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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-01-21 - Orange Coast Pilot.. . . The sun will 5hlne on New· port·Mesa on this M•rttn Luther Kin9, Jr. O~ Highs will be in the high 60s. Enjoy. S..hee2 SERVING THE NEwPoRr -~SA CC»AMUNmES SINCE 1907 ON ntE WEB: WWW.DAILYPILOT.COM MOHOAY, JANUARY 21 , 2002 ~Big support key for Triangle Square •Despite well-publicized problems, the Costa Mesa shopping center has a base of stores that helps it through the lean times. b . Leef said there ~ no mdJcatlQn that Niketown would leave. or even want to leave the troubled center mak~ d i.trung comeuack, even ahead ul oth r '>lorei.. Tom E t ~. th1• property manager for Tnangle Squurc. ScUd the prop- erty wets rl£•'>tgn1-d t1 a de tmabon center. meaning '>hoppers com~ to the sit ford "Pf'< 1hc reason. Jl is rtot a mdU and ,., not intended to dttract people who want to wc1.lk around c1.nd shop. Lolita "-per problems, con 1 lenUy suffering Of course. the large ttlhlehc retailer has felt the effects of the recent economic downturn, he said, but sales dt the Orang • Coun· ty store are consistent W1th Nike· towns across the board DAILY PtLOT from a failure to retain tenants and COSTA MESA -Times are rough, once again, at Triangle Square. But a look back at the center's history shows it is no stranger to embattlement. and support from bag name anchoB otter encouragement for the floundering property. ln the past 10 years, lttangle Square has experienced its hare of - complaints of poor management. Even with a change in management companies, the center Is till having problems hlling empty tore fronts. lhangle Squcire has LX vacancies, with Whole Food!. -soon lo be No. 7 -scheduled to leave in Apnl. -Whlle the center has een a slue of turnover. the b19 name that anchor the shopping center said they have no mtentlon of leaVUlg, confmning a solld base of support for the troubled square. Claud.me Leal, a nabonal spokes· woman for Nil<etown, said the Orange County store was exceeding expectations despite the center's trou· •Before Sept 11 we wer • domq very well m Orang" County even· N1kPIC>\\ n ~ucc e i. could be dttnbuted to lhe lact thdl the tore tS 1tseU a reldJ.J d<''-lmc1.llon Mo t hop· per.. qo tu '\11kt•lu\\'n lor d peahc red son exceecllng budget,· Ledl said Because of 1t.s Southern Celli.for· rua locabon -where people Me known to be mor~ dctave and mvolved m physical htne i. -Leal expects the Costa Me a '>tore to SEE SUPPORT PAGE 4 .Newport Coast park put on leash • Unoffic1dl dog pdrk has clo ed to its four-l~gged revelers, leavmg their owners earchmg for d ~olutlon. June C.sagrande DAILY PtLOT NEWPORT COAST -Oog!:ii and their owner~ tKCU'>tOml>d to runnmg fr(>(> m tht:> J>dlk di Sdn Jooqwn Hills ROdd nedr Newport Ridge Dnve woke up to dn unpll'd'-dnt .. urpn e at the begmnmg ol the yedr "hen they learned theu unolhodl dog park Wd ofhClaUy oll limit to dog~ Ne1ghbon rece1\'ed nollce earlier Uus month that the open pace acros from the under-con trurtlon hoppmg center wd no longer open to dogs on or off led hes And an\one who ~ the nouce no doubt . ttll got the mes· !>dQe upon arrwmq di the park where daspE>ru.ers of dog·Wd'>le bdg., had been covered with 1gn ~ring dog were no longer '\\ lcom ·rm new to the Mt'd and the dog park ha been the Wet\' I've gotten to know my neighbors so 'laz. • said Mike Forman who aJong \\1th hls Genncln ~ UACH 0.UY J. IT Former pro skateboarder Pierre Andre pracUces trick.I near the ocean on tile Newpon IMcb Elementary blacktop. An ordinance \bat wW extend restrictions on IQteboardlng wtll be a bot topic at Tuesday'• City Coundl meetlng. hepherd Cyrus, h11 been d regulAr dt the park ·m. unportant to u • La t wee~. Formdn and about seven other re -1denl!:ii att nd<'d a meeting with r...tent Property ~ldnagement. wtuch pro' td n:1n•-, and collec Skateboarders roll front and center clSSOC'ldllon du from me develop- ments there The company, which owns the park, nt out the none ·telling r idents that 1t ~ould no longer allow dog th.er on or ofl l • Anti·skating ordinance is expected to tum into a hot discussion at Tuesday's City Council meeting. June CN11rmtc1e OM.v Pl.or NEWPORT BEACH -An ordin&oce to tighten restnctlons on skateboarding couJd attrad hMted emot1ons from both lid at Tuelday's Newport Beech City Council meeting. On ooe side, relidents, offi. dall and busm.s owners say the restridions are needed to avOld property damege like the broken tiles at Mcfadden Square. On the other side, hurul.ies say lbi tnll~ nance is too restnctive and unfairly punish good kidi and a good sport. •There are no pla for kids to kale in Newport Beach.• raid Jake Hooee, a N~rt Beech father of two young akateboard- n . ·rd Wee my IDds to bavo some place to skate t.bat's M.fe. Kldl bouldn't be fon:9<1 to skate where it's dangerous, like ln th street.• Last week. th city's Parks. Beaches and RecreatlOo Comnus· sion approved a first draft of an orchnance designed to top some of the problems they say are asso. dated with skateboarders. •Some of the )o(:1s are causmg a lot of damage to dty property.· General Services Manager Dave Niederhaus sa.ad last week ·vou can't go into any park without mg damage.• For example. on Jan. 8, van- dals caUledabout St,SOO in dam· age when they removed 16 of the 65 metal antl-akateboardlng devaces at Arroyo Park. The 10lution, ottldab say, is an ordlllance that broadens restric· tions on skateboarding in the aty's parks The proposed ordinance. which the Oty Counal will vote on Tu • day, extends restnctions on Jwt - boe.rding to any area. in the ot)'s perks with a 6,,. or greeter lope It also proh1.bits skateboarding on brickwork and ornamental ur· faces; on things such JllClllC tab*, benches, plant wall$ and handraUI: and on tennis, bas"' - ball and other cowts. At the m ting. r ld nb learned that the redsons mclud th tact that children who pla} ')()CC r th re could be in dang r from the dogs and that legal babilib are also a concern A rep ntabve of M nt could not be reached for comm nl. "We're king _ m kind al reli f from at al benrung of , • said dent Dave Hubert, a regular •t the park. R ·dents who met wilb company rep tauv ~d th w encour- ged by the m llng, Th aud they plan to work W1th th property rompe· ny to find solutions, perhaps ttinq 1de ceruun arHS oJ th park or certam SEE PARK MGE 4 Tbere exist great reasons to tie_ Offtciddy as both a rem1oder ol what he ltOod for and• my own mlnl biltofy '-on. The ...... taUn from the best- Mlling book, •'Jbe Wordl ol MmUn 1.ulber King, Jr.,• I b ..... belp to lllullr• lbl lnUl be WM end lbe .,...... ... cllld,. _ tbe"",.... .. a.Ml ........ dlntuy .... today • .. • . • h' al IClag4a bklbdly, wbkb --=,_., ..... . ae-,-.. _°' .. ... .... _._.,.... ........... 2 1 t-Plll• ......... ..,.._ .... • "'911111•*'1 .... ....... ...,. ,, .... ... ._.. ....... ~ ... tis? a... • NIJC-.S 1 . Ru.