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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-03-22 - Orange Coast Pilot• • SERVING THE NEWPORT -MESA COiVii\A.UNmES SINCE 1907 .ON 'DIE WEB: WWW.DAILYPILOT.COM Just another Survivor •Newport Beach woman on reality-based show is voted 9ff, but not before being in the middle of a few fallouts. June C.S.grande DAllY PILOT r NEWYORK -Ousted "Survivor• Sarah Jones will come home to New- port Beach today, minus the million- dollar prize but richer for her experi- ence on the reality show "Survivor 4: Marquesas,• she said Thursday. She'll live, at least for a while, with many lingering effects of livrng m the public eye during the TV reality show's latest go-round -not the least of which is the fallout from images of Jones with an American flag on the island. In one segment, she was shown sitting on an Amencan flag for an interview. In another, she was seen using the flag as a blanket. •As a veteran I was personally offended and l am sure other veter- ans who have fought for Old Glory felt likewise,· Denms Biennas wrote in an e-mail to the Daily Pi.lot. J .T. Tar-Water, commander of American Legion Post 291 in New- port Beach, said there had been no talk of the matter that he knew of at the post Thursday but emphasized the importance of respecting the flag. "These days, you see flags used for everything -teddy bears, biki- nis. I think the intent is what's most l.inportant, • he said. *This is the flag of ou.r country.• Jo,nes said she meant no disre- spect. though decisions by the show's producers may have made it seem otherwise. "The flag belonged to Paschal - it was his luxury it~m. He's a veter- an," Jones said in a telephone inter- view from New York. "When the producer set it on the ground for me to sit on for an interview, I said, 'I thought you weren't supposed to put Oags on the ground.' He said something like, 'Well, you're not supposed to have them here like this on the island, either.'• As for the shots of her using the Oag for a blanket, she said, •All five of us. in the tribe slept under it. l don't know why they only showed me." At the time, she said, the image of five allies sleeping together under the flag seemed moving and patriotic. Jones said her experience on the show has had many long-lasting benefits. For one, she has come to appreciate people in a way that never before seemed possible. "When you put 15 random peo- ple together like that. you learn that everyone has a reaJJy fascinating SEE SURVIVOR PAGE A4 RUSH·HOUR TRAFFIC JAM DON lfACH I DAl.Y 1111..0T ~ five-vehicle crash backed up traffic for two hours on the southbound San Diego Freeway in Costa Mesa on lbunclay afternoon.. Calllornla Highway Patrol ofUdals said. A school bw, big rig and three other vehldes were involved in the 2:30 p.m. crash at the Harbor Boulevard offramp. A few children were in the school bm, but none was hurt. One penon was taken to Hoag HospltaJ after suffering minor Injuries, oUldaD Aid. Newport leaders may look into dock rentals • u local or state officials think the practice needs to be examined, the city Will do so, mayor says. looked at in' a City Council study session,• Ridgeway said Thurs· day. "The question is: Do we want to commisSion a consultant June CU.Vrande OAJLY PllO'r NEWPORT BEACH -Mayor Tod RJdgeway says he would support the idea of studying how many private dock owners rent out space for others' boats U local and state officials say the study to study the magnitude ot the should be done. problem? ... If the State Lands Ridgeway on Thursday also Commission and the dty staff feel clarified comments he made at it's a problem, then it should be the March 12 cound.l meeting on put into·a study session." the subject. ' He added that the surveys used "My point was that if anything in a January 2001 study lookinq wa& to be done it should be into dock rentals might not be the best indicator of how many pn- vate dock slips are rented out. Th.is is because many larger boats are often •documented• by the Coast Guard numbers instead of having prominently displayed Department of Motor Vehlcle 'licensing numbers, also known as "CF numbers.