someone to be demagogic
in their approach. They
uxmt som«Jne to be a
little more tlioughtfuL"
-Dana Rohrabad>er.
on his coming primary
battle with former Rep.
Bob Doman.
"l've been asking him
wlwt he wants, but Fu!
said it's a secret, he'll only
tell Santa. fie really
uxmted to see Santa. and
TU> one had time to tak.e
llim. so I thought I
would."
-Carole Meldau, on
her grandson, S·year·old
Brian Robinson.
"Bur, ultimately, we
s~"
-Jim l!Dls, Costa
Mesa Fire chief, on
fighting the Southern
California wildfires.
'71iere were rurrwn
flying around like anzy.
Someone u.w wondering
if diis u.w a terrorlsl
attack. ltJUce officers
ei.ocuatat mtawunts and
as/cal everyone to leave. •
-MlcbeDe Brtttell,
on an explosion and
blackout at Fashion
Island.
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Going all out
on the harbor
Boat Parade called a
success, from
multiple boat entries
to uncountable
number of lights on
harbor-side houses.
see the parade from the water's
edge. other boats and from some
or the decked-out homes.
"Peopje are doing a superb job
of decorating their homes for the
parade. which makes it a much
nicer experience.• Luehrs said.
Despite some rain showers Sat-uroay night. he estimated It was
the b188est night ever. And all five
Mui~ O'Nell nights went by uneventfully. said
Daily Pilot Sgt Dave Ginther with the Sher-
ift"s r;>eparunent Harbor Patrol in
NEWPORT HAROOR -Boat Newpon Beach.
Parade spirit wasn't confined to "It went pretty smooth for the
water-going vessels this year. most part, other than general
More bay-front homeowners confusion and mass or boats,"
than ever got into the act, adding Ginther said. "It seemed to be a
to the atmosphere of the annual popular parade and pretty or-
event ln fact some houses put up derly. Luckily it was nothing out
so many decorations, the reHec-of the ordinary.·
Sunday. December 28, 2003 Al
lion of lights spaB.led olf the wa-Ninety boats registered and
ter from one side of the channel participated in the parade. deco-
to the other. rating their boats in this year's
"The houses across the bay theme ·A Christmas Beach Cele-
from us -I've never seen that . bration." Palm trees, dolphins
many homes lighted," said Gay and Santas in beach chairs
Wassail-Kelly, who lives in a har-graced some of the boats but,
bor-front home on the Balboa Wassail-Kelly sald, she didn't see
Peninsula that, year-in and year-anyone brave the cold in a bikini.
out, is among the most decorated Wassail-Kelly and her husband,
in the city. "The reOection was Bill Kelly, go all out each year.
coming all the way across the bay. decorating their home, dock and
Every house had something on tugboat. They're already dmwing
it." up plans and buying half-price
KENT TREPTOW I DAIL V PILOT
Two Cat 1n the Hat impersonators wave from a boat to onlookers on shore during the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade.
Though organiz.ers compacted decorations for next year.
the Christmas Boat Parade from Judges handed out awards to
seven days 10 five days starting winners in a variety of categories
last year, more people than ever last week. but everybody ha'i a fa-
saw it, Newpon Beach Chamber vorite.
of Commerce President Richard WOne boat from Sasco FJcctric
Luehrs sald. He estimated that started on Dec. I and has gone by
roughly a million people came lo our house every night," WassaJJ.
BRIEFLY IN
THE NEWS
Oltch up on those
state-wide water issues
Area residents can learn more
about local, regional and state-
wide water issues during a free
program at the Mesa Consoli-
dated Water District next month.
Enrollment is now open for
the award-winning Water Issues
Study Group. in which partici-
pants will spend six months
studying topics such as ground
water supplies. water quality. re-
claimed water, impon water and
Mesa's long-range plan to pro-
vide water to the community,
district officials said.
The classes will run from Janu-
ary to June. For more infonna-
tion, call the district at (949) 631 -
1205 or visit the Web site at
Iittp://www.mesawater.org.
Holiday fundrai ser tops
al l expectations
The Orange County Big
Brothers Big Sisters organiza-
tions' hoUday fund-raiser
brought in $100,000.
Shoppers of South Coast
Plaza bought • Angelitos Cards"
fo r $50, which entitled them to
20% discounts al more than I 00
panicipating plaza re tailers and
restaurants between Nov. 6 and
I 0. All proceeds of the Angeli1os
de Oro project went directly to
the Big Brothers program.
Volunteers needed to
work with children
County officials are looking
for dedicated volunteers to par-
tici pale in fun, e nvironmental
courses, design ed to teach el-
ementary children about water
and its relationship with living
creatures.
Groundwater Guardians. a
division of the Orange County
Water District, will prci.ent the
nation's largest Olildren's Water
Educational Festi val on May l I
and 12 at Hidden Va lley Park in
Irvine. There. children will
learn about the interdepend-
ence of water. soil. plants. trees.
animals and humans. officials
said.
Last year the event brought in
almos1 7,000 students. parents
and teachers from all over the
county. This year more than
5,000 panicipants have regis-
tered and the Groundwater
Guardians need help.
Volunteers are needed 10 staff
acti vity booths. assist with reg-
istration and provide gene ral
information to participants.
Kelly said of El Navegante, which
won Best Power Boat. w II wus
decorated on both sides of the
boat from the top of the mast 10
the water line, from front 10
stem.w
But hig crowds mean Wtle
parking in residential areas,
which can add up to more park-
ing tickets fur some.
"I've been people come up 10
ask how much is a ticket for park-
ing in a red wne," Newpon
Beach Police gt. Rob Monon
sald. "Somrtimcs they say they"ll
just pay it for a premium parking
spot."
Fest ivaJ orgJnt7ers could abu
use donated 11ems including.
plastic cups, straw:., napkins.
ice cream and squirt b'Uns.
Other <sponsorship op portu-
nities are available. Donations
are all tax deductible through
the National Waler Research In-
stitute.
For more information, call
Rebecca Long at (714) :178-
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Tips for kids to stay fit
over the holidays
The Coalition for a I leallhy
and Active America offers tJ1e"e
lips fo r children. and other!'., 10
fight the holiday battle of the
bulge.
Exercise. Extra caloric: intake
is part of the• holiday season, '>O
it become!'. even more impor-
tant 10 continue a regular walk-
ing regimen and possibly add
an extra clement. Curb impulse
eating.Fala small meal, includ-
ing water, before going 10 a
holiday cclchralion that in
elude:. a bountiful spread. Cele-
brate with moderation. Enjoy
the holidayi. and all 1he tn~ats
that come with it, but d o so in
moderation. Smaller ponions.
baJa nced with increased physi-
cal activity, will help start the
new yl'ar off on a healthy and
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COMMENTS
Continued from Al
updating a popular Scottish
drinking song tl1at had been
k.idcing around for al least 100
years before that.
Most of us have figured out by
now that "auld" means "old."
but who was •tang" and what
exactly is a "syne?" ln lhe
Scollish dialect, "auld lang syne•
litercllly means "old long ago."
but il's an idiom for "the good
old days."
Alrighty then. Now this thing
starts 10 make some sense. It
may be "Should auJd
.1c4uaintancC' be forgot and da)"'
uf auld lang syne" 10 Robbie
Oums. but h's "Should old
friends and the good old days be·
forgotten" to us. Al least you'll
know what you're i.inging this
year.
lhe idea of whooping ii up at
the start of a new year i!> actually
the oldel>I holiday ltnown to
man. or woman. ·me first tmces
of drinking. carrying on and
~enemlly being silly for New
Year's pop up around 2,000 IU •.
which was long ago. in llabylo11.
which was far away. lhu.'> the
term •tong ago and far away.''
'Jhere are l'ven reference~ to
New Year's resolutions In ancie11t
Babylon, the most common
being 10 return borrowed farm
equipment. Strange. no? Why
was everyone borrowing farm
equipment? Couldn't they get
their own? No wonder they
disappeared.
If you Lhink the Babyloniano;
were loopy, try the P"dSadeniiUL'>.
'Ille lb umament of RoSt.>s P-cirade
started in 1886, and the fl~t Hose
llowl game was played in 1902 -
Michigan 49. St;mford 0. Yilct:s.
But the next Rose lk1wl Jl•une
didn't take place until l ~ 16. 14
years laser.
You know what they did after
the Rose Parade between 1903
and 1915? Wacky animal races.
1 lonest. (}.,trich ruct'I<, chariot
rn.ces and one year, a race
hetween a C3mel and an ·
elephant. The elephant won.
See? Now you feel bad you made
fun of the Babylonians.
In the old days people didn't
know New Year's Day from their
beast of burden hecause every
civili7atio11, and we use the term
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loosely. used a different calendar.
Usually. people considered
spring to be the start of the new
year. ln 46 B.C., Julius Caesar
climbed to the top of the
Colisewn and said in a really
loud voice. "Listen up, all nf
youse. Until further notin•, t11l•
first month of the year is rnlled
"January," and lhe year starts on
the first day of thar month.
Thank you for your 111te111ion.
lluu's all for now."
Using a baby as the symbol uf
a new year started in Greere.
arow1d 600 B.C: 1l1e rite:, of
spring centcre<l on Dionysus, rhe
god of wine. and always inrhHlt·d
a baby who was paraded arouruJ
in a basket as a symbol of the
annual rebirth.
In the 14th century. the
(;ennans put the image of a
pennant with tJ1e incoming year
011 it in the baby's hands. Until
the Renais.<:ance, the church said
no way. no how tu New Year's
<'clebrations because of the long
a-.~uciatiun with pagan rituals.
l't.'Ople never paid much
attention 10 that, and by Uw 17th
Century, major ragers for tlw
new year were everywhere. irt
t'VCry way.
A number of cultures belit'Vt'
1ha1 the first vi~itor to your huu.'-t'
on New Year's Day ran bring very
~uod, or very had lurk, for the
rcM of the year. There is no
aRfecmcnt on what kind of
visitor brings which kind of luck,
so just don't open the door until
Friday u11til I c;m sort this out,
Finally, #lucky food" is a big
deal on New Year: .. r>ay, most of
it having to du with champa~e
wishes and caviar dreams. The
Dutch believe eating doughnuts
on New Year's brings good
fortune. and in the South. it'~
black-eyed peas and ham or hog
1owls if you want 10 hit the
lo11ery. Cahbage is also a big deal
in some places, being a symbol
of cold, hard cash .
So that's it -New Year·~ around
Lhc world. Happy New Year.
Buon Capo d'Anno, Feliz Ano
Nuevo. Gludcliches Neues Jahr.
A.kemashlte Omedetou
Gozaimasu. whatevN. Just he
safe, return the rake, and dnn't
open the door. I gotta go.
• PETER BUFFA is & former Coste
Mesa mayor. His column runs
Sundays. He may be reached by
e·mail at ptrb410 aol com
will present the Discovery Days
Workshop, in which participants
use inventions they've created to
race over the land and into the air,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, The cost will
be $140 per student. Members
will get It 10% disooum. There will
be a $15 materials fee.
Information: (949) 645-8489.
The,..._, and Mary Muth
Interpretive Center will host a
hands-on event on insects from
11 a.m. to noon at 2301 Univensity
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Maty P• Lucat, on What being a debut.ante meant to her.
DEBUTANTE
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the mother-daughter
Involvement.
"Having two daughters, I ,
just couldn't think of a better
WdY to watch my girls grow
from being a tittJe girl lnto
womanhood," she said, "What
11 has really shown my
daughters and now my
granddaughter ls lo be
involved in the community
and giving or yowselC
Both Mary Pat Lucas and
Joyce Ub-Opina said they
suggested the National Owity
League to their daughters,
who took the idea and ran
with it.
"Uillianl got involved
primarily b<.>eause I had
sought the involvement out
myself," Joyce Ukropina said.
"I had such an incredible
experience going through ll1is
with my mother and my sis ter,
I knew this was something I
wanted to go through with my
daughter.n
PHOTOS COURTESY or JOHN l. BLOM
Both the Ukrnpina family, left, and the Lucas family, right, consist of three gene~ations of
giving. From left, Janis Arendsen. Jillian Ukropina, Nancy Caldwell, Joyce Ukropina, Mary Pat
Lucas, Kathy Rolf es and Kamdyn Luca s pose at the National Charity League Ball.