-.._.llst ,a,, ....... w. .... M•C 0!1-' fuNkllI I .. k • • CMtlfkatlan dma b beginning to lnltructor-Mf saa dlwts .,. tv•Jlable at Dive-In 5cut., 2412 ,....,rt IW., c:mt. Miia. Other .vas lnctUde ~t chwten.. equipment ... ,.,. ... ....,..,... (M) 631-ta. 2 Monday, Janucny 21 , 2002 DON LW:H I ON.V "-OT Chris and Melissa Fischer have started "Outdoor Advenbanl," a triavelogue wb.lch wW take viewen to ' remote marine environments lhowtag filbing, free dMng and gourmet food caagbt and prepuecl from ......,. "Go flsch" yacbtttsher. The show will premiere on tbe pop ular Outdoor Uf8 Network. Off Fisc June Casagr•nde DAILY PILOT T here are rooking shows, there cll'e travel shows and there are hshmg shows But one New- port Bedch couple reahzed they were onto something when they came up with an idea for a television program that mcludes cookmg, travel and fishmg -all dboard their 72-foot yacht, Go Fisch. ·we fish and we free dive. then we make a gourmet meal of whatev· e r we caught or shot. then we explore the local area,· satd Chns Fischer, the 33-year-oJd co-creator d.Od co-tar of "Off bore Adventures,· a new show on the Outdoor Life Network. "The gist of the show is explonng the world off hore and trymg to bnng 1t mto people's homes.· WHAT'S AFLOAT •WHAM AIUlAJ is published periodolly. If you.,.~. NUtol .-..nt_ submit the ~to the O.ity Pilot. 330 W lay St.. Costa Mesa. CA 92627; by fu to (949) 6* 4170; or by e-mail to 0.il»>IJotet.times.com. IOIT RENTALS Gondola toun are offered by the Goo· dola Co. of Newport. 3400 Via Opor- to, Suite 102-B The $75 cost mclud a basket of bread, ch . salami, ace, gl . a blanket. music a.nd a Polaroid picture. Wme also is avail- able. (949) 675-1212 Gondola Adventu.rel/Newport. 310 l W. Coost Highway, offers on and two.hour gondola aul.ses. A on -hour tour with champagne is $70. A two. hour tow with dinner and c.bampagn ls $180. Pickup is availabl at wat r· The Fischers have created a cable show that will take them far offshore from their Newport Beach home Melissa Fischer, 26, stars with her husband on the show that. for many, 't'Ould be a dream come true. Starting from Newport Beach, the Fischers. Capt. Brett McBride and Chef David naylor taped 13 episodes all while yachting down the coast. ·n·s not a hard-core fishing show, not a hard-core diving show; it's about the lifestyle of traveling around in a yacht.• Chris Fischer said. ·And the great thing is,· be added, •we're going to a lot of pris- front restawants. (949) 675-4984. lrvtne Coast Claal1en b:a Udo Martu Village offers two-hour eledrtc boat cruises with a gourm t dinner. $180 for two people. (949) 675-4704. Zlp tbroQgh tbe waW on a,.. motor- cycle known as a Sea-Ooo at Walk on Water. next to the ferry on Balboa Island. S65 per hour for a single. or double-seater and $75 per hour for a three-seater. (949) 675-.6800. Streamline (9Dlar-couole fltblng boa.ts may be rented at Balboa Boet Rentals on Balboa P9nin51Jla. 1be boeb; equipped W1th live b&it tanks. ftsb .. fiDd. en and VHP radio. are available by the hour and balf.:ciay rates It $170; fulf-doy rates are $240. U-Drtve olflbote boats equipped with VHP radb aJlo may be rented by the hour, half day or full day. Rates range from "° per hour to 9195 • tine, remote areas you don't 1ee on a lot of other travel sbowt. • The show, spomcred by R~ Lot>. ster R tauraots, premiered oo the cable channel oo Jan. S. ~ as a travelogue, the ftnt two episodes howed viewen tbe C:OU• pie's departure from Newport Beach a.nd cruise down the coast. Episodes to come include places like Mazat- lan, Mexico, and tiny islands off the Pacific Coast. Later this year, the team will take off to tape the next two seaaons ot the show in Sitka, Ala.ska., and. through the Panama canal. along the Greet Circle Route up the Atlantk: Coe.st, through the Great Lakes area and lnto tbe Gull u Meldco. •There's DO actlng, • MelltA fis. cher Mid. •we•re just out having a good time and filming it.• fot the day. (949) 673-7200. CIUISll Catalina ,....... Service ram U. minute barl>or auises (adultl, 56: dill· d.ren, $1) and 00-minute cruiles (adults, S81 c:bildren. $1), departing from Balboa Fun Zone every 30 min· utes from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily and on the hour until 7 p.m. (949) 673-5245. Cl"lllle die barboT aboard tlle l!Jedra. a 100-foot Oamc Fantail vema1. Cbar- ten with catering are available for up to 145 pestengers. (949) 723-1069. A.~ dlnaer wl ~ while cndllng the harbor ii availabae at 7 p.m. Pridays and Seturdlys at 7 p.m. at Hornblower Dining Yac:b.11, 2431 W. Coast Highway. Newport Beech. $S6.9S per penoo. Bnmch cn.m. al9o .,.. available. (9'9) 831-2488. ~· .. ,.~ MO... .... J1~ •• MEI•-.... ...._. ""WSHPDM (Ml)W-'Oll itgtlc; Ho,_ __ • .... .. ed110f'91--., ....... . .....,Qft.itpl .... ..... VOL M. NO. 21 -... -N!Ww "*"~ ...,, ,,..,.,...... .......... °""" ~-­..__..,..,...... ....... M.C:-. ..... °" ... ... PMUJ --------.......... ~°"...., ..... 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TbiJ extra eight months will pro- vide time for an independent sdentlftc review panel to COD· ski* public comments and suggestiom. The plan is to rewrite the NFMP so that it is easier to understand. Public comments will be accepted again on April 4 and April 5 at a commiuion meeting in Long Beach. Additionally, there will be two public bearings held 1D May with the adoption of the plan In August at the San Lull Obispo meeting. U you have not read this plan, which I have mentioned in a previous column, then do ao at www.dlg.ca.govlmrdlnlmp or you can contact Maura Leos at (831) 6'9-2829 for more information. There are two more impor- tant meeUngl this month. and the firlt is my MadDe Cammit· tee meeClng al 7:30 a,m. Tues- day in the Newport Beach Ourmber ol Commerce's cxm- ference room, Tbe teaJDd meeting ts an eeAgnm mitiga· lion policy workshop. The workslJop ii to llOUdt input relating to the propoMd South· em CalifomJa EeAgnm Miliga· tioo Policy. It will be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 29 at the NMFS olfice (501 w. Ocean Blvd, Suite 4200, Long Beach). What IOID8 people are thinking never ceases to amae me. ln We.R Vlrgioia. someooe Is JRlelXling to be the Coast Guard with his appcoldrnatety 2()..(oot gray boat. Supposedly. be has painted Coast Guard on the bull and bu been seen by other boaters. Now how do you bide a boat painted in such a mannerf lt 1eem1 to me that IOIDeCDe would notice that boat al a dock or on a trailer being towed down the high- way. Let's hope be l&Byl t-=k East. but to IPCll a tu. Coast Guard Wllf!l. look tor the om. dal numbers that start wilh the vasel'I size and for tbe proper Oags being displayed. u you think that a boat looks suspi- dow. then radio the Coast Guard on channel 16. Remem- ber in these tunes ol war, keep your eyes open. I bad r8Celved a mmider· able amount of •mail JPSpODding to the true name ol the Santana winds. Yes. to begin. it ii Santana winds and not Santa Ana winds. MOit ol the c:oafudan ii beaaUM ol the improper prooundation by the media. 