• These biggef boats, often 30 feet and larger, SEE RENTALS PAGE M Police awards backed up by ieam eff Ort • Newport officials salute their own at an annual appreciation ceremony. ' I I . Th~you a may AOt see ft all ~. the sun will be around. But the clouds will give off somewhat of a doudy feel. ,.., .. Al MONTY BRINTON I c es Newport Beach resident Sarah Jones of "Survivor 4: Marquesas." Signing up to help uphold new city law • Costa Mesa business owners can now post signs stating a solicitation rule, but those affected are creating backup plans. Lolita Harper 0AllY PILOT COSTA MESA -Every morning, EJ:nigdio Ja.unes .rises before the sun does and heads over to the comer of 17th Street and Placentia Avenue. He orders breakfast at Burger House for about $6 and waits for overflow work from the Job Cente r. Just across the street. Every morning, Jaby Yam nses before the sun does and heads to the same comer of town to prepare for busi- ness.' He ties on his apron, opens the doors to Burger House and dishes up breakfast for hungry patrons at about $6 a plate. Yam serves the food. Jaimes buys it. A seemingly harmonious relationship. Seemingly. ·1 don't like them standing out there,· Yam said about Jaimes and his • dayworker colleagues. "l tell them to leave, but they keep coming back and keep coming back.• Jaimes doesn't see what harm he's doing He and about 25 other men patromze Yam's business every day. ·w e are regular customers,• Jaimes said tn Spanish. "I don't understand why my money lSn't good here.• On a good day, Jaimes is gone with- in an hour anyway, he said Off to do a day's work at some construction site or in someone's yard. A new law passed by the City Coun- al is designed to solve the conflict between some business owners And the people wbo seek work outside their establishments. Yam and other fellow business own- ers around the dty now have the option of posting a sign on their property pro- hibiting the solicitation of work. Once the sign is posted, police can arrest vio-- lators without the owners formally pressing charges. SEE LAW PAGE M 11•maAY • The '9Clftc~ On:Mst;a w11 ~~""-the ~Triple ~· 8tJ P."'· ~-the Irvine le~ TheatN. ~~Drive, . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. -.. ------ ' --... ' trvtne. $40 ot SJO, $tit 854 ••t. .. GREG FRY I DAA.Y PILOT Kim Olmos, u Jane, rehearses for .,City Sky," part of Ballet Padftca's Dance Concert Serles . In the 'Ci Younti O\anti DAILY PILOT W hen Molly Lynch and writer John Glore sat down to talk about possible stories to tum into ballets, they brainstormed about relationships, growing up, living in a big city, having to survive there and hav- ing to do all this at a young age. Their story, •aty Sky,• ended up being about a young girl facing challenge after challenge in a new and huge city. The story is a timeless one, said Lynch, the choreographer. Balletic piece about city living anclwrs Ballet Paci.fleas second Dance Concert Series production " "It's a piece that still applies to people today," Lynch said. "To me, it's a universal piece about trying to in.ake something of your life.• Sky' . FYI • WHAT: Ballet Padflca's second produc· .tlon for its Dance Concert Series, which lndudes •aty ~ • WHEN: 8 p.m. today, 2:30 and 8 p.m. saturday , • WllllE: Irvine Barclay Theatre, 42A2 Campus Drive, Irvine • Q>ST: $1().$27 • CAU.: (949) 854446 first on the program. Edward Hopper ima;t:cr'ckdrop the work, and Aaron She first presented the work six years _ ago with Ballet Pacifica. Lynch is the com- • pany's artistic director. The rest of the program for the concert includet "Allegro Brillant&," "Ravelesque" and • 81.ackbeny Winter." "You don't QOme and sit and just tee one lo~ piece,• said Ballet Padfica'• Pres- ident Janet Ray. "lben's aome variety.