The latest generation of
lklctuckers has worlced with
local soup kitchens, Share Our
Selves. the Environmental
Nature Center and other
groups. Kamdyn Lucas said
tJw best part of her volunteer
work was helping children.
"A lot of m y service hours
that I did were with kids. and
my favorite thing is to work
with kids and be with kids and
make rhem happy," she said.
111e community has
changed since Mary Pat Lurn.s
and Joyce Ukropina first got
involved with the National
C11arity League, and their
pcrspeclives on the group
have changed aJso. they said,
"Probably as a child I
understood that there was a
need, but now as an adult I
can see how much need there
MAD COW
Continued from Al
recaU by the Food and Safety In-
spection Service, however. offi-
daJs cannot account for how
much of that meat has been re-
covered. Oel laven added that
such actions were simply pre·
cautionary and not because of-
ficial'l are scared about the
safety of the meat supply.
VarimL~ owners. manager!>
really is." Mary Pat Lucas sald.
As the community has
grown, so has the need for the
work the league does. she
said.
At long last, after all the
volunteer work -Mary Pat
Lucas said Kamdyn
contributed 748 hours of tJme
to the community -came
that fairy tale moment, when
the girls were presented as
dcbutames at a ball held by
rhe Newport Beach chapter of
the Narional Olarity League.
Seeing Karndyn presented
in November was an
unforgettable moment for
Mary Pat I .urns, heri.elf a
National U1arity League
debuta111e in 1974.
"That's one you can't even
describe," she said. "I
expected it 10 be wondrrful.
but seeing her up there and
aml n11ployces of local meal
market, n•Maura111s and deli'i re·
fu~t'd to alluch tlll'ir business
names to a i.tory ahnut "mad
cow" disease hccau~e of the
negative' connotation. All seven
interviewed, however, insisted ii
ww; the poorer !.fUality meals
lhat would mo'>I likely lw af-
fected, If al all.
'll1e disease is found in the
cow\ brain. spinal chord and
corincclive tis.'iucs. 01oice and
premium cuts of meat, made
largcly of the animal's muscle.
Drive, Newport Beach. The coS1
will be $10 for each child 5 and
older. Reservations: (949)
923-2295.
TUESDAY
Th• Environmental Natu,.
Center will present the
Discovery Deva Workshop, in
which participants use
Inventions they've ·created to
race over the land and into the
air, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
cost will be $140 per student.
Members wlll get a 10%
discount. There will be a $16
materials tee. Information: (949)
645-8489.
Center will present the
Discovery Days Workshop. In
whicl1 participants use
inventions they've created to
race over the land and into the
air, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
cost will be $140 per student.
Members will get a 10%
discount. There will be a $15
materials fee. Information: (949)
645-8489.
WEDNESDAY
Th• Envlronm"1t•I N•1U,..
THURSDAY
The Envlronmenul Nature
Center will present lha Dill<lovery
Days Workshop, in which
participants use Inventions
they've created to race over the
land and into the air, from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m . The cost will be $'140
per student. Members will get a
the night as a whole so
exceeded my expectations. It
was absolutely a magical
night. It made me see how
grown up my daughter was
and how she's moved on to
the neJCt stage of life.·
Joyce Ukropina cried when
she saw her daughter Jillian
presented in a while dress.
"It was an incredible
culmination of a lot of hard,
hard work that she had done,"
Joyce Ukropina said.
Iler daughter is now a
student <it use who uses her
spare time to tutor inner-city
students in Los Angeles.
K.amdyn Lucas said the hall
was old-fashioned, hut thar
didn't bother her.
"I was so excited." she said.
"I've been waiting for it since
the sblth l,1Tade .... It was
awesome wearing the whole
get-up."
She's kept up her volunteer
work and now acts as service
chairwoman for her sorority ar
the University of Ariwna.
While she does expect to
encourage her daughters, if
she has any. to participate in
the National Olarity League.
her decision to go through it
wa<in't inOuenced by family
tradition, she said.
"I could have slopped a
while ago if I didn't want lo do
ll anymore, but I liked it so
much and I thought it was just
a great experience, so I wanted
to keep doing it," she said.
• ALICIA ROBINSON covers
business, politics and the
environment. She may be
reached at (949) 764-4330 or by
e-mail at a/icia.robinson@
la rimes.com.
The 2003 Newport chapter,
National Charity League are
(front, left to right): Jordan
Carmack, Cheryl Dobson,
Kathleen Kerstner, Taryn
Flamson, Brittany Bond, Jillian
Ukropina, Anne Kircher, Caitlin
Farrell, Anne Painter. (middle,
left to right) Kate Hover,
Whitney George, Kamdyn
Lucas. (top, left to right)
Margaret Orth, Ke llie Kiddle,
Lauren Bradburne, Lauren
Kerwin, Paige Janes, Kalen Nix,
Diane Booth, Corey Christine.
Chelsea Edmonston , Hilary
Powers, Erin Starzyk, Kara
Kanen and Ashley Stevens.
are not l'ffected.
Monaforn said , ii anything,
this reported rnsr of bovine
~pongifurm encephalopathy
could help small husiness own-
ers such as himself. The market
price of beef -which large
chain restaurants and stores
with big cnntrncls don't have to
pay -have been astronomical
in recent months, he said.
"It might just make domestic
heef prices mort• affordahlc,"
Monahan said.
/\s far as consumer fears
10% discount. There will be a $15
materials fee. Information: (949)
645-8489.
FRIDAY
Th• Environmental Nature
Center will present the Discovery
Day:: Workshop, In which
participants use inventions
they've created to race over the
land and into the air, from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. The cost will be $140
per student. Members will get a
10% discount. There will be a $15
materials fee. Information: (949)
645--8489.
JAN.10
Th•,. will be • Computer Fair at
the Orange County Fair &
Expoailion Center from 10 a.m.
about beef. Monahan said that
h<ts yet 10 be seen, as ii has only
been a few days since the dis-
ease was confirmed.
Hegardless. he insists he has a
wide variety of other options
besides his signature steaks.
"Because of that increase in
beef prices, I had already started
focusing on other menu items
such as lamb, seafood and lamb
steak -I even brought in
swordfish." Monahan said. "So,
It doesn't worry me because f
have a varied menu.''
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.11
There will be a Comput•r Filr 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: (8001
800-5600, http://www.ocfalr. com.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
HISTORY OF HITCHCOCK
Orange Coast College is offering
a nine-part film history on Alfred
HitchcocK. The series will be
moderated by retir&C1 OCC
professor H. Arthur Taussig. Each
session will be held at 6:30 p.m.
one Friday each month. The
events will be held at OCC's Fine
Arts Hall 116. Admission is $6 for
adults and $5 for seniors and
OCC students. For more
information, call (714) 432-5880.
MUSIC
BEETifOVEN'S BRILLIANCE
Leila Josetowicz, a Southern
0of ?{;;~/J'IH'fl C>~yv~oa~~ California child prodigy, will
perform with the Orange County
Pacific Symphony at 8 p.m. Jan. 1
rffo'ff~e
1000 Quall St. Suite 190 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Ph: 949.752.7990
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and 8 in Sogerstrom Hall at the
Orange County Performing Arts
Center. Carl St. Clair will conduct.
Tickets cost $20 to $65.
Inform ation: (714) 556-2787.
http://www. ocpac. org.
STAATSKAPEUE BERLIN
Daniel Barenboim will conduct
the Staatskapelle Berlln at 8 p.m .
Jan. 10 In Segerstrom Hall at the
Orange County Performing Arts
Center. Tic:J(ets cost $20 to $60.
Information: (714) 556-2787,
http://www. ocpac. org.
STEVE TYRELL
Musician Steve Tyrell will
perform at 8 p.m . Jan 10 at the
Orange County Performing Arts
Center. Kanin Allyson will open
for Tyrell. Ti<*ets cost from $36 to
$62. Information: (714) 556-2787,
http:/lwww.ocpac.org.
SIR JOHN ELIOT GARDINER
The Revolutionary and Romantic
Orchestra and the Monteverdi
Choir, conducted by John Eliot
Gardiner, will perform as part of
the Philharmonic Society's 50th
anniversary season at 3 p.m. Jan.
11 at the Orange County
Performing Arts Center. A pre-
concert lecture will be given at 2
p.m. Tidtets cost from $20 to $60.
Information: (949) 553-2422, http://
www.philharmonicsociety.org.
PROLOGUE: 'COSI FAN TUTTE'
Opera Pacific will present
Prologue: ·eosl Fan Tutte~ a
lecture on Mozart's opera, at 2
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CY COLEMAN TRIO
Broadway composer Cy
Coleman, a Tony, Emmy and
Grammy winner, will perform a
medley of his com positions in
Founders Hall at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13
through 17 at the Orange County
Performing Arts Center. TI<*ets
cost $56. Information: (714)
556-2787, http://www.ocpsc.org.
'COSI FAN lUTTE'
Opera Pacific will present
Mozart's ·cosi Fan Tutte" Jan. 20
through 25 in Segerstrom Hall at
the Orange County Performing
Arts Center. The performances
will be at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20. 22
and 24 and at 2 p.m. Jan. 25. Info:
http://www.operapacific.org.
HUTCHINS CONSORT
The Hutchins Consort, the world's
only professional ensemble
performing on eight-scaled
violins, will perform music by
Bottasini, Tchaikovsky, Borodin
and Dvorak at 8 p.m. Jan. 23 at
the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242
Campus Drive, Irvine. Tickets cost
$29 and $34. Information: (949)
854-4640, http://www.hutchinson
consort.org.
MOZART CLASSICAL
ORCHESTRA
The Mozart Classical Orchestra
will perform Mozart's Lucio Sila
Overture, the Flute and Harp
Concerto, and the •Prague•
Symphony at 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at the
Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242
Campus Drive, Irvine. Tickets cost
$24, $32 and $39. Information:
(949) 854-464e,
http:J/mozartorchestra.org.
JUIUlARD STRING QUARTET
The Juilliard String Quartet will
perform music by Haydn,
Webern, and Beethoven at 8 p.m.
Feb 10 at the Irvine Barclay
Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,
· Irvine. Tidtets cost$26, $28 and
$32. Information: (949) 8544646,
http://www.jui/liardstringquartet.
net.
'HAPA: A CELEBRATION
OF HAWAII'
The concert "Hapa: a Celebration
of Hawaii" will be performed at 5
and 8:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Irvine
Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus
Drive, Irvine. Tickets cost $32 and
$38. Information: (949) 854-4646,
http://www.hapa.com.
PROLOGUE: 'CANDIDE'
Opera Pacific will present
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717-3800, option 2.
Prologue: "Candide." a lecture on MUSIC AT PLAYERS
Leonard Bernstein's opera, at 2 'Players restaurant is now
p.m. Feb. 15 at the Irvine Barclay offering live music from 9 p.m.
Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. The to midnight every Friday and
cost is $25. Information: Saturday. Players is at 512 W.
http://www.operspscific.org. 19th St., Costa Mesa. No cover
charge. (949) 646-5615.
JAZZ.TRIO
Gulfstream Restaurant in WEEKEND MUSIC
Newport Beach presents a jau Anthony's Riverboat Restaurant
trio Sunday through Wednesday In Newport Beach presents the
as regular entertainment at 850 Rick Sherman Duo featuring Rick
Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Sherman and Alan Remington
Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday on Friday nights. The program
and 6 to 10 p.m . Monday features all your favorites on the
through Wednesday. (949) saxophone keyboards.
718-0188. Anthony's is at 151 E. Coast
Highway. (949) 673-3425.
WEEKLY JAM
The Studio Cafe presents POP-ROCK AND FLAMENCO
Monday Night Jams from 7 to 11 Tate 5, a funk, ro<* and Motown
p.m. every week. "Wantedn act, performs at 9 p.m.
musicians include guitar players, Saturdays at Carmelo's
bass players, singers, drummers, Ristorante, 3520 E. Coast
keyboardists and others at 100 Highway, Corona del Mar. Solo
Main St., Newport Beach. Free. guitarist Ken Sanders performs
(949) 675-7760. classical flamenco tunes at 7:30
p.m. Tuesdays and Sundays.
DUKE'S Pl.ACE Free. (949) 675-1922.
Jazz and cocktails flow dally from
noon to midnight Sundays SATURDAY NIGHT R&B
through Thursdays and from Gerald Ishibashi and the Stone
noon to 2 a.m. Fridays and Bridge Band play ro<* and R&B
Saturdays at the Balboa Bay Club at 9 p.m. Saturdays at Sutton
& Resort, at 1221 W. Coast Place Hotel's Trianon Lounge,
Highway, Newport Beach. 4500 M acArthur Blvd., Newport
Information: (949) 645-5000 Beach. Free. (949) 476-2001.