811pedally the weather people en the telerilion news and the radio DeWI abows. However, evm 101De local ~and megeztnes have pnnted the wrong name. Many ol you uked why the wiDdl are UIU4lly bot and dry 11 they blow over the area. When there ls a blgb- p....we system eut ol the mount.alna, toward. for UAm· pie Neveda, and a low-pres. Mike Whitehead THE HARBOR COl.UMN sure system off our coast, the winds will blow high· to low- presswe, hence the northerly or easterly direction. Now ca:ne1I the interesting part. Molt people ~ that the winds ate healed by blowing aves the bot c:t.ert. buf that ts wrong. The winds become dry .. they rile tn elevation to blow OY8f' the CX>Oler motm.tainlops. When the air cools. it cannot hold 11 much maistul'e vapor, cmvnooly known as lnunklity, which 08\Jlel the winds to become dryer. Just look al your bathroom mirror after taking a bot shower to lee the moisture fallout. Now, part two: The winds bec:ane heated when the air molecuJel <DDB amasbmg (for the lack ol a belts' ward) <k1wn • this lide ol the mountain. O'eilt. tog fldioo that produces the beet. Now. the winds oontinue on their path to find the low ~·But wiD the winds make it to the low center? Probably not before lo5ing the ride against bidioo again. So. in summary, the wt.Deis are dry due to a loss of water vapor lr1 the cooler mowilalll elevation, and the winds are warm do to the friction of the molecules, with beat as a byproduct. It's important for boaters to know weather patterns for a safe day of boating. np ol the week: Check your man-overboard throw- able device as most boats are required to have a ring buoy with a line attached to the buoy. Well. where is it and is at ready to use without the line being tang.led? Remember to toa the buoy underhanded over the penon's heed pulling the buoy back to the uninten· tiooaJ swimmer. Alto. you can keep a spare life jacket or a Ooatable .... CUlbion by the skipper to throw, too. n.ke a moment and tlunk about ~t to do oo your boat if aomeone falls overboerd. And do not forget. what if the lklpper falls overboard -is there anyone aboard who would know what to dof Lutly, a few people have drowned because everyone dove overboard to go swim· ming and they had forgotten to lower the Swim ladder to climb back ln the yacht. Safe voyages. ....... I\ Doily Pilot WllRI CLASSIC llSILIS YAN ...WI ON.Y Ill.OT Pro surfer Jett Moysa of Dua Point tall sliding through a Mdlon clurtng tbe Winter Clutlc. The afternoon sun stMrkled off the deep blue PKific on Sunct.y as the third •nnuail Winter Onsic to benefrt the Newport Harbor High Schoof dub surfing tum c.ame to a close Sunct.y at 56th Street in Newport Bead\. About 200 spectators dotted the sand to watch surfers frolic in the water It the contest. spomored by Quiksilver, Surfside Sports and Smith glasses. The ~Y event gave surf team members an oppor· tunity to raise money for their dub •nd gain experience surfing alongsJde professionals. As of Sunday afternoon, the event had generated about S 1,500 from nearly 100 entries, said surf coach Scott Morlan. Heats lasted 1 S minutes for preliminary competitions and 20 minutes for the finals to give surfers more time to choose better waves. Morlan said. Here are the winners in seven divisions announced Sun- day afternoon. MIN'S 3. Joey Mungo 1. Josh Hoyer 4. Daniel Shea 5. Bryan Doheny 2. Geoff Moysa 6. Andrew Nlhin 3. Chad Mitchell 4. Logan Oulien 5. Nick Johnson EllMINTllY 6. Brett Lawrence 1. Andrew Doheny 2. Jesse Steelman MEN'S HIGH SCHOOL 3. Porter H~n 1. Will Anderson 4. Jarod Ussidy S. Megan Hosseini 2. Alex Knost 6. Oair Doolin 3. Geoff Rill 4. Josh Com~ IODY IOllD S. David Nevra 6. Nick Johnson 1. Andy Gold 2. Garrett Lewan LONG IOllD 3. Dan Kretschmar 4. Matt Kretschmar 1. Alex Knost S. Lisa Pena 2. Ryan Sanford 3. James Nunez 6. Anthony Savoji 4. Steve Page WOMEN'S 5. Nick Kelly 1. Erica H~ini 6. Brett C.tron 2. Laura Eanrasko MIDDLE SCHOOL 3. ~Lowry 4. B Barber 1. Brighton Brandenburger S. Robin Senour ·Bones" 6. Kelly Nelson 2. Joey Head 7. Brittany Nelson BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS Senior center and OCC hosting contest categones such as Best of Show and People's Chotce for novtce. amateur and profes· 1onal divwons. All media will be COl\Sld· ered except for CD-ROM, crafts and U\Stallabon works. The Costa M a Seruor Center. m partnership with O range C oast CoUege. ls accepung mixed media entnes from Oran~e County &eruOI'$ 50 and older for the senior cen· ter's fourth annual Orange County Arts Showcase 2002 This year's theme is ·A Tubule to Freedom,• with all entnes being displayed March 8 to 10 at the ruor center, UWS Park Ave .• C05ta Mesa The senior center will accept entri until Feb. 21 A total of SS. 700 an prue money will be awarded In I Proceeds will support pro· grams at the senior center and raise funds for construe· lion of a new arts pavilion on the OCC campus. Exhibition hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p .m. March 8 and 10 a.m . to 4 p.m. March 9 to 10. ' An artists reception will ktck off the weekend on Fri- day rugbt and Saturday activ- ities will lndude a benefit awards reception, ratOe and a buffet from 6 to 10 p.m. lnfonnation: (949) 64.S-2356 come visit our new store now accepdna comlpment 369 E. 17th Street, Co ta Mesa, l.oc:aled ...... ......... Pllio Phone ~9) 764-1746 , Monday, Jonuory 21 , 200'1 s Consultant Ariel Fely works wtth Mindy Dougherty on vtsual1zing and ve.rbalJ.ziog. Dougherty use to help wttb comprehension and retenUon. Newport Beach group part of PBS series A look into brain research begirls Tuesday night and wiJJ ouUine results of teaching the disabled emerged from the past de<.dde of neurosoence study. nus ne\\ J)l'T5pCC1lve offers hope tor drdrt)8tlc advences in the .ued of adckc:tlbn;-- depression ond leanung dis· orders. srh12ophrerua and Alz.heunN., 01 d T he secret We of the brain ls about to be unvetled on nabonaJ televlSion and a local learn· mg center m Newport Beach 1S helping to unravel the mystery l.&ndarnood-Bell Lea.nung Processes. an mtemationally renowned leader tn educa· bonal U\5truebon and research Wlth a center m Newport Beach. will be mcluded m a PBS sped.al that begUls Tuesday. "The Secret Ufe of the Br&n, • a five-part series. will explore radical new ways of mapping and faolitab.ng lea.nung. The second epl.SOde of the PBS senes details the learn· mg company's involvement ma five-year research study Wlth Georgetown Uruvers1· ty's Center for the Study of Lea.ming, funded by the Nabonal Institute of Health. The collaborabve study on read.mg and behaVloral mter· vention ls in its second year and uses MRI braJ.11-1.magmg techniques to measure the effectiveness of the compa· ny's programs. The prelirruna.ry results have been encouragmtr., scud Paul Worth.J.ngton. 4nJ damood·BeU's dir-e{'{or of · research and development ·trs not only g1Vlng UlS19ht mto the neurophys1ol· ogy of when a disabled stu· dent learns how to read but also provtdl.ng evtdence that it actually changes bram funebon. • Wort.tungton c;aid ·we see it change m readl.ng behavtor, but we could never before show what happen in a bram • The senes explores the new map of the brain that has Lmddll'IOOd·Bell works with indJV!duclh of cill dge!