• Cop '• "Music for the Theatre• guides the story. Lynch chose the Copland work beic::ause she felt it was appropriate for the "Amen· Ballet Pacifica will present "City Sky" -again today and 8aturday at Ible' JmDe Barclay Theatre as part of its second Dance Concert Series production. ·Allegro Bri.llanta" 19 an abstract. neo- classical representation of the George Bal- anchine style set to Tchaikovsky's Third Piano Concerto. can" tale. "Copland's music is so strongly Ameri- can and about progress and clevelop- ment." said the choreographer, who wu recently awuded the Choo-San Goh Award for cbOreography. • • , . . . • ,, • . ... . • . • . • • ... .. The multimedia dance-theater piece is more specifically about a young girl who moves to a daunting city and witnesses a tragedy while there. The event affects her daily life, and the story, written by former South Coast Repertory dramatwge Glore, comes full drcle as the character faa!S the possibility of the same tragedy hapi)ening to her. "Ravelesque• ii by choreographer Robert Sund, who was inspired to create the dance t>Y Maurtce Ravel's piano etudes. "BlAckbeny Winter• ts a contemporary number incorporating moments of gym· nastia, break danctng and other genres, including pcJJ)!d,ance and~ .. 1lMt Hopper images were in~-ted in the show to aeete different atmospheres without bavtng to deal With ~ 1a111e changes. - "It's contemporary ballet bued oo the classical," Ray laid. "Tbat'I the million oi Ballet Pacifica. To introduce the audience in Southern California to, rather than tried and true classics, to contemporary ballet and the new choreographers that are up and coming. Since the work was fim staged. women have continued to move to big cities and take on the challenge of making it, Lynch said. Her niece is a recent Big Apple import. FinaJlY, •aty Sky" ii Illa contemporary ballet With women who Will be on pointe and a cast dressed in street clothes. There are more emotions to the pieoe, which is SCR takes the next step, announces new season \ Plays by Shakespeare, Shaw and Greenberg are on tap as the company opens its new stage and remodeled theaters. Younti Chang DAllY PILOT George Barnard Shaw wW open South Coast Repertory's 2002-03 seuon. .,vbic.b will inau- gurate the new 336-seat Julianne Argyroe Stage, a renovated 99- seat Nicholas St.age and a remod- eled Segel'ltrom Stage. The 39th season, Which runs Oct. 11, 2002 through June 29, ,Daiijmilot VOLM.N0.11 ,...... ........ MIWw --. ..., ..,.,~ ~-=::: ~~ 2003, will open on the ,.,da Magica • will open Nov. 30 Segerstrom Stage -formerly and Dec. 13, respectively. the Mainstage -with Shaw's And the Nicholas Studio (for~ "Major Barbara" on Oct. 18, merly the Second Stage) will and on the Julianne Argyros • continue to be used for SCR's Stage with Richard Greenberg's Young Conservatory Players "The Violet Hour" Nov. 8. program, the Pacific Play- The season will include wrights Festival and the His- world premieres by Greenberg, panic Playwrights Project. Lynn Nottage ("Intimate A series of celebratory Apparel"), a West Coast pre-events will run Oct. 5 through miere by playwright Michael Nov. 10forwhat theater leaders Healey ("The Drawer Boy") call "SCR: Re/Dedication and a Shakespeare revival 2002." A "Ught the Night• gala ("Two Gentlemen of Verona.•) ball will be held Oct. 5 to dedi- 1\.vo plays for the Julianne cate the new theater cent.er and Argyros Stage will be the weekend of Nov. 8-10 will announced later. celebrate the opening of the The holiday traditions of "A Argyros stage. Christina.I Carol• and "La Posa· Last month, the Repertory held a "Topping Our ceremo- ny to mark the last beam placed on the three-story Argyros building. The end of that phase marked the begl.nnlng of a new phase, involving an increased fund-raising goal of $50 m1111on. The first phase of the five· year campaign included a $40· million goal -$38 miWon of which had been railed by the February ceremony. The aunpnign ls dMded into $19 million for construdion, $21 mllllon allotted for the theaters endowment and $10 million for ftve annual operating campaigns. The expansion also includes a complex of offices and class· rooms. ............ 