MAMMA GINA WEEKEND JAZl. STAGE Walter Lakota and David Alcantar,
the New York Jau Connection STARLIGHT EXPRESS
Duo, play at Mamma Gina at 251 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical
E. Coast Highway in Newport at 8 Starlight Express, with new sets
p.m . Fridays and Saturdays and and costumes by John Napier,
at 7 p.m. Sundays and Mondays. will be performed today,
Diana Ditri joins the duo on Tuesday and Wednesday and
vocals on Mondays. h's free. Jan. 1 to 4 at the Orange County
Information: (949) 673-9500. Performing Arts Center in
Segerstrom Hall. Information:
MUSIC AT TliE GRIU (714) 556-2787.
The Bluewater Grill offers live http://www.ocpac.org.
music Friday and Saturday nights.
Greg Morgan, Nick Peper and TliE NIGHTINGALE
Kelly Gordian (known as MPG) The Kennedy Center's
perform classic rodt, R&B and Imagination Celebration will
swing at 8:30 p.m. Fridays. stage the Hans Christian
Marvin Gregory and MPG will Andersen classic tale "The
perform classic ro<*, swing and Nightingale~ at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6
R&B at 8:30 p.m . Saturdays. The at the Irvine Barclay Theatre,
restaurant Is at 630 lido Part 4242 Campus Drive. Tickets cost
Drive, Newport Beach. Free. (949) $11 for children and $13 for
675-3474. adults. Information: (949)
854-4646, http://www.kannedy-
MUSIC AT TliE PELICAN center.org.
The Rusty Pelican offers the
music of Common Ground from ART Wednesday through Sunday.
The band performs from 7 to 10 A.M.HOCH
p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, New York artist A.M . Hoch links from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. images, sound and space to
Friday and Saturday and from 2 create "Mitosis: Formation of to 6 p.m. Sunday. The restaurant Daughter Cells,· which will run
is at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Jan. 6 through Feb. 15 at UC
Newport Beach. Free. (949)
642-3431. See AFTER, Pase A7
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AFTER
Cootinued from A.6
Irvine'• Beall Center. The
exhibition la open from 5 to 9
p.m. lnfonnation: (94S) 824-4339,
http:llbeaflcenter. ucl.edu.
DANCE
SWING
'STARLIGHT EXPRESS' ATRIUM MMQUtS
A vari•tf ot live mualc I•
preeented daJty et the Atrium'•
• Airporter Club, 18700 Mac.Arthur
Btvd., lrvlne. (949) 833-zno.
8'STR0201
Jazz I• played at 8 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays end et 11 a.m.
Sund•v• et Bistro 201, 3333 w.
Coast Highway, Newport Beacti.
(949) 631-1551.
DIN DIN AT~ TERRACE
Instrumental mualc la performed
after 9 p.rn. Thuradaya. end pop
and rodt la presented after 9 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays at Din Din
Sunday, December 28, 2003 A7
SU.NM I ST
L6S$0ns are given from 2 to 6
p.m. every Sunday at the Avant
Garde Ballroom In Newport
Beach by the Orange County
Swing Dance Club. All ages are
welcome, and no partners are
needed. lnfonnation:
http://ocawing.com, (909)
656-6119.
• .at the Bamboo Terrace. 1773
Newport Blvd .• Costa Mesa.
(949) &46-6550.
50% OFF
1st Session
$15 Value ARGENTINE TANGO
Tango dancing is offered from 8
p.m. to 12:30 a.m. thelirst
Saturday of each month at
Danscene Studio, 2980
Mcetintodc Way, Costa Mesa.
Information: (714) 64Hl68S.
POETRY
GYPSY OEN CAFE
There will be an open poetry
reading night tor anyone who
wishes to present his or her worll,
with music by Liquid Muse, at 8
p.m. Jan. 13 at the Gypsy Oen
Cafe, 2930 Bristol St., Costa
Mesa. Information: (714)
549-7012. (714) 564-6526. (949)
472-9028.
Al.TA COFFEE HOUSE
There will be an open poetry
reading night for anyone who
wishes to present his or her worll.
with music by Ryan Strassburg,
at 8 p.m. Jen. 14 at the Alta
Coffee House, 506 31st St.
Information: (714) 564-6526, (949)
675--0233.
Al.TA COFFEE HOUSE
There will be a love poetry
conteS1 with professional
judging, cash prizes and live
music at 8 p.m . Feb. 14 at the
Alta Coffee House, 506 31st St.
Sign-up for contestants will
begin at 7:15 p.m . The cost to
contestants is $3. Information:
(71'4) 564-6526. (949) 675-0233.
CHI LDREN
STARLIGHT STORIES
Children 3 to 7 years old are
invited to participate in songs and
finger-puppet plays at 7 p.m.
Mondays at the Costa Mesa
library. 1855 Pane Ave. (949)
646-8845.
PJS ANO BOOKS
A ctiildren's story time is
presented at 7 p.m. Mondays
and at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at
l\'le Newport Beach Central
Library. 1000 Avocado Ave.
Children may wear pajamas to
the evening sessions. Free. (949)
717-3801.
WEEKLY STORYTEUER
A ctiildren's story time is held at
10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Barnes
& Noble Booksellers at Metro
Pointe, 901-8 South Coast Drive.
Costa Mesa. (714) 444-0226.
STORY TIME
A children's story time is held at
10 a.m. Wednesdays end 10:15
a.m. Fridays at Borders Books &
Music at South Coast Plaza, 3333
Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714)
432-7854.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Star1igh1 Express; with new
sets and costumes by John Napier. will be performed Sunday
and Tuesday through Sunday, Jan. 4, at the Orange County
Performing Arts Center in Segerstrom Hall. The show is two
hours of thrills, stunts and roller-racing action. Tickets cost
from $23.25 to $58.25.. Information: (714) 556-2787.
http://www.ocpac.org.
DINING/TASTING
FOCIS
Friends of the Orange Coast
Interfaith Shelter will host its
annual FOCIS on Dining event to
help raise funds for the Orange
Coast Interfaith Shelter on Jan. 20
at Gustaf Anders. The cost is $125
per person. Information and
reservations: (949) 642-4029,
(949) 376-5851, (949) 581-8160.
NEW YEAR'S EVE
New Year's Eve reservations are
being accepted for Villa Nova
Restaurant in Newport Beacti.
The night will consist of a
four-<:<>urse meal. party favors
and a midnight toast of Piper
Heidsieck Brut Champagne. The
cost is $75 per person. Alcoholic
beverages. bottled wine and
gratuity are extra. Information
and reservations: (949) 642-7880.
THE SINGLE GOURMET
Single Gourmet members.
upscale business end
professional singles in their 30s
to 50s, will get together at 7 p.m.
Jan. 23 at Pavilion at the Four
Seasons Hotel, 690 Newport
Center Drive, Newport Be.acti.
Information and reservations:
(949) 854-6552, http://www.
singlegourmetlaoc.com.
SUNSET DINNERS
The Rusty Pelican offers Sunset
Dinners from 4 to 5:15 p.m.
Monday through Friday at 2735
W. Coast Highway, Newport
Beach. Meals typically cost
between $10 $15. (949) 642-
3431.
SUNDAY BRUNCH
The Rusty Pelican offers Sunday
brunch from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
every Sunday at 2735 W. Coast
Highway, Newport Beach. Meals
typically cost between $8 and
$16. (949) 642-3431.
TW1UGHT DINING
A twilight dining menu,
featuring dishes such as ctiicken
parmigiana and calamari plcante
at reduced prices, is offered from
5 to 6 p.m. weekdays and from 4
to 6 p.m. Sundays at Villa Nova
Restaurant, 3131 W. Coast
Highway, Newport Beach. (949)
642-7880.
WINE TASTINGS
Hi-Time Wine Cellars offers wine
tastings from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
Fridays and from 1:30 to 8 p.m.
Saturdays. (949) 650·8463.
SUNDAY BRUNCH
A Sunday bruncti featuring
international seafood and salad
buffets, roasts carved to order
and breakfast favorites is held
from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Sutton Place Hotel, 4500
MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.
Meals typically cost $30 -S40
with ctiampagne. {949) 476-2001. .
CLUBS
ALTA COFFEE
Musical acts perfo rm at 8:30
p.m. Thursdays through
Saturdays at Alta Coffee House,
506 31st St., Newport Beacti.
(949) 675-0233.
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OURTY NEUY'S
Uve music Is performed at 9
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at
Nelly's, 2915 Red Hill Ave., Costa
Mesa. (714) 957-1951.
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL
Live music Is performed
Mondays through Saturdays at
the Four Seasons Hotel, 690
Newport Center Drive, Newport
Beach. (949) 759-0808.
HARD ROCK CAft
Live music is performed
Sundays at Hard Rodt Cate, 451
Newport Center Drive, Newport
Beach. (949) 640-8844.
THE HARP INN
Live music is performed
Thursdays through Saturdays at
the Harp Inn, 130 E. 17th St.,
Costa Mesa. (949) 646-8855.
HOGUE BARMICHAEL'S
Live music is performed
Wednesdays through Saturdays
at Barmichael's, 3950 Campus
Drive, Newport Beacti. (949)
261-6270.
MARRAKESH
Authentic Moroccan cuisine and
belly dancing is offered at 5 p.m.
daily at Marrakesh, 1976
Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.
(949) 645-8384.
MARRIOTT HOTEL
Live music is performed
Mondays through Saturdays at
the Marriott Hotel. 900 Newport
Center Drive. Newport Beach.
(949) 640-4000.
OYSTER BAR LOUNGE
local pop and light rock acis
perform Fridays and Saturdays
at Newport landing's Oyster Bar
Lounge at the Balboa Ferry
Landing, 503 E. Edgewater Ave.
(949) 675-2373.
TEE ON THURSDAY
The Tee Room presents its
two-piece band every Thursday
between 6 and 9 p.m. at 3100
Irvine Ave .• Newpon Beach.
(949) 756--0121.
TOTALLY COFFEE
Open mike night is held from
8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays at
Totally Coffee, 1525 Mesa Verde
Drive East, Coste Mesa. (714)
435-9367.
VIUANOVA
Ricti Fauno plays at the piano bar
at 9 p.m. Sundays through
Wednesdays and the three-piece
jazz and blues band Misbehavin'
plays at 9 p.m Thursdays
through Saturdays at Villa Nova,
3131 W. Coast Highway,
Newport Beacti. (949) 642-7880.
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Praturing Classir to Currrnt hits with
DJ Extraordinaire (;Jen Rodtigun
Midnight ·Korb el" Champagne Toasts
$7 5 p1•r person
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400 Main Street Balboa Village
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HOW TO GET PU8lJSHED -Letliln: Mail to Editorial Page Editor Lolit. Harper at the Dally Piiot. 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627 • ,A11 •• r• Hodntel Call (949) 642-6086 Fu: Send to (949) 646-4170
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EDITORIAL
An answer
found in court
N curly two months
ago. we wrote that
C.osta Mesa
officials should be
h appy as they
signed a $750,000 check to
former City Atty, Jerry Sdwer.
"11 rnu.ld hav~ bt•cn much
bigger," we suld in regards to a
payment of Scheer$ suH
again.'it the: city. in which he
aUeged. ruuung other charges.
violation of free speech and
d11t• process; unlawful
harassment based on age and
dis:1b1Jity; and violation of lhe
Brown Act open meeting law.
II turns 0111, lh<.' payment
still might ht'.
Lute this month Scheer
n•fill1·d his claim. angcrt>d in
p:.trt tlaat tlae settl ement still
had 11ot hecn signed two
month" aftc•1 th<' City Co1111d l
approved tlw agreemen t. I lis
dcdsiun :>t'rHI<> rlw prnces:.
buck lll'ar thl' lwginnin~. ;mt.I it
seems 10 promiM• thnt a wries
of t'lll'lltS dalillg hark to July
l OO I wlll lingf'r wdl into tilt'
nf'w yt•ar.
That Is u11fo11uru1t<.' fo1 all
l11vulvet.1. whether Scheer or
thl' clcfrndnnli. named in the·
suit: fo rmer Cuuncilwoman
U11dn Dixon and KJ11p11
Huhinson; n1rrcn1
Councilwoman Libby Cowan;
Mayor Gary Monahan; and
Senior Deputy City Atty.