> in mten· 1ve one-on-one-U'lSlJ'UctlOn to develop dlld unprovt> nsory· c<>qrubw pr<X'eSSUlg for Jan. gUdge d1\d lit racy skllls Its programs focus on ensory-cogrubve ues sur· rounding language and Uter· acy dewlopment mcludl.ng the symptoms of dy lex.ia. dltenuon dehnt disorder and dUUSm CO$TI MESI Cln COUNCIL MEETING PREVIEW INSIDE cm llLL WHAT n: MEANS FYI • WHAT: Costa Mesa City Counal meeting Three ... of the city will undergo the pMot Pf'C9llm ~ the resutts will be prwnted to the «Mleil. • WMEN; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday • WllERE.: City Hall. 77 Fair Driw. Costa Mesa • N'DIDltATtON· (714) 754-5223 WHAT TO ECPICT C~I nwnben.,.. eicpected to approve the pt09f'Wn for the designated loc.ltions. concrete, traffic control, traffic striping and maricing and 1nstallatlon of concrete improwments. All American Asphalt was the lowest bidder, with a propoYI of S2 01 million. The btd is 28.,_ lower \Ntn previous estf. mates for the Job but staff reportS find the proposal responsible, based on good references. WHAT rr MEANS Measure M funds and Gas Tax funds provided the funding for tM pro)e<t. WHAT TO EXPECT The council is ex.pected to aw~rd the contr~ to All Amertan Asphatt and authorize a pubf i< WOf'l<s agreement [i·J/t."'1"1 IT'S TIME FOR •.. fJ,o.Ct~"' I Ml CASA I l 1 • 1 i , . t 111 r 11 1 .\ 11 1 I "I • , 1111 ( : ' . · 1 · ' ; , · • • , .... ..... ..... ou• ~(Ats A•E An" TO ~UCICO wt TAICE WE SPECIALIZE DINING TO THl IN LAIGE TOGOOIDllS NlXT UVIU PHONI AHIADI 296E 17TH\T (OH.\ ME~.\ .•.. ,·. - set hope in motion to improve local lives. •IVs •~• lteal EW •Tu Dedah•ie I .... , 7 .... ·=--•' ii .... a s n . 4· . . . . . Monday. JarM:wy 21. 2002 l . ' . . I • "IUCWm ·POUCI f.ILIS COSTA MDI SUPPORT CONTINUED FROM 1 However, it isn't just big· name stores that are dolng well. • Steele Platt. owner of the Yard House, said his resUlu· rant has been succes rul at the center for a similar rea· son: because it is a desUnll· bOn restaurant and does not depend on foot traffic, Cir the lack thereof. at the square. ·w e don't rely on anything else in this center to be suc- cessful.· Plall said. Platt said he is happy with business at the center - where be has a good location with good visibility -dlld has no intentions of leaving. Officials for clothing giant GAP also said they have no plans 10 clo e the 1Tiangle Square store. They would not, however. comment on sales, foot trafflc or their general success at the center. Both GAP and Niketown were original tenants and both were instrumental in 9aining support for the histor· teally tumultuous project. Tnangle Square was origi- pally designed to create a for- mal downtown area for the city. The shopping center, along with the Pacific Savings building -now called 1901 Gettinq, INVOLVED • GETTWG 1.NVOl.VED runs period· lcally in the Daily Pilot on a rotating basis If you'd like information on adding your organlmion to this tlst, call (949) 574-4298. AMERICAN HOME HEALTH HOSPfCE PROGRAM The American Home Health Hospice Program needs vol- unteers to give emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families in · the greater Orange County area. ltainlng is provided. (714) 550-0800 or (800) 540· 2545. COSTA MESA LITERACY COUNOL The Costa Mesa Literacy Center needs volunt~r tutors to teach English as a second language. People who want .· Newp<>rt -'a.rtd the Costa Mesa Courqwd, were to be the comeJStones of a central metro polls. The dowrttown area was designated for redevelop· ment in 1973, as dty officials claimed Newport lJoulevard was blighted. The $6 . .C·mil· lion 1Tiangle Square project did not come into play for 16 years when it was approved May 24, 1989. The project qwckly encountered many hurdles, as issues of eminent doJDAln and condemnation came up during the face Wt process. Ultimately, condemnation was avoided as small busi- nesses on the 4.5-acre site s~ttled with the city, accept· Ing relocation funds. . Former mayor Peter Buffa, now a Pilot columnist,' was a member of the council when liiangle Square was approved. He said dealing with pos Ible condemnation was the most controversJal and traumatic part of the pra. ject. ·u is typically the most dif. ficult thing a city council does because you are taking some· one's property from them. Those were some of the worst meetings I have been through,· Buffa said. Funds for allocating the site, used to buy the land and relocate the current tenants, to learn English as a second language are also encour- aged to call Call lo register. (714) 435-3310 or (714) 545· 3445. EASTER SEALS Easter Seals needs volunteers for ongoing clerical work and to help in programs for chil· dren with disabilities and in special events. (714) 834- 111 t. LIFELINE LMNG CENTERS Mentally ill adults rely on the Newport Beach center for residential housing. It needs professional fund-raisers to support and maintain this resource. WEST SID£ BOYS & GIRLS CLUB Volunteers are needed from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays to tutor tuden~ in first through sixth grades in fwofn •al ............. CM Wl'POl'9d In the ,. blodl."' p.m. ---· •CME a1 r .... ,.., 3 • 11 ... 1111 aw In• .a blodl lit 1~ p.m. s.t· • .... ..... OCIAlt WA-..:tldw..-.nd ~ ---out ol '-1"" llulu ~ • 1:51 ... Pridlv. • -...... ..... CftMd tt'teft .. •'P0'11d In the 500 btock .. , 2:21 p.m. s.t· ~ were borrowed from th• developers. City Manager Allan Roed- er said the risk to build lbe unusual center lay with developers. not taxpayers. Cotta Mesa offtdell required the developer to put the mon- ey for the project up fnmt and then agreed to pay it Nc:k over time. Roeds. Mid tbe dty prefen to negOIUI .. that way, rather tbaD U.. the money put up by taapayen. hoping that It get nipald. The dty ii still repaying its 15-year loan to 1\iangle Square developen. The city pays users a portion ot the property taxes 1t receives from the center to pay back th' loan. Property tax inCrea.sed substantially with the center's development, so the city gives a little back as repayment, he said. •we're just refunding a hair of the property tax that they pay annually,· Roeder said. Despite all the ups and dQwns -mosUy downs - 1\iangle Square has gone through in its almost 13 years, fonner dty officials stand by their ded.sion to approve the project. •The center was a tremen- dous make·over for down· town Costa Mesa,• Buffa said. recent problems are a~ or recea:ion and maUge- ment Jlluel. 1be dgbt am. ol tenants must be touDd and then marketed to tbe public to make the center IUCC Jhl Donn Hall, wbo WU Oil the council when tbe center opened. agNed wltb Buffa. saying changes need to start with the center'• manage· menl •Jrs JUlt a deduction but it Memed tp be quite IUCCWfu1 when lt waa IOld and now it ii in the dumps,• Hall said. •RegaJd.less ot the state it is in now, I st111 stand behind my decision that it was a solid project.