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When presented in May, the awards will solve the case involv- ing which authors penned the best tradition- al mysteries published in 2001 -works typi- fied by the.novels of Agatha Christie, gener- ally with a low body count and an amateur detective -~ on center stage. X X Those nominated as best novel include Earlene Fowler's "Arkan.au Trav- eler." In her eighth outing X ' I starring folk art expert ~-.w! ~ ~eruli H r, e Or e I ~r t::oumrwrirer ca rrequent rBB Newport Beach Central ·-Library user) sends the frisky museum director to Sugartree. Ark. for a church reunion. Find- ing friends and relatives embroiled in racial . religious and romantic rivalries, Benni mar- shals her spunk to solvfla killing that threat- ens to scar the hometown she loves. An equally spirited heroine stars in Rhys Bowen's best novel D<Wninee "Murphy's Law," the first of a new aeries by the creator of Welsh constable Evan Evens. Forced to flee her native Ireland after she kills a young man who was trying to rape her, brash Molly Mw- phy thinks sQe bas found MDL"tUary on Ellis Island. When she becomes a suspect in anoth- er murder, then finds henelf attracted to the man trying to convict her, a search for justice in Tummany Hall-ere New York ensues. The action is set clOMr to home in best novel nominee "sa..clowl of SID." In· her newest thriller, Rochelle Krlc.h bas West L.A. detective Jessie Drake investigating a triple murder in a prominent plutic surgeon's office. Dysfunction is as tortuous u the twists in the plot, in a ca.st tbat includes a reformed child abuser, a teen~ and a rabbi who rum a haven for, 'dilQ.Jlbed youth. Other quirky ~inhabit the Penn- sylvania steel town where Bubbles Yablonsky, beau· tida.o-sleuth ol Sarab Strobineyer'I belt first mystery riiomiriee • ...,_ ... U1lboaDd.. inatmi· nates a wealthy IOdalite with a brutal murder. Armed with her 1\.vo Guyw Community College cer· ti.6.cate and fueled by Dori· tos and Diet Pepsi, the wannabe reporter over- comes peril after peril on her way to solving the case. getting even with her ex and cre- atively displaying her cleavage. Whether or not it wins an Agatha for best nonfic- tion of 2001, Tony Hiller- ma.n's "Seldom DIMp- polnted" is as entertaining as any of his Navajo mys- teries. With glimpses of lus Depression-era childhood, World War D experiences and career highlights. the best-selling author reveals hlmsPJf as a man of integrity, always ready to jump into life's adventures. At the Ag~tha Awards banquet this spring, those adventures will in.elude receiving this year's Ufetime Achlevement Award from Malice Domestic, Ltd. • CHIOC IT avr Is written by the staff of the Newport e..dl Publk Ubrary. This WMk's column Is by Melissa • Adams. In collaborlltlon with O.udl• tt.tennan. 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He looked down several times and often i.eemed to be looking at his watch as if to check the time. Birney said the last known incident of a person jumping off one of the neighborhood's high-rise buildings was in the 1980s. "Since then, these build- ings have been policing themselves and have restricted or banned roof --'OU:~~·-t:-e-sar.:t. ·"'We have no idea how this person got up there.• It is the second such mc1- dent this year in the city. A .· 46-year-old homeless man died in January after be hurled bjmsel.f out a window of tbe Bethel Towers on West 19th Street. Changing of the / guard set for JWA The Callf omia Air Nation- al Guard patrols will pull out of John Wayne Airport next week. They will be replaced with Army National Guard patrols. The 222nd Combat Com- munications Squad o( the Air National Guard, which is based in C<>Sta Mesa, will be reassigned to Los Angeles International Airport. The move is expected to occur Monday. Guard Sgt. Frank Miezwa said. The units began patrolling the airport and overseeing screening checkpoints in mid-October. Gov. Gray Davis ordered the move to help secure airports across the state after the Sept. 11 tertorist attacks. Several dozen armed guards have been slalloned at the airport lo add an extra layer of security. That num- ber isn't expected lo change. "I would think it would be a one-for-one exchange," Miezwa said. The new guardsmen will come from other areas of the state. About 800 guardsmen will patrol the state's 28 air- ports until late May, when federal employees are expected to replace them. SABATINO'S •Dinner • Sunday Brunch 251 Shipyard Way • Newport Beach -PIN.st call IOI hooo. dtectlOOS & reseivato<>ns • z (949) 723-0621 .. 