Marianne Reger. ll also is
unfortunate for residents and
business owners who
ultimately wiU have to foot lhe
bill.$750,000 settlem ent.
For lhcir money and lheir
trouble, il now is more
important than ever thar the
people of Costa Mesa find out
how a longtime. high-level city
employee ended up suing his
employer. Questions lhat
demand answers include:
What is the true crux of the
issue? Who did what, and what
was so terrible that it led to
Scheer's retirement from the
city and the lawsuJt? Who
failed to sign the agreement
and why78ecause the lawsuit
involves personnel matters,
there is only one way these
questions will be addressed:
The case needs to go to court.
It is with utmost reluctance
that we direct the story down
this pa th. A loss in court could
cost lhe city much more than
$750.000. But having those
questions answered in lhe
open may end up saving more
money. if it ensures that
another lawsuit of this kind
never hits Costa Mesa
A wet reminder
F n•(.•way travrlPrs on
Uuis11nas Uay were
1reatet.11u what counts
in Southern C',alifornia
a'l hlin .ar<.I conditions, driving
arountl 40 mph in lhe fast lane
wl It'll cavernous puddles
wt•ren't servinl( as natural
unti·loc·k brakes.
Whether out-ol-towncrs
from areas lht1t sec real
blir.1.an.ls like it. Southern
Californio -.torni travel is slow,
<'SJ>t'dully on a crnwdcd day
like Christmas.
.I fowcvcr frnstrating il ml~tt
be, fre4ue11t lant· t'.haJlges and
the philo'iophy of getting
ahead on the road aren't smart
tactics when navigating a rainy
Southern C;ilifomin freeway or
busy, WC:'I "ide strt.'et. Pt'ople
am afraid. anti 'P<'cdi11g SlNs
lhat blankN cars on either side
whh ground water often make
blunketed drivers do irrational
things -like swerving
suddenly away from the waler.
The smartl'St tactic when
driving In cxtft'me Orange
County wculher Is lo follow the
hero. Pretend there's a pace car
ahead. safely learung ench
member of lhe freeway pack
graduolly to one's deslinalion.
Add the factor of holiday
d.rtvers to tho mix and cxpL'Ct
to move that much moro
J,'Tad ll ally.
Newport· Mesa escaped the
'itorm relatively un scathed -
with faJJen trees. flashing traffic
sign als and annoying burglar
alarms headlining the damage
-bul residents driving on
freeways likely saw lheir share
of flashing automobiles' lights
and close calls. espedaJJy in
the evening. They also likely
spent a good part of Ouistmas
dinner talking about it.
Our San Bernardino County
neighbors clidn't haw it so
easy. Mudslides from the storm
killed six people and about 10
more -mostly children -
were missing as of Friday.
Even though our area largely
avoided the wrath of lhe
biggest storm of the season on
one of Its most heavily traveled
days, our residents need to
stay aware and keep in mind
what awaits the next big trip.
Tht> National Wealhe r Service
is predicting rain on New Year's
Eve. so another round could be
ahead -although probably
not as dramatic. Mix alcohol
with light rain, though, and the
potential drama level rises
ahovc lhat created by an
Alaskm1 storm system.
Remember that we're driving
wilh Californians, not
seasoned Alaskans.
THE LAST WORD
An unearthly story
L ook out above!
Heads up!
Run for your Jtves. the
sky II falling!
Any auch calls of fear seem
to be appropriate Jr you're
hanging out With Basthlufr
resident lUck Gorski
Ct01'$ki beUcvcs he found a
meteorite in d1c Back Ray thls
month. Tile rock is about the
slu of a human skuU. weighs
16 p<>llnds and b&~ a
reddl.sh·o11mgc stteen on parts
oflt.
It hu a mostly smooth
surface wtth 8 few pock OUU'ks.
bits of metal and what appean
to be melted 881td p&rlldes on
It.
The uouble l1'. tie hasn\
/J
been able to prove It Because
of tho holiday11. there aren't any
experts around to confirm his
claim.
What the Pilot was able to
learn maybe isn't much htJp.
Said Don Yeomans, manager of
NASA's Near Earth Object
Program Office at the Jet
Propulsion Labol"8tories In
Pasadena: "They're perfectly
hannlees unless they hit you
on the head. An FcYJ>dan dog\
was killed and a lady in New
York had one go through the
trunk of her car.•
'1ket. Whether Go11kl'1 ftnd
tums out to be ou.t of th1a wortd. at least relid.eotl o(
Newport-Mee& haw avoided tboee,.....
Looking forward to
laughing at fair
My numhcr one choke for
the type of acts at Lhe Pncilk
Amphitheatre would be Gt.'O~e
Lopez. the comedian. for
openin~ day.
ADAM CURRIO
< :C1sta Mesa
Celebrating the
holidays. Fl Nido style
I hope you all had a nice
Otristmas. I thought I'd try
~omething new this yt-ur
because first, I am an old Navy
man. you know, and I've
traveled the globe.
Going back through my
memories, I've spPnt
Ouistmas in Spain cheering
for Lhc bull in the rain. I've
spent it in France, loaded with
cognac. trying to du the
Can·Can. I've spPnt 01rist111a!>
in Italy trying to climh the
muddy slopes of Mt. Palermo
in Sicily.
And dodging furniture bein~
tossed out of upper-story
windows in Naples on New
Year's Eve -which is the
tradition. I've spent Oirlstmas
in Greece, drinlcing uoo:w"
and eating Octopi and many a
Oiristmas on the briny, deep
BOLTON
MAILBAG
blue i.eas.
But I have not spent
Cluistmas alone with
pneumonia before so, decided
to try it this year. Not as much
fun as I Lhoughl. I couldn't eat
or sleep for more than three
days. and as I lay lhere, in the
middle of the night, I gasped
for breath and begged God IO
put me out of my misery.
In my delirium, I t110ught I
heard him say:
"I just want you tu k.11ow
that jusl because you can walk
20 miles, I am the one who is
the immortal. I see Lhat you
have survived all the trials I
have chosen for you, but l also
see that you're going on 76
years old and you have never
tried my Pneumonia. so ii is
another experience you can
log m your memories book.
If }'ou don't like ii, sel your
mind not to get it agafo.
Besides il's still beller Lhan the
Grinch C11ris tmas, you all had
la~I year at El Nido Mobile
I tome Park. And you're not out
on the street yet."
With that, he showed me
how merciless h e can be, and
lw lt!t me live.
In fact on Ouistmas P.ve, he
sent me an "angel" in the
forn1 of Karen -the daughter
uf a friend of Hline -who
took me to the emergency
room.
I guess God doesn't want me
with him yet, as he's been
sending "angels" to help me
for 75 years: through three
wars; engi ne room fires; near
drownings. five major
hurricanes, several major
floods and other tragedies. I
guess Lhose were just for my
memory book.
Still, this Ouis1mas was
better than the last, for the
folks at El Nido and Snug
Harbor mobile home parks,
seeing as how we all spent the
last holiday season in fear tha t
we would be out on the street
for New Year.
No one, not the city or the
park owners, had enough care
or compassion 10 ease o ur
fears for lhe Oiris tmas
holidays.
It didn't seem to matter
Lhen. nor does it now, that 1hc
owner and the city would let
us go on lhinlcing that we
could spend our lives in our
homes right here in El Nido
and our great city of Costa
Mesa.
We know, the owners go1 the
ball rolling to change the use
on this property, but I still
have lhe same questions I
have been con1inually trying
to get answered and no one
hears me.
Why did no one tell us u11t ii
Uiristmas of 2002'? I belielll'
that they would nol have told
us until we were be our 1111 tlw
street. if we had not
discovered lhe obvious anti
went to the city with our
findings.
Then it was out.
The Planning Com111is~i1111
has shown great compassi1111
for us in this matter but 1l1l'
City Coundl. which should11 1
but does have the final say 1111
everything, has not. The
council seems to feign
compassion for Costa Mesa
residents but its compassion
seem!. to be reserved for
hui;inesses. preferably t ho~1·
who do not live here.
Council members do11·t
seem to care about driving
good, longtime resident'> 11111
of Costa Mesa.
But I believe 1ha1 God b
good and there is an angel 1111
us all, including the mayor
and lhe business owners a11d
longtime, good residents.
Maybe their angel can show
them the right way -or
maybe the next elections l-.111
DICK MATHERLY
Costa M1 .
• Editor's note: Dick Matherly 10:
the president of the El Nido Molul
Home Park Assn.
HOW TO CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
CfTY OF COSTA MESA
Costa Ma&& City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa
Mesa, CA 92626, (714) 754-5223
Mayor. Gary Monahan
Council: Libby Cowan, Allan Mansoor.
Mike Sdieafer end Chris Steel
CfTY OF NEWPORT BEACH
Newport Beach City Hall, 3300 Newport
Blvd., Newport Beach. CA 92663. (949)
644-3309
Mayor: Tod Ridgeway
Coundt: Garv Adams, Steve Bromberg,
John Heffaman, Dlcic Nlcfiols, Steven
Rosansky end Don Webb
COAST COMMUNfTY
COLLEGE DISTRICT
Dfttrict Office: 1370 Adams Ave .• Costa
Meaa, CA 92626, (714) 432·6898
~William M. Vega
8o..t. President Paul Berger, Vice
~nt Armando Rull, George Brown,
Jerry Pattert0n and Walter G. Howald;
st\IMnt trustee Medellne Levy
NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL OIS'T1tlCT
Oittrfct Oflloe: 2985-A Beer St., Costa '
Meea, CA 92626, (714) ~5000
..... ,.., ... wt: Robett Barbot
loefd'; Ptttldent Merthe Fluor, Vice
Prteldtnt Oena Bladt, Cler1l Serene
Stokea, Owtd Broot1, Tom Egan, Judy
f"renco end Unde Snoen
6, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach
ORANGE COUNTY
BOMD Of' SUPERVISORS
Hell of Administration, 10 Civic Center
Plaza, Senta Ana, CA 92701
• Jim Sliva, 2nd District (Costa Mesa,
Newport Beach), (714) 834-3220
• Thomas Wilson, 5th District (Newport
Coast). (7141834-3550
ORANGE COUNTY FAIR
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, (714)
708·FAIR
Board: President Ruben A. Smith, Vloe
President Patricia Velasquez, Emily
Sanford, Peggy Heidi, Jamea Barich,
Deborah Carone, leslle A. Ray and Frank
Barbaro
STATE SENATE
Rosa Johnson (R), 35th Olatrlct. 18652
MacArthur Blvd., Suite 396, IMM, CA
92716, (949) 833-0180; fe)(: (949) 833-0696;
PreA Secretary Pat Joyce, (918) 323-1200
• STATE ASSE-.Y
John CampbelC (R), 700\ Oit1rict, Stete
Capttol. Sacramento, CA 96814, (916)
319-2070
E-mail: dl~70fl....,,.,bly.c..gov
Ken Maddox (R), 68th OltttfCt. St.Mt Cepnot, Sacnmento, CA 9681', (918)
(916) 319-2068;
Or toctl otnce et 1603 South CO.tt Dflve,
Suite 206, eo.ta Meu 92626; (114)
eee-2100;
Fax: (714) 668--2104
E-mell: Kfft.MMldodl atUn.ca.oov
GOVERNOR Arriold Schwamnegger (A), State
Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916)
44&-2841; fax: (916) 445-4633
E-mail: governor@govemor.ca.gov
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• Chris Cox (R), 47th District, 1 Newport
Plaoe, Suite 420, Newport Beach, CA
926601 (949) 766-2244; or 2402 Rayburn
Building, Washington, O.C. 20515, (2021
225-6611; fax (949) 261·9309 (represents
most of Newport Beach)
E-mail: christopher.cox@msil.house.gov
• Dana Rohrebec:her (R), 45th District, 101
Main St, Suite 3C, Huntington Beach, CA
92648, (714) ~;or 2338 Reyburn
Building, Washington, 0.C. 20515, (202)
226-2416; fax: (714) ~7806 (Represents
Costa Mesa and West Newport)
E-mail: dllna@mail.house.gov
U.S. SENATE .
•Barbera 8oxer (0), 112 Hart Senate
Bulldlng, Suite 112, Washington, D.C.