• 1\iangle Square officials said they are working on major c:banges for the strug· gling center but will not release details. Mayoi: Unda. Dixon said whatever they do, she hopes the changes will create an environment that will attract people to downtown Costa Mesa. Buffa said he is confident in the center's ability to over- come obstacles. •it prospered in the past and it will in the future," Buf· fa said. Buffa • LOUTA -~ cowrs Costa Mesa. She may be fffChed •t (949) 574-4275 or by HMll at lol~.harp­ added part of the .,.,.timucom. reading. (949) 631·7724. NEWPOUMESA YMCA The YMCA needs a variety of general volunteer help. (949) 6(2-9990. OltANGE COUNTY HOME- LESS TASK FOttCE The task force ii recru:lUng volunteen for the Interfa.ith Coundt-Networic to work one on one with homeless adults in a program on basic We skills. (949) 263-1774. READINGIY9 The mentor reading program see.ks volunteers to read to students in kindergarten through third grade. In Costa Mesa, Pomona Elementary School. (949) 515-6980; Whit· tier Elementary School, (949) 515-6898; Wilson Elementary School. (949) 515-69951 and New Shalimar Leaming Cen· ter. (949) 6"6--0396, need belp in assisting students in read· ing, writing and English. Mentor sessions may be scheduled from 8:30 to 11 :30 a.m . and after school, from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. SMAM,.IUSINESS ASSdTAHCE CENTU The Small Busineu Assis· -tance Center of OCC needs volunteen to advise small business ownen in finance. accounting, law, marketing. sales, human reso\U'ceS and other areas. (71.&) <432-5916. VOWNTEER QNTER OF GREAmt ORANGE COUNTY With more than 1,500 volun· teer opportunities, the Volun· teer Center will match people and groups wishing to volun· teer with nonprofit agencies ln their area. Volunteer COn·· nection Une. (71.C) 953-5757. Ext. 106. ~@.:~ Giw ,.,,,-"-"" •fro/I "°"'1 for th. #ftl1 Y..,. 5(}91, Off T,,,u.r;a 0-lf1Y ~Fri 10 -.:6 pm. SM 10 ...,., pm. Sui> lO am-4 pm ......................... 369 E.. I 7ds 5-. COlta Mesa. Pboltc (949) 646-6745 Support Our Schools .. PARK CONTINUED FROM 1 times to allow dogs. Fencing in an area is also a possibility. •1 understand the concern ot the parents of the small children that mAke use of the NEWSROOM CONTINUED FROM 1 could understand aome '>f these megal in/unctlom. Maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic First Amendment prMJeges, becauae they hadn't commit· ted themselves to that over there. •But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere 1 read of the freedom of speech. Some- where I read of the freedom of the preas. Somewhere I read· that the greatneu of America ls the right to protest for right.• 01 POVERn • •All too many of those who live in affluent America ignore those who exi.st in poor America; Jn doing so. the affluent Americana will eventually hove to lace them6oelves with the queatlon tllat EichmoM ~ ~ Ignore: How responalble am I for the well·be.lng ~my fel- lowa1 7b Ignore evil ls to · become an accomplice to it.• 01 UCISM •There is UtUe hope for w1 unW we become tough· minded enough to break I~ from the shacJcles of prejudice, hall-truths and downright Ignorance.· 011 JUSTICE •freedom Ia never volun- tarily given by the oppreuor: it must be demanded by the oppreased. • 011 IOIYIOlllCI •The old law of an eye for an eye leavea everybody bllnd. It ls lrn.moral becauae It teeks to humJJJote the opponent rot.her than wln hla undemanding: It teelca to annJh.Qate rot.her than to con · vert. Violence ta immoral becoUM It lhrl\tn on hatred roth•r than love. It dMtroy1 communJty and mah• brotherhood lmpoNlble. • OIWAI •we will never have I peace Jn the world unw men everywhere recognize that end.I ore not cul oil from meona, becoute th• mean. repretent the ldNJ Jn the maldng, and the end In pJOCea Ultlmotely you c:on't rHCh good end• Utiough PLUG IN • · ' Daily Pilbt soccer fields and things,• For· man said. •we just want to be sure there's equal representa- tion. At least we gained some recognition.• • JUNI CASMilC'Nml cow.rs New> port Bffeh. She may be reached at (949) 574-4232 or by. e-mail at june.~~tltMS.com. evil means. because the means represent the seed and the end repreaents the tree.• ON PEACE ·Now Jet me say that the next thing we must be con· cerned about ii we are to have peace on earth and ·good w/U toward men Ls the nonviolent affirmaUon of the sacredneu of human IJJe. Every man Ls somebody because he la a chJJd of God.1 ON f AITH II GOD •There la so much frustra- tion in the world because we have relied on gods rather than God. We have genu· l/ected before the god of sci· ence only to find that it haa given us the atomic bomb, producing tears and anxi· eties that acience can never mitigate. ·we hove worahiped the god of pleaaure only to dis- cover that thrt1ls play out and senaatJons are ahort Uved. We hove bowed be/ore the god of money only to learn that there ore such things oa love and friendship that money cannot buy and that in a world of pouible depression.a, nock market crashea and bad business investments. money lB a rather uncertain deity. "These transitory gods ore not able to aave or bring happiness to the human heart. Only God ls able. It is faith in Him that we must rediscover.• • 10NY D0CaD Is the editor. His column IPPUf'J on Mondays. If you ~ story idHS Of conc:.rns about news <Oller•, pte-.. send IMS~ either vf• •m•il to tony.doderoel11tlm@S.com or by phone •t 949-574-4258. .. . 'GU011 Of H DAY . • ·whoeve; wlJU thla game (at Univer8Jty Tuesday) la In the driver's seat and we delinltely would like to be driving ..... PM.II Kirby, Estancia girts hoops cOkh ~oming. down to -. • ewzre · e men's basketball team b cut it close in many home games this season. Stressang out isn't exactly one of UC IMne men's basketball Coach Pat Oougl ·personality traits. It's a good Uung. too, especially after the Anteaters' 73-72 overtime 1065 to VlSlting CaJ State North.ridge Saturday. The Matadors snapped UCl's 19-game wan treak at home, slxlh·best In the nation, and banded the Anteaters th 11 first loss ln the Big West Conference For the most part Uus season. the ~ • Amara Aguilar CQWGES Ani, aten (13-5, 6· l an the Big West} have not earned borne wtns the e.uy way. They feU behind by 15 points an the second hall again.st VlS1ll.ng Uruvers1ty or the Paaflc. but rallied to wm. 62-58, Thursday. UCI overcame seven-poant deficits In th second hall against visiting Long Beach State on Dec. 22 to win, 75-69, and Cal State Fullerton to pull out a 68-58 victory Jan. 3. The Anteaters also rallied from an 18-point defidt With I than l 0 minutes left to come away with a 7•-69 win over visiting UC Daru on Dec l •After a while, at' not by accident that when we are down, we come beck," Douglass Sd.id. ·t would rather not have them all be dose: So, bow do contests coming down to tbe wve affect Douglas.sf Owing tho games. h d he keeps his cool "I'm pretty calm U\Stde." he said. •t w a guard lD college and I know wtlat you are upposed to do ln those situations. As a lead r. you have to be calm and gave gwdance and dlrection and push them to go to greater heights I'm pretty focused on what has to be done.