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On March 14, Delta Air- lines was the first to nix commissions for tickets issued in the U.S. and Canada to reduce costs, fol- lowed by American, Conti- nental and Northwest. ,Commissions had been 5 % of the price of a ticket, up to a maximum of $20. The air- lines are banking on the popularity of online trave l sites, including their own, that circumvent agent fees. But don't count travel agents out altogether because they still offer a personal touch that online services can't match, said Fred Addi, owner of Sun- flower Travel in Costa Me$a. . "Presumably, a g~d travel agent still has knowl- edge and expertise that a consumer doesn't have,'" Addi said. "The fact that you have access to some- thing doesn't make you an expert at that job. You can access a lot of medical infor- mation online, but that doesn't make you a doctor." The airlines cut commis- sions seven years ago from 10% to 7%, then sliced them to 5% with a $50 maximum, and then reduced the maxi- ffiUJll to $20 last year. 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Argos said her company raised its fees afte r the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and is not sure if they will be increased further. While the airlines main- tain that cutting com.mis- sions will save costs, Price considers that to be a spe- cious argument. "The reason 1 don't believe it is that they all have Internet sites, and ii We Have the LEXUS GOlllG PLACES Check out the Pilot's travel section starting on Page 81. you go on theirs, their tick- ets are at 10% reduced val- ue -that's our 10%. If they can afford to pay 10% on tbe Internet, why can't they afford to pay a travel agency?" Price asked. In addition to their own Web sites, five of the major airlines -the four that have nixed most of the com- missions plus Ullited - founded Orbitz.com last ye]lr lo sell tickets Wlthout agents. The Web site touts the service as delivering "truthful, unbiased infor- mation. And one that would ofter convenient, one-stop shoppmg <for low-pnced air fares • The Artlencan Society of navel Agents 1s continuing to lobby the government to step m to say the airlines' acllons dre preventing a certain class of people from mdking a bvmg, Price said. WE DO THINGS RIGHTI OUR MEALS ARE A TRIP TO MEXICO Ml CASA MEXICAN RESTAURANT "OUR SIZE IS THE Rl'HT SIZE" A MEAT PATTIE SMOTHERED WITH OUR Ml CASA CHIU '9 BEANS. 296 E. 17TH ST. COSTA MESA · 949-645-762 6 l:.AW CONTINUED FROM A 1 In the put. polloe were restricted from ta1dna ac:tlon because enforce- ment woWcl i"equlre a b•Hdness owner to call tbe police, file a charge of tres- passing and then follow through with prosecution -including testifying, officials said. The signs will cut out those steps -'basically telling police the owner is opposed to people solidting work on the property and that officers are free to take action against it. Yam laid police offic~ stopped by his restaurant Thursday morning, asking bim lf be would like to partici· pate in the voluntary program. • J signed up. I think lt will help," Yam said. Jaimes disagreed. It is not the solu- tion, he said. Tolerance is, he said. Maurllio Miranda, who also stood outside Burger House, said the new law may keep people off some prop- erty, but it won't deter people from seeking work in the city. "We'll just go down the street, or over to Harbor Boulevard," Miranda said in Spanish. SEAN HllER I OAll.Y PlOT Day laboren seeking work bang out at Borger House, across the street from the Costa Mesa Job Center. Many of the men in front of Burger House on Thursday afternoon could be found at 7-Eleven on Placentia Avenue in the morning, until the police showed up about 8 a.m., Miranda said. "We ran," Miranda said. ·And then we came down here." Another hotbed of soliciting day- work.ers is the U-Haul rental site on Newport . Boulevard. Manager Christopher Sanders was not aware of the new law and said he did not know whether company officials would par- ticipate. When asked if the men stand· ing outside the business created prob· lems, he answered, "It's a toss up.