20610, (202) 224-3663;
or 312 N. Spring St., Suite 1748, Los
Angef .. , CA 90012, (213) 894-5000; fax
(213) .... 5042;
E·m•ll:
box.,._ .. ,,., •. (IOV/contacfl\wbform.
• Olantte Feinstein (0), 331 Hart Building.
Wnhlngton, O.C. 20610, (202) 224-3841;
or 1111 Senta Mon~ Blvd., Suite 915, Los
~.CA 80025, (310) 914-7300 e
E-mail: HMtorf!lfeln•t.ln.ffrnlfe.gov
PRESIJENT
G90rge W. Buth (R), Whfte Hou ... 1600
~tyNanta Ave .. WMNngton, 0.C.
20600
Hodlne: (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) (202) 468-1111 ~~II: ,,,-.ldfnt flwhitMoun.{l()v
F1>1: (202) 468-2461 ,,. ,
BIO
Name: Tod Ridgeway
Age: 58
City of residence: Newport
Beach-Peninsula
Education: Bachelor's degree in real
estate and finance from USC (1967);
Juris Doctorate from Loyola University,
Los Angeles (1971)
Ftimily: Wife Kay and three children,
Kyle, Scott and Madison. ages 13, 11 and
9. respectively
Hobbies: Boating. snow skung and golf.
LONG-TERM
IMPACT
'My goals and
expectations for
the city of
Newport Beach in
2004 would be to
continue to
address the
significant issu es
that have a
long-lasting
impact on th e city.'
TWO-TIMER
'Being appointed
mayor again
allows m e to do
more good things
for the city.'
Sonday, December 28, 2003 Al
STEVE McCRANK /DAlLVPILOl
Back in the saddl.e again
Newport Beach developer Tod Ridgeway looks to continue to build
upon projects and get new things going in the city he Lives in and loves.
T od Ridgeway recently
returned to the Newport
Beach mayor's chair tha t
he occupied in 2002, sliding
one spot over from his 2003
vice mayor seat.
A long-time Newport Beach
resident, Ridgeway is looking
forward tu leading the cit y
thro ugh a variety of difficult
issues, especially those
penajning to wate1 quality.
l<idgeway took some time
during a busy Quistmas
season with his family co
answer questions po:,ed by the
Piloc. Here's what he had to
say:
How long have you IJved ln
Newport Beach? What brought you
h ere7
I have lived hcrl' pcr111ancnlly '>inet.•
1975. Prior to that I was m and out of
residency while attending both
undergraduate and post graduatr
school. I came here because of tht:
great weather and potentlaJ grow1h of
Orange County.
What's your greatest
Newport-specLDc memoryT Your
worstf
Greatest mem ory was gcWng lost
on Udo Isle as a 10-year-old with my
mother. She made a wrong turn to ge1
to Balboa Island. My mother, brother
and I got to look a t the then-m ansions
of Udo (I was raised in a pre-war
dingbat -two bedroo m s, one
bathroom ) in Los Angeles and the
homes on Udo were great to see.
What are your hopes/expectatlona
for the dty next yearT
My goals and expectations for rhe
city of Newport Beach In .!004 would
b e to continue to addre!.~ the
significant Issues that have a
long-las1ing im pact on tJ1e city Firs!,
the General Plan Update that L
requ ired to be updated by the sta te
every 10 years will be before the
various citi1.en groups for in put. The
numerous co nsultant reports that
include an inventory or park.ing in the
city or Newport Beach , natural
resources that include
Environmen1ally Sensitive Habitat
areas to wellands. open space
elem ents and park.lands, etc.
Ad ditfonally, the model traffic s tudy
will be compared to land uses
th1uughou1 the city and along with
the above report~ will need to be
d1~cussed, debated and assimilated
into a document that ultimately wiJI
be before aJI the citizens for a vote.
Second. the long-awaited Local
Coastal Plan that is required by the
California Coastal Comm ission will
need to bl' presented to the planning
commission and City Council before·
it can be presented to the Coastal
Commission for review and approval.
rhe land use an d coastal acces~
'!ccllon'> of the plan have been
reviewed by the Local Coastal Pla n
commi11ec an d approved. Tiw
b iological resources section is
currently under review and will tah·
into consideration the hack bay.
wetlands, open space. ESHA's,
intertidal areas. etc. The overall plan
should be ready for publir comment
late in the year 2004.
Next, the city will con tinue to be
ever-vigilant regarding water q uality
issues. The Coastal /Bay Water Quality
Commillel' m eets once a month to
review the water testing performed by
the county at 35 locations in the
h arbor. Also. the ocean waters are
tested daily by the Orange County
Sanitation District a nd 1h e results of
those tes ts are likewise discussed to
determine 1r any action needs to be
taken by the city. The city is
responsible fo r enforcement of the
Oean Water Act of the EPA through
enforcement of the National Pollution
Discharge System (storm d rains) that
is e nforced by ltegional Water Quali ty
Board, Santa Ana Region. ·rwo new enforcement officers were
hu cd in 2003 to oversee kee ping our
bay and ocean waters clean. At the
EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK
l'nd or 2003 the city announcl·d the
forrna11on or the Spheres Committee
to discus..'> with rhe County of Orange
issues such as West Santa Ana Heights
annexation. transfer or Lhe Coyote
I.and Fill in Lhe Newport Coast
community, taki ng over jurisdictlon or
the harbor from the Orange County
Sheriff and possible transfer of the
John Wayne Ai rport to the city of
Newport Beach. These sphere issut.:~
have bCl'll talked about for years wi1h
no lon11al position ever taken . This
committee will al least see if lhere are
mason~ to purMll' furthe r discussion.
Besidc1. the M·ven village areas of
Newport Beach, 1hc hMhor needs to
be the fucal puinr lor u ty issues. With
the creation of th e Harbor Element to
the Gem •ral Plan (the only one in the
nation that we are aware of). council
will need to suppon 1h1: action-. of the
new I larhur Comm1"""'
1.a.,lly. 1>1stric1 I, wtlll h I H·prl·sent.
has a number ul llrllJl l h th.II will
surface during .!004 J hq 111tludc a
new rity hall with a 111\\11 -.quail'. thl
ho tel ar Marim1 1'.11 k, 1evi1.1 li1.1111111 111
IJdo Marina Villa~c. the ~11111h l oa~I
Shipyard mas te r plan and, la!>I h1J1 nul
least. comple tion of Balboa Vlll.1~c.
ExplaJn 1he 'honor' of being
chosen mayor agaJn, although It 's
largely a ceremonial changing of the
guard. What makes your
appointment as mayor special?
Being a ppointed mayor again
allows me to do more good thinw1 fu1
the city. While the position Is
ceremonlaJ and reliant on the entire
City Council for any action to occu1. 11
demands that the mayor be
knowledgeable in every fact·t of the
decision-making process. I enjoy 1hb
involvement.
What dty Issue do you expect to
present the grealeat challenge lo lhe
City Coundlf How do you hope to
lead the council through the luue, as
mayorf
The greatest i~sue will be the
Sphere's issue with the County of
Orange. As a member or the Southern
CaJifornia Assn. of Governments
Aviation Ta~k Force and
Transportation and Communica11on<.
Committees for the last four years. I
have a unique regional pcr~pecllvc of
the growth issuei; and transportation
infrastruct ure in Soulhe rn Ca lifo rnia.
This organization has a 75 mcmbcr
board that meets once a mo nth.
Members include the general
manager to IAX and Ontario Ai rport,
supervisors from the Ove-county area
comprising SCAG and mayor~ ant.I
council m embers of every rncmlwr
city.
What's your ravorile holJday
melody? What makes It stWld out
from the restJ
O'Night Devine -bo th 1lw tum·
and lyril:s remind us to be h u111hlt•
unto the Lon.I.
What are your plans for New Year's ever
To be witJ1 my lamtly .u1d lnC'nd' at
our home in Lake Arrowhedd.
Any New Year's resolutions?
Try 10 be a better husband and
father to my family.
What's the most useful New Year's
resolutJon you've come up wfthf
Not making a resolution.
How does Newport Beach 1tand
out from othe.r coastal cttJes during
the holiday eeuonf
The harbor and the O u istma.'> hoar
parade are unique to Southern
California and the nation. The
tradition of the boat paradl' a nd the
decorated homes as sponso1ed by tht·
Newport Harbor Cllamber of
Commerce will always m akl' thi' city
the great place that it is.
Any general closlng thoughts on
the passlng or coming yul'f
Continued peace and prosperity to
the na tion, sta te and citizens of
Newport Beach.
Let these pages be your voice
FR OM THE
NEWSROOM
Editor
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Dodero
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cation.
His
column
will
retum
next
E dJtor. Fortun p.<tge editor. Forum
Page llditor Lolltn Harper.
lt has a nice tittle dng to It. bub?
II Mt yet. perhaps It w0J grow on )W. It
hu ccrtablly grown on me.
The more I edit your ubmlssions to
the forum .,.. the more I am reminded
~why I was lnldaDy attracted to JOumallam as a profes.tjon. 1 loYe people. I ~ talking. I love talk.Ing to peop&e and
listening to thelr stod
Your leoen nre run of ~ur own
elq>ertlae. your optn1ons and ~ur
penonal tCJlldlet. l1le)' Ille a valuable
addldon to our popt.'1' and I am pleued to
be cbuged with the msponalbllity of
~ttr adds an lntet'Clltlnc
'*on vmbm local ctet.tee or olen a
tunorou8 tntedote rega.n:H~ an area
..... ~ telklentt ldd chetr
LOLITA
HARPER
unftltered.
My pl aa the new forum {>IP editor
fa to mak8 that vo6ce beard. I hope ro do
thit by~ lhe lnMaedon between
myMlf and thole who write In. I want to
talk to you. create a~
reladotllll\lp, lib yot• bow that this la yuur
\
sounding board-for relevant issues,
anyway.
The1e forum pages arc the cpl1ome of
·putting readers first.· as they a.re your
pages. I guess you can think of m e as the No complaintB about bad Christmas
gilts or horrlble 6nt dates. please.
Although I have a dooey about this one
guy, who thought the l.dea or a nice nWtt
dinner out was -ntco Tue9day" at a local
bar ... but I dAgress.
• broker -correcting mlnor style mistakes
or striking certain lhl.ogs that could get us
sued.
Of course there Is Umited spaa: and we
can only run 80 many letters but don't Jet
that stop you.. lf aomethl.ng spatb yuur
lntemst or bolls your blood, let us know.
But more than tus• leclmg us know -let
)'OUf nef8'\bof'll know. 'Jell your
oommunity leaden. Send ~ur elected
oftlclala a message. •
Al!k any commuotry JOUl'llllilt-or any ono on thJs etaft' -and they will tell you
that we must always '9<>I( al me newt thal
we lJrlnt In terms ol how tt will benefit
ourrelden.
Your letters keep my job hsll. It I&
never the same th1ng lWk:e. Well, some
folb like to dr1ve home the same point.
but those submissions are still very, very
lnfonnattve-I have learned a luL
Thank ~u to all who have
congratulated me on this step In my
career. I hope these pages arc as
lnten!Stlng (or ~u lo mad, at they are for
me to oomptl~.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"We came back
and showed a lot
of character."
.• 8-Mtt. Newport Hatbor pts water polo coach
Daily Pilot Sports Editor Rlchsd Dunn: (9491574-4223 • Sports Fu: 19491650-0170
EYEOPENER
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Sunday, December 28, 2003 Bl
BOYS BASKETBALL . .
P.irito powers Eagles' quarterfinal win
Junior scores 30 to help Estancia
get past Workman and advance
scored the game's first seven points and 11
of F.stancia's 16 in the first quarter.
. to tonight's Coast Classic semis.
Bryce Aldertoft
Daily Pilot
"That's the best game we've had all year,"
Estancia first-year coach Russell King said.
"We executed everything we called offen-
sively and defensively, it .was our best ef-
fort. We rebounded , played the passing
lanes and reversed the ball to get good shots.·
COSTA MESA -Pb11adelphia 76ers guard Allen
Iverson might bear the ni~e. "the Answer,"
but Estancia High junior Carlos Pinto did his best
Saturday night to justify his stake to a similar sort
Senior Scon Sankey grabbed 12 rebounds to go
with six points while sophomore guard Mike
McDaniels tallied 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
which included three three-pointers.
of descriptor. .