· What about after a tight game? Does he take has work home with hl.mf "It doesn't bother me. I don't go home and worry about it,· Oouglasl said. "In my career, I have had a k>t ol dose gam . Fortunately, I'm one of tboM personalltJ that d n't 5tresl too much. Toward the end of the year. you do g t worn out a littJe b1l It catches up Wlth you. A tot ot people worry about my bealtb. but it's put ol lhegam : In Saturday's game against Northridge, UCI w the t am that lolt a big !Qd for a change. 1be AnlNlen w re ahead by u many u 20 polots "' the ftrst half. 1be Anteat rs. who t at the top ol tbe Big W t standang will look to rebound as they embark oo a tour11ame SEE COLLEGES MGE 6 ·------1"'\ A.bow: Corona clel Mu Hlgb'I BIUe DWon (4) ls ___ '''' ·hid oa c.ae M..a'I Irwin Sala (11) ln e receat boyl IOCftl' game. In tbe hdllc Cout League st.DdtDp. however, tbe M1111mp are tied for tbe IMg1119 leed wtth Laguna Beach. wblle tbe Sea Kings are ln third place, two points behind. Jtlgbt: Corona de1 Mu's AWloD Harvey (13) battles Newpod"I Kalle Yuger (2) for coDlrol o1 ball. Cd.M • ......... week atop tbe PCL Tbe s.llon. 11~ .. l8CODd ..-. .. tbe Sea View ......... bost ............ Allio Nlgael Prtday. DON l.UoCH I DAl.Y Pl.OT ---11Gtt1CHOOt $0((119-- or ~»honoree KIM COlEMAN Monday, Jonuory 21 , 2002 • irs· Mustangs host Laguna Beach Wednesday in clash of Pacific Coast League co-leaders. 8any Feullcner O.u.v PILOT 1'wo Newport·Me'>d te1tms own at least a hare of the Pacific C Odst League lead, wha.Je a tno of local teams aren't far off the pace as boys and girls soccer action conllnues this week m the PCL and the Sea View League The Corond del Mar High girls (9·3-5, 2-0· 2 m the PCLJ are alone atop the league after four games. despite playmg to a patr of tl last week Coach Ron Evans two-time defending league champions. who have yet to lose a PCL game m t.tus lheu thtrd season m th orcwt and are ranked "lo 2 in CIF Southern Section D1v1.S1on IV will be challenged thb week with road date ell Northwood (4_.·3. 2-1·1 I and Lagund Beach 14-b-4 1-2-1 ), Tue day and Thur ddy respectively "'-orthwood IS ued for second pldce with Costa Mesa ctnd Uruvel"Slty The Costa Me a boy t9·3· l, 3·0· I ) hare the PCL lead with Laguna Beach heading mto the two school's 3 15 p m showdown Wednesday al Costa Me~ A wan would give Coach Eugene Day' defending PCL champions a leg up an purswt of a econd straight crown. The Mustangs earned 2-0 league tnumphs over cro town nval Estancid (Wednesday) and CdM (Fnday) to keep pace with the Artists, who defeated Northwood, 2-0. Wednesday. then topped Estdnc1a. 5-4. Fnday mght. Day aid the Laguna Beach conte t wtll feature contra tt.ng styles "They like i,o use theu peed to go through defenders: Day aid, "wtule we like to touch (pas ) and move the ball U we're playing oui game. we won't glVe them tbe cha.nee to mow us down They are very phy ical and we are more fme e We can use our muscle, too, but I don't want that from our guys • The Mustang have been keyed otfenslveJy by what Day calls the best one-two sconng punch m the league Semor Eb SolJ.s (three gOdls la t week) is complemented up front by fre hman Alloruo Pineda. · ·Ell has been tremendous thi year.· Day !>a.Id of the first-team AU-PCL returner "He bas so much talent. someb.mes he holds the ball too much . because be thinks h e can beat everybody. ·And Alfonso play murh older than a fre hman • While Soh and Pineda handle m~t of the conng. Octy credits a strong defense for holding opponents at bay Seruor Steven Thomas. a second-team All· C IF Southern Section DtViSlon JV and flnt· L am AU-PCL performer last year, anchors the back line at sw per. Day said enJors Cba en Marshall and Spencer Solomon. as well a 1un1or Tyler Waldron and sophomore BenJanun Elias, round out ftV9 quality players h rotat through four pots on the beck Un • lbe Newport Harbor girls (9·6·2. 2·1·1) played lheu way into second place last week With co tive 2·0 WUll ov r Laguna HilJI {TueedAy) and Woodbndg (lbunday)' It WU SEE soca" MGI 1 5 Outlook is bright for Vanguard baseball team . Uons return several key pl8yei"s and are hoping to bnprove on last year's '°'8th-place GSAC finish. ••-4'•"• 0-0~ 52 RBis last MUC>n. Alto lending offemive uppon will be •Dior flnt buemu Andy RJddeU. wbo hlt 304 with 12 home runt and 47 RBla. •TbOM two guya are the middle of the ........ ~ Mid. ·Tbey areour-..gtb. ........ ia. ... good lMdoft bllW m Mill!,,.,...., HI .. 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I St r:c .. .--...... ~ .... • '· ' I • , • 6 Monday, January 21, 2002 11111 SCHOOl IOYS IASll1Ull Tarsh~ Newport Harbor sits atop sea View; local PCL squads set sights on some lesser goals . ......., Faulkner DAILY Pk.or · NEWPORT BEACH -The Newport Harbor High boya buketbaO team ii the Ont Newport-Mela IQUad to ...ch the mk:lway point of tts t;eegue IChedule. And. unlike tine locll squads battling lo the Padfic Cout League. tbe ~ have played the.Ir way tnto tb9 pmtdoo they caveted when tbe league schedule began. The Tan (16-5, 4-0 l.n league), ranked No. 8 l.n Orange County and No. 9 ln CIP Southern Sec..1ion Division D·AA. completed a perlect four-game first row\d by edging visidDg Woodbridge. 55~. in overtime Friday night. And while Colcb Larry Hint was quick to.,• qihtsin tbat four games. lndud1Dg a pntentta»y huge l'9g\.llar·Wl ftnale Feb. 8 at Woodbndge. lilC!pll'lte the pogamn frcm b tint league tide 8lxll 1990. the Sailors are enjoying a well-deserved day c:lf today. . A Sea View bye Wednesday ls the pdmary reuoo for DO scheduled workout today, but after having to expend supreme effort to hold otf the fired.up Wamon Friday. a break l.n the schedule could not have come at a better lime. "This was about who wanted It more,• Newport Harbor seruor Tony Melwn said after ending Woodbridge's 16-garne Sea View WIJ\J\lng streak. · " The Sailors begin the task ct proteding their one-game lead CNS Woodbndge ( 13-7 I 3-1) by boltiJlg AHio Nlguel Friday at 7 p.m. The WC>Werlnes. who dropped a 61.fJO lqUMk:er at home Jan. ~. w~re among three Sea View squads to take the Sailors to the wtre tn the fll'St rowld, so complacency should not be an mue. The home-court advantage. however; favora Newport. wbicb diso gets Laguna Hills, a 43-40 vidim OD senior guard Greg Pemne's three-pointer w1th one second left, at home tlUs time around. BeJore heading to Woodbridge. the Sailors' only Sea 'Aew road date comes Jan. JO at trvtne. The llm, boweYer. hammered the Vaqueros. fr/-47. in the first round and Coach !