· On the one hand, some customers call before to ensure there will be cheap labor on site to help them, Sanders said. But then there are other customers who are unnerved by a group of men swarming the car ask- ing for work. tables," he said. "It's just a matter of how much farther they are going to step over those boundaries." Dayworkers at the U-Haul site declined to comment. • LOLITA HARPER cover1 Costa Mesa. She may be reached at (949) 574-4275 or by e- mail at lolita.harperOlatlmes.com. The manager at that 7-Eleven declined to comment. "I have a heart. I know those guys have to work and put food on their RENTALS CONTINUED FROM A 1 might be less likely to be owned by someone other than the dock owner, Ridge- way noted. "Documented boats might not be the same,• he said. Ridgeway's comm~nts come in the wake of the recent revelation that $4 mil· lion or more a year might be coming to Newport Beach pri- vate dock owners as rent for dock space. The report looked at CF numbers on 63 boats and estimated that up to 62% of the boats at Newport Beach private docks are not owned by the homeowner. This may be a problem because the city is only a trustee of these state-owned tidelands. Often, a portion of commercial profits from use of tidelands is supposed to be set aside to pay for environ· mental preservation and improvements. Curtis Fossum of the State Lands Commission said he would probably inquire into the practice in Newport Beach to help determine whether the city-ad.ministered Tidelands Fund should benefit. The practice might also be in violation of city ordinances. The rules describe commer- Custom-Made cial docks as those with mul· tlple slips that are rented out to boat owners. Piers used for private recreational purposes by the owner or occupant of an adjacent home are classi- fied as noncommercial. Ridgeway also noted that people renting out their dock space creates another prob- lem. "The other issue is park- ing," he said. "In the summer on the peninsula, parking iS a serious problem and this might add to it.· • JUNE CASAGRANDE cove[J New· port Beach. She may be reached at (949) 574-4232 or by e-mail at }uM.c.aQgrandeOlatlmacom. Window Coverings From the finest materials ... ~ 1005 of patterns to choose from! " .~· ----,,," ... ,, \ /. ~ -.., C) I ' I ·f ' ._,, ( .; '<. •, ; I ,,· ' \ l( 7(..;'. if' ' J , ' \ • PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE •IN-HOME MEASUREMENTS • THE BEST INSTALLATION • OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY • SPACIOUS SHOWROOM Also find blinds and shades a.vailable in a large assortment of styles, colors ·and patterns to add the finishing to any home. a LEVOLOR" Kj#h' SURVIVOR CONTINUED FROM A 1 story and everyone has some- thing to teach you," she said. "I will definitely get to know people past first impressions from now on.· Also, the 24-year-old for· mer account manager said, her lifelong fear of sharks is a thing of the past. Toward the end of her time on the show, she was trying to pet small sharks in the water. TEAM CONTINUED FROM A 1 Tom Fischbacher earned the highest honor -OUicer of the Year. •I feel so fortunate to work for a community that gives us the resources to make a dif • ference," he said. •This is a great honor." The common theme in all of the award recipients' acceptance speeches: Their jobs call for team efforts. "This award is an acknowledgment of what all my staff bas done," said Capt. nm Riley, who was recog- nized fo r helping the depart- ment update its technology •I don't know what I'll do when I get back, but after that I don't think I'll ever be able to be locked up in an office all day,· she said. When asked to share an exclusive scoop with readers of her hometown paper, Jones had one. "I kissed Rob,• she said. "I'm not sure why. He was my buddy. But, yes, it was a romantic kiss.