The three-year starter poured in 30 points to go
with seven rebounds in leading the Estancia boys
basketball team to a 51-43 victory over Worlcman,
the designated home team, in the quarterfinals of
Pinto drained four threes and was a threat from
wherever he was on the court.
• the Estancia Coast Oassic.
The Eagles (7-4) led from start to finish as Pinto
"(Pinto) was more than we could handle. That is
what a leader does for his team," Worlcman Coach
Steve Danaha said. "He hit the big shot when he
had to hit it and I give their staff credit for allowing
him to get those shots and being successful ...
Sailors
handle
rivals
Newport Harbor follows semifinal
lo ss by beating CdM for third .
SteveVJra•
Daily Pilot
NEWPORT BEACH -They were down, but cer-
tainly not out.
After losing badly In the semifinals, the Newport
Harbor High Sailors earned third place with an 8-5
girls water polo victory over Back Bay rivaJ Corona
del Mar in the Newport Harbor-Corona del Mar
Holiday Cup Saturday at Newport.
The Sailors (5· l l were able to pick themselves up
because they stayed away from foul trouble and fac-
ing the Sea Kings inspired them.
•
•
"We came back and showed a lot
of character," said Newport Coach
BUJ Barnett, whose team suffered an
11-5 semifinal loss to Santa Barbara
earlier in the day. "We got pounced
(on) by Santa Barbara. It shows a lot
of character on (the Sailors) part to
come back and play a really hard
game and wtn. They responded well.
I was very pleased."
Newport junior Anne Belden and
senior Carolyn Conway scored to
give the Sailors a 2-0 lead in the first
quarter, just the advantage the Tars
needed to hold off CdM, whlch lost, 4-2, to Foothill
in the other semifinal.
Foothill 0 0-0), which now has a 47-game winning
streak. won the Holiday Cup with a l 0-7 victory over
San ta Barbara
"They have a very strong team," .Foothill Coach
Dave Mikesell said of CdM. "Jordan (Anae) and Ca·
miUe (Hewko) played tough and their hero was the
goalie, (Brinanyl Fullen. CdM matched up very well
with us. They have a pretty good team.·
The Sea Kings (3 -5) showed some of thelr strength
See BATTLE, Pase 82
GIRLS WATER POLO
Above, Newport Harbor High's Sarah Mutt
(8) passes the ball over Corona def Mar's
Vivian Liao in Saturday's third-place game of
the Newport
Harbor-Corona def
Mar Holiday Cup
tournament at
Newport Harbor
High. The Sailors
earned an 8-5
victory, the
program's second
over CdM this
season. Inset.
Newport Harbor's Carolyn Conway fires a
shot for one of her three goals. At right,
CdM goalkeeper Brittany Fullen blocks a
Sailor shot for one of her seven saves.
Wocbnan (3-6) closed the filial three
minutes, 34 seconds of the third quarter
with an 11-0 run, getting within 34-33.
etrating, you have to look for other guys to make
shot& Mike McDaniels had a great game and Hugo
Fscobedo fed the open guys.·
Then it was Pinto time .
The 2003 first-team All-Golden West·
League performer scored the first seven
points of the fourth quarter to give Estan-
cia a 41 -33 lead with 6:20 remaining. Pinto tallied
Eacobedo talli~ four second-half assists to go
with three steals and two points.
Senior forward Derek Fowler led the Lobos with
17 points -13 in the second half -while guard
Myron Butler added LO.
11 of Estancia's final 17 points. He drove the lane
for a left-handed layup, giving the Eagles a 47-38
lead with 2:58 remaining.
A layin by Fow1er with 2:55 to go in the second
quaner was the first points for either team in the
period as both defenses stiffened.
The Lobo~ employed a full-court press in the
second half ln an attempt to thwan ~tancia's at-
tack. but King said his players responded to the
defensive scheme.
Pinto and McDaniels both made threes for the
Eagles' six second-quarter points.
"Our zone offense stretched to Oash Pinto
toward the hlgh post, but you couldn't stick on one
guy,· King said. "You have to lc:now where (Pinto) is
at. lf a team clamps down on Carlos as he is pen-
The Eagles advance to the championship semi-
finals for a fourth straight season and will face
Riverside Poly at 6:25 p.m. Monday.
"We've watched their first two (tournament)
PHOTOS BYMARKC. DUSTIN/DAILY PILOT
Sff EAGLES, Pa1e 82
THE BIG EASY
Yardley
battles
onward
T his was supposed to be my Top
10 column, checking out the
high points of 2003 with some
follow-ups to help remind you
of of some of the bener moments, and
perhaps touch on something you might
have missed.
But it's tough getdng past No. 1.
And it's not too hard for anyone. 1
would think. to come up with the
subject, since No. 1
always seems to go
hand-in-hand with
Naismith Basketball
Hall of Farner
George Yardley. who
continues to deaJ
with Lou Gehrig's
disease with a
strength and
character most have
come to e>epect fTom
the original "Bird" of ROGER
the NM. CARLSON
A good case in
point comes from his daughter, Anne,
who tells of a recent gathering at the
Yardley home in Newport Beach with
several longtime friends.
Most of them had grown over the
years, including their noses and
stomachs. according to Anne, but she
spoke up and said it had been a long
lime since she had seen a roomful of so
many handsome men.
lt took a few moments before George
was able to put the response in focus
after scanning the room. but rhen said .
"Would you like a second opinion on
thar?"
George may be slowing down a little.
But he hasn't lost his sense of humor
ince the diagnosis of ALS earlier this
year.
In the not-too-distant furure. it is
anticipated there will be a "Tribute to
Geoi:ge Yardley" celebration at the Bay
Oub, perhaps in April. according to
Anne Yardley.
See EASY, Pa1e 82
CATCHING UP WITH
Mark Hill
Former OCC men's
basketball coach in first
year guiding Laguna ·
Beach High Breakers.
lryce Alderton
Daffy Pilot
F ormer Orange Coast College
men's basketball coach Mark HUJ
can't aeem to stay away from
coutal Orange County.
The 45-year·old, who lives ln
Anaheim Hills with wife Debi, ls a
physical educatJon lnttructor by day
at &peranu High -where he led a
resurgent boys buketball program
trom 1988·96. But by 1:40 each
weekday afternoon, be la on the rotd, ·
hMded to IAguna Beach High.
The Bl Toro High grad who played
three years In Lucerne, Switzerland, as
a ~ for the BeussbUhl·Basket
team, Is ln his flrst year guiding the
Laguna Beach boys varsity team,
wbfch wu 4-5 as of Dec. 20, includlng
winning the consolatJon
champlonlhlp of the La Quinta
tournament. The Breakers teached the
ftfth-place g"'1Je of the Irvine World
News tournament, which featured
county strongbolcb Mater Oei and
Woodbridge, even with two of their
starters -6-foot·S senior Austin
Sands and freshman guard Clleyne
MartJn -out because of Wness.
•1•ve enjoyed ll ao far,• MJd Hill,
who amused a 29·!U record from
1999-2001 at OCC. where he was an
1111latant for two yean (1997·99)
•
..
I I
12 ~. December l 8, 2003
BAmE
Continued from Bl
against Newport. ·Oley crawted back
from a 4-1 denc11 and puUed to withln
one, as Amy uaclt scored on a six-on-
five opportunity and Natalie Wayte
made good on a Job sho1 with 3:43 left
In the third.
Rut Newpon juoaor ~Ing Taylor
drt.'w J kkl-out and then took an assist
from Lonw.ty lo M"ore on the power
play w11l1 34 i.ecunds remaining.
rtw Sailors IJ1en weut up, 6 3, when
< .onway convertc9 w1 assist from Bel·
dl'n lrss than two minutes Into the
fourth. Conway and Belden t.11pped the
M'C1rlng for Newport.
the Back Bay maJry matchup.
lo a wild pine that featured a1x lies
and three leed·changes. Newpon edged
Cd.M. 8-7, Dec. 19. a1so at Newpott.
Though the Saa.lor bad su&red a
to.._gt\ semifinal loss to Santa Barbara
(7#2), CdM Coach Aaron Chaney didn't
count on his Sea Kings having any ad--
vantage.
•Newpon's to ugh.· Olaney saJd.
"Bamen is 001 going to allow th.at
TI1ey're going to come out 1ough every
game.·
Though CdM lost twice Saturday, the
Sea Kings were able to build confi-
dence.
•1 'don't know ,how many coaches
would be happy with their telln when
1hey are 3-5, but I'm pretty happy with
what -chese guys are doing.· Cllaney
sald ..
Chaney aJso sa1d CdM definitely t\ad
opportunities to defeat Foo1hllJ.
and they weren't. That's the way It ls. It's
lilte playing a mne (defense) In basket-
ball. You hlt the outside shot. It's uot go·
Ing to do any good.·
Newport~........, Cup
l1*if1illC• pme
Newport Haft>or ••
Corona del MM S
5cof9 bY O....rters
C-OM b122 5
Newport 2 1 2 3 a
C0t0na del Met -Anae 2, Stradt 1. Wayte 1,
Llao 1. Saves -Fullen 7.
Newport Harbof -Selden 3. Conway 3, Mutt
1, Taylor 1. Saves -Housepuin 4, Cottam 4.
Semlflnal
Foothill 4. Corona del Mar 2
5cof9 bY Ouarten
CdM b o 1 1
Foothill 1 2 o 1 4
Coron• del Mar -Anae 1, Ead1ngton 1. Savee
Fullen 14.
•A lot of thl: t;itt!. felt very dbcour-
Jl(C~ ldfler Santa &rbaral." said New·
pon 'eniur l~ka UoJI. a team co-cap-
tain. "We did not play up to par. We
wanted lo come balk. and i.ay. 'thb is
really how our tearn ": "
Ari.1e lt'<.I <:dM wi th two l(Oals, while
Str.ic k. WJytl' .ind Vivian I Jao Jddl'd
one each
Senior Katya Eadlngton scored on a
counterattack and on an assist Crom
I lewko to pu1 CdM within 3-2, with 6:02
left in the game. But Lauren Miller
!>Cored on a s~·on-five situation with
4:31 left and the Knights defended weU
down the bl retch.
MARI< C. DUSTIN/DAILY Pl.OT
Newport Harbor High's Ashling Taylor, left, positions to unleash a shot while
Corona del Mar's Vivian Lao apples pressure in Sailors' 8-5 v.1n Saturday.
Foothill -Krause 2, Miller 2 Saves
Krumpholz 11.
Semllnal
Santa Batt>ana tt,
Newport Harbof 5
Seo~ bY Quarters
found a way 10 win. teammates. I dM go..ilat• lln1t.i11y H1ll1·n re<.·orded
'eVt'll '-!Vt.',,
I h1• Nl'wport K<>••lle,. Kini I low,epian
.uul lcr111 <.uttJm, hJd fo ur \HVl'S each.
Nl•wpor1 11.irhor h.i' 1111w defeated
t dM thn·1· 'tr,11Khl 11111e,. Before that,
1lw ~·.i Kull('> l1<1d won two 111 a row in
Foothill led, 3-0. at the half. JUl1ru1
Krause's goal with three seconds left be-
fore the half, especially hun the Sea
Kings. Olaney said. CdM found some
offense and Fuilen's 14 saves kept the
Sea King1> in the game. but the Knights
In Newpon's semifinal against Santa
Barbara, junior Kami Craig. who plays
on the 20-and-under U.S. national jw1-
lor team. scored a game-high four
goals. Craig. a transfer from Santa Ynez.
also created open outside shots for her
"She's the best player I've seen so far
in CJF." Barnett said. "So, what do you
do? If you press, they get her the ball
and she scores. Jfyou drop on her. their
outside shooters score. We were hoping
that their outside shooters wouJd be off
Santa Barbara ~ 5 3 1 n
Newport 3 0 I I 5
Santa B.wrbanl -Craig 4, Nichols 2, Frost 2,
Bugay 2, Loute 1. Saves May 8
Newport Harbor -Ball 2, Taylor 2. Conway 1.
Saves ColtBm 1.
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EASY
Continued from B 1
The focus will be in helping
fund the tremendous work of
the Salk lnstitule for Biological
Studies in La Jolla, which
recently has come forth wilh
some very promising news
regarding gene therapy,
designed to slow down the
process of what is technicaUy
known as amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis.
More than 30,000 Americans
are aftlicted with this disease.
best known for cutting down
New York Yankee great Lou
Gehrig before his 39th binhday.