¥lark Decker's squad has yet to Win a league game. At least the Sailors will not be distracted by nonleague games, havmg exhausted that portion ol their schedule. The first round of Pacific Coast League· play concludes Wednesday, but. already. local squads from Estanda. Costa Mesa and Corona del Mar. face uphill battles to capture one of the league's three guaranteed berths tn the CIF playoffs. Estanoa ( 1 1 ·9, 2·2 ln league) Is tied for third with Laguna Beach. headmg Into games ttus week at secmd·place Unive.tsily (Wednesday) and home against first·place Northwood (Friday). Coach Chris Sorce's Eagles surprised aoatown rival a.ta Mesa with a 67 .57 home win Wednesday, but stumt>Aed Friday at Laguna Beach, 65-48. "It was fun to be on campus Thursday (after beating Mesa),• Sorce said. ·we had a great crowd (on game night). there was a lot or electrioty in the air and we bad a lot of fun.· . Despite the split last week, Sorce ls encouraged by the emergence ol 6-foot.J freshman Carlos Pinto (a C'areer·hJgb 13 poants against Mesa) and the return ol 6.J junior Lewis Bradshaw (IO points off the bench against Laguna Beach). "Those two guys really help our depth on the front line. to go with Joey Undqwst (a 6-7 junior who pO&ted 22 points and 12 boards agamst Mesa),· Sorce said. Costa Mesa (12-8, 1·3) rebounded from an o.3 league start to top CdM Fnday, 49-39, but Coach Bob Serven has alteied hls goal of competmg for a second straight league aown. "There IS bJne idt. but we have very littJe awgtn for error,• ~Yhome HlUR / IW. 'I ll'l.Or Newport Harbor'• Chue Cameron 0) battlel tor a reboaDd wtlb Woodbridge'I 6-foot·l Dnkl Bwg I r Saven said. •We play four ol our stx league at heme. but. to be honest. I think the leegue champkmbi Is out o1 the picture. I doo't -Northwood losing three games. so, reaUstl· cally. we're b'ytng for second place. I think that would require us to win every (league) game we have Jeft. • Sboottng woes have plagued the Mustangs in their &st four league games. but tbe emergeooe ot 6.J senior Jason M1ltward has been a bJg plus. . Millward scored 36 points the lint 15 games (2A per game). but bas produa!d 45 points the last Dve games (9 ppg). including a C61eeT·bigh 15 agaimt CdM. • Juon has been our most improved player the last tluee weeks.• Selven said. Mesa bolts Laguna Beach Wednesday and Univenlty Fdday. CdM (4-17, 0-4) Is oo the road this week, at Northwood Wednesday and at Laguna Beach Fnday. Coac:b Ryan Curry's Sea Kings were without 6..J IOpbomore guard Pancho Seaborn last ~ due to a sprained ankle. It ts not known when Seebom (13.4 ppg) will return. S. Hill oonlim• ils inaugwal vanity 98lilOD with Academy l..eegue road dal! against Brethren Ouistian (Tuesday) and Ollvary (l)apel ol Downey (Friday). HIGH SOIOOl GltLS WIDIAll Estancia Eagles eye No. 1 goal Team visits University High Tuesday night for a battle of Pacific c.oa.st League unbeatem. Seny Faulk,,_ OAM.Y Pit.or For the Estanda High girls basketbaO team. It begins Wlth the ending. Thia season. the Eagles have elected to aindude the last huddle ct t1Vf6y prldal and game with the Mime coDed!ve c:baDI.: ·League1· The one-word mantra reflects the Eagles' foa.9 on wtnnlng the Peclk: COiii League dwnpionlhlp. • feat which lat occurred lo t 991 ·we talk about the bannen we talk about It every year.• E«anda Coecb Pwl Kirby Wei ·0ur girls can look up in our gym and see that the last league cbam· plonship banner is from 1991. They want to put II banner Up tbe.nt tbemleJ'Vel. 1.Mt year, we ended every huddle by 1&ytng •Ribs,' (a reference to-the rib dinner that goes to the winner of the annual PCL ries With aoatown rival Cotta Mesa). This year. we wanted to locua on more than just beating COltl Mela.. Estanda (11·9, 4..() ln 1-gue) c;:an take • huge stride toward MCU.rlng a PCL cbamp6onsbip 1\J9day t 7 p.m.. Wbel'l ll feDow 1-gue uobMlm Untvenaty (13-6, 4-0). •Wboevef wans thll ~ lt ln the driver's .... and wed ' 7 tw would ID to be dt!Vtng: KirW ....... ·~1· U.) gt1a pushed .... t.dl .... na.saredllll~lllwelkb Newport-Mele girt. ;. ....... I\ it &tanda'a leCODd ....-g dm season wtth the defeadiag PCL cbamplona. Tbe EaQ• def.....S lbe ~ 48-32. In the tl*di*&»...-of tbeJbD ... ~ ....... ~Dec. 23 et~ Yl9to Hlgb. -ibllw.11>mmy,.._ .. ,..., ti** you mn Ned mudl lllllD lbM. • Dbr Mid. Thlt IUM, the 1?a9a.. 4tD1er oa a ................................ ~ .......... ..,....,.., ... 22 ..... w.-~ . 1'bl. = .. 1111t .. M IO bee .... ,~ ........... 71. pairll.., .... ..,, ... ..... ............... =::-en..-·--,.. ....... c.-.. . ... • DON l.IACWIW.Y Pl.Of • Eltada'I Tllba Gray ...... • ,...1n wt glrlt bukMbell edloa. Daily Pilot • nniwn LES ·cu'I'IER Newport Harbor Once a fish, always a fish. And once a coach, always a coach. Les Culler has been fixture in polo for decades. IUdwdDunn 0AA.Y Pl.or Bound and determined lift to retwn to sunny Southern California wb re he wu born and raised for th.e Ont 11 yean of his We. Les CuUer made gOod oo a sell-prodalmed promlM after an All-American swimming career at the Untvenaty ot Iowa. ·r aJwaya hid food memories of CalifomJa and always Mid when I graduate fnn Iowa. I Wit going to come out here -In whatever prof-'on I bad.• aaJd Cutler. a lioogttme teedw and coac:b who Mad be is lo bis •&ete SOL• He is ofndaDy redred. but you'd never know it If you followed btm around Newpaat.Mem Sdm Dlllli:10""'9.- ·1 NUnd ..... yar from teaching, but the district uked me to come back to continue , the honors program (wbicb be IWted 1x yea.rs ago at Costa Mesa High).. An aquatics guru. Mesa. Cutler helped launch an Integration program at Costa Mesa with sophomore English and sooal studies students. • 1t•s the only (Integration program) l.n the distrld. • said CuUer, who teaches on a part·time basis (two classes) at Costa Mesa. while continuing as a lower·level aquatics coach at Newport Harbor under Bill Barnett. Following his long coaching stint at Estancia. Cutler was asked by Barnett to joln his staff as a part-time coach, then later committed to coachl.ng full-time at Newport Harbor. "Once Coach Barnett opens the door, be bu a way of pulllng you all the way in.• Cutler said. CuUer stayed dose to the water once be returned to the Southland. His father, George, wu a Chrysler uecuttve and Lee CuUer •My return (to coaclung water polo in the early 1990s at Newport after taking a few years off at Estancia) was purely based on being able to work with Coach "'Barnett. based on his knowledge and his baclcground ... he's very up front. and very hone t about (coaching). I was able to learn immensely from him. He's blghly accepted a transfer from Whittier to Groae Point, Mich., where Les attended lUgb school and became a three-time All-American swimmer. At Iowa. Culler was a four-time NCAA All-American swimmer, placing second his seruor year at the 1964 NCAA ChamptorulUps in the 200-meter backstroke (2:02 . .4). CuUer, who later ftn11bed fourth at the U .S. OtympJc trials ln th.at event. was introduced shortly thereafter to BW Jewell. who taught Cutler bow to paddle a kayak around Newport Harbor and the Upper Newport Bay. Working bard and p.icld.ng up the sldl.ls or kayaking quickly. CuUer became a training and competitive partner w1th Jewell and reached the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games l.n the K-4. Cutler made the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team ln the K-t after finlsbtng MCOnd at the trtala, but wu beckoned to jol.n three others tn a boat (along wtth Jewell) at the Games. When Cutler a.rrtved l.n C.Wom.la alter c:oUege. be ·~ bis Ont tuc,tiing and COllCh1ng Job fM S.S.289 a year at Long Beach Jordan. where be laMd three yea.rs. ·Then I decided to take Ed Newla:nd'1 advice and take the Est4nda posldon (u water poJo and lwtmm1ng aMacb),. said Cutler. who roKbed the Eaglea from tbetr inceptJotl (1965) to 1993, when be traruiferred lo Calta 0 CONTINUID FM>M 5 ..... = ........... . -UC:-•,, D RJ•W,_ energetic and the most' highly motivated coech that I've ever seen. I have a tremendous amount of respect for his ability and his commitment and his demands -and his record proves tt. ·1 said if I'm gol.ng to Newport Harbor. l'm working with a men with tremendous tradition. I hadn't been involved ln th.at much of a winning tradition (at Estancia). so I accepted the challenge and bave been doing so ever since l came down there.