A research team Jed by the
Salk Institute has found a new,
gene-based treatment that
appears lo nearly double the life
span in a mouse.
A lot of Lime is stiU needed to
close the gap between a m ouse
and George, but the projections
are that the gene appears to
create a longer life span,
preserve nerve ceUs and reduce
muscle atrophy.
And, although there is always
a lot of mlk about ~rther step!>
required, they are 111:verthelc~
in the planning stagei> for
hwnan Lriab.
Meanwhile. the pride of
Newpon Harbor High. who went
on to Stanford and the NBA.
mostly with the Pistons in Fort
Wayne and Detroit, continues
the challenge.
The arms are weaker, but, as
Anne puts it. Wit's gerting
tougher to get around, but he
HILL
Continued from B l
under Tim O'Brien, now the
head boys coach at Northwood.
"It is challenging because the
(Laguna Beach) program hasn't
been successful the last few
years, but we're trying to turn
that around," Hill said. The
Breakers have won one league
Litle the past 36 seasons ( 1999).
Hill's coaching philosophy
hasn't changed much. He wants
his kids 10 be coachable while
instilling discipline and helping
his players maintain a solid
work ethic.
wlt doesn't focus on winning
or losing. but getting aU the
guys to be accountable and
will rise to the occasion.·
George and some of the inner
circle are spending a couple of
weeks in the Carlsbad area and,
soon after IJ1e tum of the year,
the focus will be on Lhe Bay Oub
fesrivitles, hopefully in April, m1d
hopefully with Dick Enberg
involved. More information on
this ln the next few weeks is
expected, so stay tuned.
Earlier, In November. the
Yardleys had a big, birthday
blowout. l)'pically. ii was a grea1
success.
In April It will he nearly eight
years since George Yardley was
toasted in Sprinbrfield. Mass .. at
the Hall of Fame'!> induction
ceremonies as part of the O ass
of'96.
While athlete!> are Qlway!> the
focus of the sport'> pages. may I
add three nanies for your
consid eration?
Please learn of the following:
Fred fl. Gage, profe!>Sor of
genetics. Salle research feUow
Arian Kaspar, and Jeffrey
Rothstein, profes.-;or of
neurology al Johns Hopkins
University. They are the
ringleaders responsible for this
latest breakthrough in research.
They are heroes i11 every !>em.e
of the word and, although they
most lilcely will not bc'1t tht·
upcoming Bay <luh re!.tivities.
they certainly deserve a standing
ovation.
It should be noted that in la<o1
week's column. referring to the
CoUege Football Hall of Fame, I
erroneously placed it on the
campus o( Notre Dame.
have respect. If we do that. we
will be successful. .. I liU said.
Succc!>S has clo!>l'ly followed
1 lill. I le led E.'>peranza 10 thrc.c
Sunset League title!> in his last
five years at the school and his
final seven Azte<.: learns
qualified for the playoffs.
The Pirates made the playoffs
all four years he was at Orange
Coast.
"ICoachingl jun ior college
basketball is different because
you are only working with your
set ofldds." !lilt said ... In high
school, you have (junior
varsity) and freshmen team s (lo
attend tol.
Laguna Beach -with an
enroUment of about 650
students -pales in
comparison 10 the nearly 3,000
kids at F.speranza.
EAGLES
Continued from B 1
games and they execute the
half-court offense to precision."
King said. ·we want 10 defend
our home court, which was
enough of an Inspiration (Sat·
wdayl to go out and play hard
and smart.•
That's what J had led myself lo
believe. Rut, in fact. according to
Hall of Fame Director of
Operations Rick Walls, ii is somt'
three miles off the campus in
downtown South Bend.
Still, some will suggest South
Rend itself, is part of Noire
Dame's campus.
My visit to this storied hall
some years ago took place in
IGngs Point, Ohio, and I can
assure every football fan
anywhere, it is well wonh
seeing.
It is a "IC)" from '\tart to finish.
whether within walking distance
of the golden dome or not.
Nevenheless. Walls says 1he 1 lall
fights a constant batlle to
appear unbiased or neutral and
represenl all of college football.
I suppose that may have been
the thinking when it was first
conceived, IU put il al such an
obvious neulral '>ite as Kings
Point. Bui it was so far, too far,
ofT the beaten palh.
BringinK the hall into the
mainstream at South Bend
brought il into the limelight.
There is no entity. anywhere,
that deserves the gratitude of
collcv.c football fans more than
1he College Football l lall of
fame. Fou1ball'1> Smilhi;onlan, il
i!> truly a national trea:.urc and
the only comparable ~purl!. hull
of fame is baseball's
CoopPr!>town.
l ley! See you next Sunday!
• ROGER CARLSON is the former
sports editor fo r the Daily Pilot. His
column appears on Sundays. He
can be readied by e-mail al
rogeranddorothea a msn com
"We do.n't get 40 kids coming
out for freshman basketball. We
might have 12 kids on the
freshman tc:tm and that Is a
proble m," 1 lill said. "Bui, it is
all relative. 111c parents have
been supportive and happy
with what is going on and that
is what makes ii worthwhile."
Working along the coast is
also appealing.
"It is a fun area," he said.
AU signs point toward
progress al La guna in I !ill'!>
view. The Breakers will be
among 1he teams ba ttling
Corona del Mar in the Pacific
Coast League.
*We have exceeded
expectations so far with 1wo
starters out: he said. "There il>
a lot or upside to this team with
a lot of growth left."
Estancia Coast Clllulc:
QUrii'ftliil
Estancia 51, Woftlman 43
S4:of'e bY Quart.efll E11ancia 1k 6 12 n s1
Wortman 9 7 11 10 43
Est.and& -Pinto 30, Senkey 6,
Escobedo 2. Vlnimontes 0, McDarnols
13. Merkley 0, Meiuner 0.
3-pt. goals -Pinto 4, McOanlela 3.
Wottlrnen -f.owler 17, Morales S,
Butler 10, Leon 3, Ruiz 0, Frausto 6.
Vargn •. Diaz o.
3-pt. goale -Freuato 2. Leon 1.
Fouled out-Moralea.
MEN'S WATER POLO
UCI pair All-Americans
UC ltvlne Junior Dan Noon
hu been lelec:ted second-team
AD·Amerbn by the American
W.ter Polo Coacbes Aslodation
Put • f9W words
to work for you.
Call the
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P110lOSBY MARK C. OUSllN/Oi\ILY PILOT
Corona del Mar High sophomore Ryan Lance { 11) drives against the defense of San Clemente's
Landon Pluimer. The Tritons won, 53-35, in an Estancia Coast Classic quarterfinal Saturday night.
Tritons silence Sea King s
San Clemente
overpowers CdM
in Coast Classic
quarterfinal.
Bryce Alderton
Daily Pilot
COSTA MESA -Even before
tipoff, Corona del Mar High boys
baskelbaU coach Ryan Curry
knew hJs learn faced a tough tesl
in 1he quarterfinals of the Estan-
cia Coast Oassic.
You can also add the adjective
"taUft to that description as the
San Ocmente, the designated
visiting team, overpowered the
Sea JGng)) on the board'> and on
the scoreboard tu the tune of a
53-35 victory
•
Saturday.
San Oe-
mente, wh il:h
included 6-
foot-9 starting
sophomore cen·
ter Taylor 1 larri·
son. outrebounded the Sea
Kings, 42-ZO, causing Curry
ari~t.
"If the kids arc tall, there is no
reason you can't put a body on
w meone and make som eone
Shoot over the top." Curry said.
¥We have to rebound in order to
run transition ."
The Sea Kings (6-6) were
forced to play catch up after San
Oemente burst to a 10· I lead
the first four minutes, 57 sec-
onds of the game.
CdM missed its first 11 Oeld-
goal auempts before senior
guard Adam Pree<te scored two
of his six polnt.s with a layur to
I.rim the lead to I 0-3.
&!nlor guard Jay Northridgc
led CdM with 10 points while
Pancho Seaborn was held to
eight point.&. Freede. who tallied
s1x assists. and Northridge each
had five steals. contributing to
CdM's Kevin Welch (22) beats
San Clemente's Mike Maley to
a loose ball during action at ttie
Estancia Coast Classic.
I 0 of San Ocmcnte'!t 22 total
turnovers. CdM had nine tum·
overs.
Thirteen fi rst-half turnovers
allowed CdM. which never led,
to slowly creep to within 20-17
by halftime.
Freede found junior Kevin
Welch under the hoop for a
layup to trim the San Oemente
lead to 28-26 with 3: 18 lcft In the
third quarter.
Rut CdM would get no closer
as San Oemente wen t on a 7-0
run 10 close out the period,
sparked by five points from sen·
ior forward Andrew Williams.
"We missed a layup, they rut a
three and we missed another
layup," Curry said about the se·
quence of even ts af1er the 28-26
deficit. "Before you knew it, we
had spent way too much energy.
Every time we needed a stop or
a bucket, we could not get it."
Freshman Landon Pluimer led
San Oemente with 12 points, in-
cluding three three·poinrers,
whUe Harrison tallied 10 points
and seven rebounds.
"lhe Tnton:. (6-61 d r.tined five
threes while Northridge tallied
CdM's loue three hall, the first
1jme the St•a Kings have bet•n
held to one trey since their third
game of the season.
"We weren't content to go all
the way I with the set offense I."
Curry said. "We shot way 100
early. You would like to make thl·
defense work. harder antl harder
with running the passing game. rnu· ltiton:.J forced "' to get out
uf1hat.ft
"We knew we hatl 10 stor Slm-
hom," San Oemcnte Coach
Shawn Mulligan said. Seaborn
had avPragcd 26.4 pwnb in h1'
lusl rive games. "Some or lhc
other guys l:hanged 1hclr defcn·
!)ive pressure and did n good job
adju!>ting lo oth er ._'lly'>. Uul
CdM is a scrappy team. They
played tough against us. It
wasn't a pretty game, bu1 we'll
take It."
Welch scored four points
while f!cid W<ilanahe and Brian
Heynolds each added 1wu poinls
for CdM, \.vhich rc1urn' to action
at 3:15 p.m. Monday agaimt 1hc
Foothill Knights.
The Sea Kings came intO Sat-
urday's game havi11f( won four
consecutive tournament games
dating to last year, when they
won U1c coni.olation champion·
ship.
Einana. Coast Cla11lc
QUrif1lfiil
San Qemente 53.
COf'Ona del Mar 35 Score by Ou•l'ters Son Clememe 13 1 15 19 !13 CdM 5 12 9 9 3f> s.n Ctementa -Plutmef 12, Willsey
6, Harrison 10, Wood 2, Matey 9,
W1lhams 7. Wodlslte 5, Roberta 2,
Rualtinovich O. Ochoa 0, Mimms 0.
3 pt. goals -Plulmer 3, Wodiske 1,
Williams 1.
Corona CS.I Mar -Seaborn 8. T. L.anoo
1, A. La~ 2. Freede 6, Northridge
10, K. Welch 4, Watanabe 2, Reynolds
2, McOoneld 0, Kabaklian 0, T. Welch
0
3-pt goals -Northridge t.
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Sunday. OeGember 28, 2003 IS
BRIEFLY
Walker leads Sailors
• Newport Harbor High sen-
ior Joel Walker scored seven
goals In two Sailor victories
Saturday as the Tars finished
ninth In the Trabuco Hills
boys soccer tournament at
Newpon committed just Ove
turnovers.
The Tars return to action at I
p.m. Monday against Monroe
CaLholic. also from Fairbanks.
Trab4co Hills High. Capital City Clanlc
Walker had five goals in a Fliif:niUild j)OOt j)liy
7-l win ove r Burroughs of Newpof't 11, North Pole ss
Ridgec rest, then scored Score by Ouart•n
twice tn n 4 -0 triumph over Newpon 13 1• 11 20 ee
II North Pole 14 t& a 11 -~6 Santa Ana Va ey •in the 'N•wportHaft>or -Sw1gart15,
nlnth·place gam e. lie had Whitfield 4, Stoltz 3, Eddington 8,
nlne goals in the four-game Lawrence 8, Millef 18, Slatef 7.
tournament. Trobman 3. Celek O, l<oon O, Mello
S . 0 I f M II d o, Oeyan o. e n1or et e oe er a n 3 pt goals . Swiga n 3 Miller 2
junior Nicholas Hedriks each Slater 1 · ·
added goals against Rur-North Pote C Hemsley 3.
ro ughs. while junior Matt Mcln1osh 10, Gedhafdt 2. Dahlke 11 , • . • Burkhead 27, Larson 2. Collier and senior Matt fracy 3 pt. goals Oahlke 3.
rounde d o ut the scoring
against Valley.
Juan Cruz had four ~aves Locals score for Cal against Valley to post the
team's second s huto ut of the
year. The Sailors arc now 6-3.
Newport visils Ba ck Hay ri ·
val Corona de\ Mar Jan. 7 lo
conclude pre league play.
Sailors win in Alaska
• MSKETBALL: Senior Jamie
Diefenbach scored a game·
high 15 points and grabbed
nine re bounds to help ll'ad the
Newport Harbor t I igh boys
basketball team to a 57 si win
over Olympic of Se3*le. Wash.
I iJl lhe first round Of POOi pluy i'J(
the Capital City Oassic 111 Ju ·
neau, Alaska Saturday.
Taylor Young contrihutl•d 11
points and seven rchoundi..
while Dennis I leena11 alsu
scored II points for the !'>ailor-.
(8-4).
Newp ort outscored Olympic,
20-11 , in lh e fourth quartl'r as it
overcame a 4 I -37 deficit. The
Sailors committed 22 turn-
overs, but reKaincd control in
1hc final quarter. With nu !.ho t
dock, the Sailors used patience
at the offensive end. Newport
assistanr coach Rryan Cottricl
said.
The Sailors return tu tourna-
ment action Monday. when
they face North Pole I ligh of
Fa irbanks, Alaska.
Capital City Ctaulc
flrit·round pool Pi•Y
Newport Harbor 57. Olympic 52
Score by Ou•rters Newport 9 11 11 20 s1
Olympic 13 a 20 11 !>.?
Newport -Mouradyan 4, Pemne 8, Heenan 11. Young 11, Oierenbach
15, MacBeth 4, Hunter 2, Onh 2
3 pt goals -Heenan 1.
Olympic -Thomas 12, Eadie 3.
Lohrman 11 , Fry 2, Shaw 4,
Mandeville 2, Bnun 2, Smith 8, Messing 6, Moore 2.
3 pt. goals -Messing 2. Ead1a 1 Fouled out Eadie.
Tars tinker, triumph
• BASKETBALL: A defeni.ive
ad1u1>1menl afte r the first quar-
ter proved effective for the
Nl•wporl I I arbor High girls
ba'>kc tball team in its 66-55 vic-
tory over North Pole. from Fair-
bank!'., Alask11, to open pool
play in 1he Capital City Oai.sic
Saturday at luneau-Douglas
High m Alaska.
Shartle Burkhead scored a
game-high 27 points for North
Pole (2-1 ), hut was held to 15 in
the final three quarter&, thanks
to more double ream s and an
effective press employed by the
Sailors (7·4).
Vanessa Miller led Newport
with 18 points, followed by 15
from Victoria Swigart.
Ciara Lawrence and Kristi
F.ddington each tallied eigh t
points while April Slater scored
seven.
JilJla nne Whitfield (four).
Allyson Stolt? (lhree) and
Maaike Trobman (three) all
contrlhuted to the Sailors' at·
tack.
Newport, which outscored
North Pole. 19·9, in 1he third
quarter, rut on ~ or I 0 lhree -
polnters. Including three by
Swigart.
• FOOTML.1..: Cal's 52-49
football win over Virginia Tech
in the Insight Bowl at Hank One
Ballpark in Phoenix. Friday
night included some heroics
from Newpo n -Mesa athlete~.
~ophomore full back llrni.
Ma nderino, a former walk-on
oul of Newport I !arbor High,
i.cored his first rushing touch·
down as a Golden Bear, carry·
in~ in from 3 yards out to help
Cal pull even, 2fl-28 The fi·
foot-I, 230-pound Manderino-
had three carries for 11 yards
and three reception!. for 23
yardi. against lhe I lokies.
Vi nce Strang. who came to
Cal from Orange Coal>! College,
also poi.led his first rushing TD
at Cal, taking a reverse 13 yards
to paydirt.
Strang fini\hed his Cal career
with 10 cames for 35 yards and
22 catdw~ for 305 yards and six
TDs.,
Mandenno·~ career number'>
are now 21 carries for 85 yanh
and 19 rt•ccptions for 17 1 yanb
and one TD.
Mesa's slow start costly
• BASKETBALL: The Costa
Mel.a I ligh boys ha'>k.et ball
team had a typically !.low star1
and Kennedy look advantage to
pol.I a 47 -42 victory Saturday in
the con'\olation quarterfinal!. of
the Orangt• I loliday Cl3.'>&ic at
Cltapman Univers ity.
Kenned y seiz,ed a 211· 16 half
time lead, then held the Mus-
tangs (6-5) ofTCosta Mesa play ..
Cabrillo of Long Beach in the
l:lth·placc i.ernilinaJ Monday
at K>:30 a.m.
Sophomore Scott Kn ox led
Me\a with Ill point!., while jun
iur Jeff Waldron added 11
points and eighr rchou11ds.
Kennedy 47, Costa Mesa 42
Seo,. by OuarteB Costa Mesa • 11 16 10 47 Kennedy a 10 n 7 •7
Costa Mua WaldfOn 11 , Stankovic
3. Knox 18, Krikofian 3. Molina 0,
Aleson 4, Lefebvre 3, Gandia 0, WaseO.
3 pt. goals Knox 3, Wt1ldron 3.
Krikorian 1, Lefebvre 1.
Kennlldy · Patel 4, Scoll 11, Sm11h 2,
Hensel 4, Taylor 16. Quinto 4,
H1enke 4, Sainz 2.
3 pt. goals · Scon I.
Falcons down CdM
• SOCCBR: Senior Dan ny
Whitaker's two goaJs gave the
Corona del Mar High boys soc-
cer team two early leads, but
Santa Ana Valley rallied for a
4-2 victory in the ninth-place
semifinal of the Trabuco I lills
tournamenr Saturday at Tta-
huco HiUs I ligh.
Julien Cerutti and Ouis rung·
strom had assists for CdM,
which led, I -0 and 2-1, before
surrendering the final three
goals of the game to nbsorb its
firs t defeat of the season. ·me Sea Klngs (5-1-4) play
host to Newport Harbor Jan. 7,
before opening Pacific Coas1
League play Jan. 9 at Laguna
Beach.
Wolverines bite Eagles
• BASKETBAU.: Senior
Nancy Castro scored a team·
high 18 points for the second
consecutive game, but ii was
not eno ugh as Aliso Niguel
High's girls basketball team de·
feated Estancia, 51-47. Satur-
day in a consolation quan e r-
finaJ of the Edison -Marina
tournament.
Senior guard Trisha Wase
scored 13 points to go with
eight assists and two steals be·
fore fouling out early in the
foun h quarter, when the Eagles
(2·9) went cold, Coach Tam-
melle Rappa said.
Castro led th e Eagles with 10
reboumh while Brean na NeaJ
taJlied !.ix. Imelda Pena ~cored
nine po1nt1-while Krystal Mino
taJlicd five points a nd nine a~·
~ii.ts.
The fa1gles face ei ther '\outh
Delta or West 1orran ct: ,11 5
p.m. Monday.
Edison-Marina tournament
ons • on qu•rtirftnir
Aliso Niguel 51, Estencla 47
Score by Quarters Aliso 6 11 19 1s St Estancm 111 s 1s 11 4 7
Aliso Niguel -Scurich 19, Larson
10, Mooro 2. Brown 9,
11\osupentnfhos 7, Harncta 2.
Koeppen 2, R1ton o O
3-pt. goals Scuru:h l , Brown 1
Fouled 0111 None Technicals None.
Estancia -Wase 13, Pena 9 , Mino&.
Castro 18, Maldonado 2, Neal O
Floros 0
3 p1 goals Wase 2, Pona 2. Minn I
Fouled ou1 Wase. Technicals None.
Saints outlasl Lightnin g
•BASKETBALL: I lost St. An-
thony had just three players
t.curc. but their combined total
was cnuu~h to lwi.1 Sage 1 lill.
43-311. in the sernnd round of
pool play al the St. Anthony
tournament Saturday in I ong
Beach.
Senior Kevin Joyt·e scored 25
to pace the LiRhlning ((J.4),
who did 1101 hit a three-pointer.
A Sage three-point allempt
with 10 seconds left rimmed
out that would have tied the
score at 4 1, aJJowi111< the Saini'>
to prevail.
Sage co ntinues pool play
against the Ren\.1ii.t.a nce Acad-
emy from l..a Canada, Mo nday
at I :30 at St. Anthony.
SL Allthony Tournament
SiCOild·i"OOCid j)OOI Play
St. Anthony 43, Sage Hill 38
Score by Ou•rters Sage Hilt a & 10 ,, 311 St. Anthony 14 11 10 a •J
Sage Hiil Lefler 2, Lopt1r 7, Joyce
25. Hancock 2, Samol 2, W1lk1ns O,
Voge 0, Ourheim 0, 3·pt. goals None
St. Anthony Simien 14, Deheu 23, Cummings 6.
3 pt. goals S1m1en 3. Oehesa 2
Fouled out Berry.
Technicals Bench 1.
Malone edges Vanguard
• BASKETBl\.LL: Visitin g Ma-
lone College of Ohio edged
Vanguard University. 59-58, ma
nonconferencc gume Saturday
.11 the Pit.
I lorace Wormely led the U-
nn~ (6·51 with 1:J r o int• .. five
~teals and three assists, while
Jo.;h Pierson added 11 point Ii
and Leon Rosborough had 10
rebound-. for the hosts.
Ja:;on I les<t had 19 poin t1> and
22 rebounds for Malone, wh1Ll1
improved lo B-:1.
Nonconference
Malone 59, Vanguard 58
Malone Coblentz 11, Conwell 6,
Hess 19, M1llef 9. Volkmer 9,
Allerd1ng 5 3-pt. goals Volkmor 3, Conwell 2,
Coblentz 1.
Fouled out Miller
V•ngu•rd Wormely 13, Pierson 11,
Oalafu 9. Kim 8, Seekins 6 Rosborough 5, McGee 4, Enns 2
3-pt. goals Pierson 2, Delafu 1, Rosbofough 1
Halftime Matone, 28 25.
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West led I IND!f>, and declater pwsed IO lake S«>Ck. There Wtn ft~
irwnp Dicb. one brl1t and dlRie club Nlfs In dummy. for a fQlal of rune.
Therefore, lbree dilnlOnd tricks wc:tc
needed to land the slam.
If diamonds were 3-3, ii made no
dJlfen:ncc bow decllllU tdled lhc
band. If chc suit broke 4-2. as was
hkefy, thett WI.\ no road IO four trick-\
II Wes1 htld lbe Senath. Bui II East
held lhe long diamond hcadod by 1hc
ki11g. the bhun wll.'l in the baa.
o K743
K 1096
6 AJ 10 6532
SOUTH
• Q97
• K Q75J ,. J2
OJ S • K84
The bldtlJng
SOl.llll WEST lloORTH EAST
Declarer won the li~t trick in
hand, CtQ6.St.d IO dummy with lhe acc.
dnwing me oulSUIOdina spade, and
led a low diamond lO the j..:k. A ~lub
ru If provided the entry for another
diamood lead. Whether EMt played hl&h or low, declarer hOO to make
three diamond tricu and lhe ~1am.
16 PliM 6• hM r.. .._ Pass
Opening lclld: f'1ne ot •
Whc_thcr )'OU arc dcclanng or
dercndmg. alway~ paus.: befON play-
ing 10 the fln;1 trick 10 con;iclcr the po~sibilitic~ ·lllcrc could be more
than one hnc: ~vailablc. Somrtunes
the opening lead rrught derennine how }OU plQ)
We like Sonh\ dechiuo 10 com·
m1t the \lnm and to get there hy the
moM du-ect route. By llOI revealing
1nformntion. you might get a favor-
A5 the cards lie. a hcan lead wookl
doom the slam. Declarer's best shot
is 10 find split heart honon and the
king uf w11murnh with We~t. Declam must play low from dummy
oo the opening lead and unblock the
jack under East's ling. When tbe sec-
ond heart finesse ucx:cecb., declarer
can discard one diamond on a heart.
Now lhc slam depend; on a simple
dlamond finesse but. unforrunatcly
for South, East's kfog will .core I.he:
sening triclc.
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