· Wben girls water polo became a CIP Southern Section·sandiooed sport. Cutler became the frosb/soph and jm.lor vanity girts coach at Newport Harbor. CuUer was hesitant lnlttally because he'd never coecbed girls, but wanted to support Barnett and said he'd try IL He bas no regma. •There are close to 50 girls ln the program.· Cutler said. ·Coach Bamett takes halt at the vanity level and I take all the new lncoml.ng freshmen and experlenced sophomores and 101De N playen and they train with me. Cutler, wbo lt111 bu the Swedish ba.ndmade kayak be and Jewell used es a tra1nlng boat l.n the t 960a, II the lats honoree in . the Delly PUot Sports Hall of Fame. Cutler, a becbelor who lives in Cotta M .... en)oya lt111 speild1ng time with hit father. an lmDe ntlklent Who WU bom in 1906 a.od played football at Ocddentel eou.g.. SPORTS ~day. January 21 , 200'2 7 lions are .young, but roaclng _to go this se~on 1\vo seniors will look to leed Vanguard softball team that featwes seven freshmen. Amer•Aeul .... DMvPw.or COSTA MESA -The Va.nguuil Uruvemty softblll team Will depend on CIN Uebengood to be pitcher perfect th1.1 see on and play a key rolf' In I chng th Lion • bid (or IUCC«la •• Llebengood, an NAIA All· American and one· of only two entors on the quad. will be tbe Lion • main starting pitcher. Sbe w ent 19-9 lar.l eason. had a 0.98 ERA. and truck out 196 Ln 199 t /3 1nn1ngs "She w1U be a dehmle key for~ as a main larttng patcher: Vanguard Coach &>th Rcnkoslli Sdid. "She has the potenttal to dominate a team She'll stdrt the first game (of dou- bleheader 1. pretty much all of the hme. and b •'II be ready to come rn for relief • Backing L1ebengood up In the tlrcle will be Cherl Smith. junior Marc1ea Ball. 1un1or Cehna Camanllo and ophomorc Jenny Wllhs Camdnllo (2· 11 was second on the tedm with d l -40 ERA ia t ea on en routt! to All-Golden We t Athlettc Conference honors Wiiiis wa.s 3· l w ith a l 75 ERA last sea on ·w e don't want to overuse L1<.>bengood . but I do plan on her Cdrrytng u bag IOdd for u • • Renkoslu did. ·w e don't want to wear her out before the b1gge t part di thf• s a.son come up · Although Snuth. Vanguard'<i other rC'tumJng enior. has expenenC'e as a pitcher. ,.he will tart di hrst base for thP Lions She went -4-2 with d 2 63 ERA lctst s ct on SOCCER CONTINUED FROM 5 1 on. C•martllo took over that tel anup) roJe and kept u and wa ctioten •ll-confe nc-e ~ of her hltt.lng, but J WU dgbt th w IJ and wa on of our top RBI people lo I y ar. • AJthough th Llom I t tow key mors from tut M&SOn -tnclud.log the1t starting lbortstop. center field r ctnd ond baseman -they do have • handful or 1ncomUlg freshmen. ven to be exact "We'll have a dHferebt look tins yeclf and the fre bmen definitely bnng neryy to the team.· Renkosk.J \did. ·w1• are very versaWe with the Ir ·~hmen that can move around'~ lot Our C'atchers can play othe/ po\1llons The mhclders can play rn the out/1 Id, but that also m ans that 11 somebody does go down, we arP goinq to hctve to make a lot of ddJu tm nts • .. COi.LiGE SOfTULl PREVIEW 2 leth lur<Ntl. Of ff 5 s,,,..., ~ Of Jr 6 c.f>N C.-illo P!Qf Jf 7 A~ ~o IHf-OJ '' I Jill "MnWf lttf J• 9 LIM J.OM>n INf fr 10 UndMy Dyer CJINf fr 11 Andre• Smid CIOf '' 12 M.J•C•ff ~ P Jr 1) Holly MM1.•"411 INfl()f fr 1• Alt10n ~ !NJ Jr 15 Utul'en MilnltqV.l INf <>J h 16 Oi.tt \m>th frP \t STt\/l MCCAAN / OA .. ., P\rT Jill Jessen, left. wW return u Vanguard'• third baseman. She bad 25 RBll lut yev and wW provlcM oJfeme lor thelJon.s this ason. The Lions already have a few pldycr with 1n1une In add1t1on to Rdm.,ey who has a band lnJury. 1umor lidrah M hJey has been having back problems 20 Je'.\io<• ThomP'IOf'. Of \o 21 R«l'IMI Roli. CJINJ \o 22 ~ny W Ill\. Ofll' \o )() G•N liet>el9>0d P ~ )) Jill ,.,_, INF Jr "Her Urn<! in the ciTcle will d pend on other people because we have hve pitchers on the roster: Renkoslli said. "She keep~ the defen e tndy at first Mo t or the time. she's probably going to be at firil • Stc-ppu\g in at third base will be 1unior J1U Jc~ en Returning behind the plate wlU be ophomore ca tcher Rachael Rolle, who caught every game for the Lions la t year "Our corners and o ur catc her return." Renko k1 aid "Rolle IS a good fl<'ld leader and very aggre ive She learned a ton as a fre bman. She how her love for the game in every play she makes • Although the comer.. of th mbeld dr<' el . the Lion dad not helve their starting hortstop or .,econd ho't(•mun set as of late last wM>k "The shortstop po 1taon ,., very cruoal. • Renkoski ..aid ·Al tht'i pomt, fre hman Lisa Jdck on ,., lhf' fron1· runner in that pos1uon Th(•re's l>llll Jill Ramsey who 1 hytmng tor thdl spot as a junior, but .,he~ hurt nght now and hasn't bet'n 11blr to gave her full hot at at Ll.sd, d d fre hmdn, bnngs a good bit ol taJent d ·f no,l\'<•ly and offensively • The Lions will look for Cumcmllo and Je en to provtd(' 0Ut•n.,1vt• leader hap Camdnllo hit 328 ld\I year with 12 RBis whlle J,.,..,,.n h1L 313 with a team-leadmq 25 RBI-. • Je, en hat third anll lounh lu\t year and Camarillo hit fourth • Renko k1 said •flt'tidway throuqh th11 Al> <1n outheldc r, Ashley 1s a 4u1ck ~r on." RenkoskJ ~ld 'She 'ttarted lur ui. l.s t year and It will be key ti hf' cdn be heclllhy enough to bt" out there • The LloM beqm the season Fnday <1t Cdl Lutheran tn d l .30 pm non· r unlt-n•nce game Although R«>nko.,k1 acknowledges the tecUD 1s younq. -.he hcls high hopes lor the -.qudd Thr potential 1s very good for th1l> tf•um.' ,.h did. ·w e would µrobctbly b(• con idered young 1n tt•nn\ of hd¥tn9 seven fre hmen and d Jew who wlll probably be!. emg d 101 ol llmP on the field. Howeveri we do htl\'t> two seniors. the last two on our tedm th.st were part of the 199tl tPdm whc•n we took hfth place at thf' l'-AIA ndtlllncth • VdntfUd rd I 14 · :W. l i· I I Ill conlerl•nn·1 hni\hl'cl fourth 1n th•• GSA\ dnd dad no1 mctkl! th•· plu\olb ldst '(f>dr 81ol<t wrin the C1SAC" ·The b1qql-.t k•·~ Im "" d" d h~dlll d~ far d'> n \Uc fl''' h·v1•I tu1 llH' -.:eor will tw our dbthl) 1o pld\ , .... II nin· Sl5tenUy dnd 1'4•dl tilt• lt'tlfll .. 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