• • JUNE CASAGRANDE COYer1 New· port Beach. She may be reached at (949) 574-4232 or by e-mail at juM.casagrandeO/atimes.com. and equipment over the last four years. The annual ceremony is an opportunity for the business community to recognize the Police Department, said Richard Luehrs, the cham- ber's president. "With every year, I find myseU getting a deeper understanding and forming an emotional attachment to the Police Department,· he said. "It gives us all renewed e'hthusiasm and makes us feel blessed that we're sur- rounded by such dedicated people." • DEEM BHARATH covers publk safety and coorts. She may be reached at (949) 574-4226 or bye- mail at deepa.bharathOlatimes.com. FREE Spring Spruce Up We will steam out the bracelet and case; polish the crystal and elcaronic:ally check for the accuracy of time, while you wait (Tuesday duougb Sa~y). lf you wish, you 1112y call for an appoinanent for this FREE WATCH SERVICE. Offer good through month of April . .. CHARLES R BARR PUILIC sum POLICE FILES conAMISA •WIG&.~ A petty tMft WM reported In the 3300 blod< It 2:21 p.m. Tues- day. • IUCJCJm.L ~A man reportedly went door-to- doot ISklng for used diapers In the 200 bl(ld( 1bout 1 1 ~.m. Wednesday. Police said the man later tOld officers he liked "to cuddle with them.· ......... ICXUVARO: V1nd1llsm WIS reported In the 2300 block It 2:33 p.m. Tuesday. • PE1BISON Pl.ACE: An assault was reported In the 2700 block It 5:14 p.m. Tues- day. ·~STRDTANO RED HILi. AVENUE: A traffic collision Involving Injuries was reported at 1:46 p.m. Tuesday. •SANTA ANA AVENUE: Forgety was reported in the 2200blod<at11:12 p.m. Tuesday. •WEST J01H ~ Pos- session of paraphernalia was reported In the 700 blodc at 8:02 p.m. Tuesday. NEWPORT BEACH • BtRat STREE'r. An auto theft was reported In the 3900 block at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. • llONITA CANYON DRIVE AND MESA VIEW DRIVE: A petty theft was ~rted at 7:28 a.m. Wednesday. • WEST COAST HIGHWAY: A hit-and-run was reported in the 6200 block at 2:33 p.m. Wednesday. •CORNWALL LANE: A bur· glary was reported in th. e 1500 block at 2:1B p.m Wednesday. • MaAD0EN Pl.ACE: An auto theft was reported 1n the 100 block It 5:14 p.m Wednesday. • SAN JOAQUIN HIUS ROAD ANO MACARTHUR 90ULIVAIU>: A tr1ffic am· dent Involving Injuries was reported at 7: 17 a.m. Wednesday. • WHITI C» LANI! A vehl· de burglary was reported in the 400 block at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday. REEDY, Berto. Born .Ml8 21, 1918 In Battle Creek. Ml. Died at home Sooday marring. March 17, 2002. He Is survived by his wlte of 60 years, Marian B. Reed'f, their 4 children and their spoc ises, 8 ~ and 7 great grandchildren. A graduate of the UniYerslty of Michigan Engineering School In 1939 and a WW II naval offloer, he was active In real estate tor 32 years In Newport Beach. In lieu of flowefa donations can be made In memory rA Bert o. Reedy to the Alzheime(9 Aseodatiorl . Orange Cooney Chapter 2540 N Santiago Blvd. Orange, CA 92867. Servtcee will be private. .-.' ... , ~ .. , , . -~· ~ .. ~' PatAnlch I want eo say the fo1aw1ng for my *er who I lolt 1 )'l8r •· t mill you Pat & mt rQM1' 4:00 p.m. cal I dly It I f9li lJlhlppy void In mt llfit. I d hlM our wondlf1ul "*1-.orlee m look ~ on Ind I Yeti ~ ~ forwer. I IOv9d ~ Pat and atil do In "'I wandlff\A memoit-. ~SllMt. titev . . 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Fashion forward, Stephanie Peters Is wearing this cream and metallic fe<lther· print top byh~ra Bui lnimls (S98) with • bladt ankt. length skirt byComme des Gar-cons ($225). Peters models this blade twist tank top by LoyandfOl'd (S 150) and a turquoise stone nedc.lace by Georgia ($320), With a pair of light distressed boot-<Ut denim pants by Seven (S10S). Zuniga models this cream ruffled top by Loyandford (S185) with a bladt styliied skirt by Loyancttoro (S 185). Peters shows off this look of a striped peaso1nt top by Nigel Hamill (S278) with a green silk knee-length skirt by Comme des Garcons (S180). 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" Chrilt lne •J•llanCI, Costa Mesa High winner In the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 Merdl H honOtM KATHY MOLUCA·SCHAEFER A6 Friday, Morch 22, 2002 HIGH SOIOOL BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD SUMMARIES PA<lfK <OASt LIAM ton CosrA MIEsA 75, lJNNaslTy 57 100 · 1 Smith (U), 11 S. 2 Aluege (CM). 11.17, ) Lebly• (V), 11 t l. 200. 1 Pow9ll (CM), ll2. 2. Smith (U), 2J 69; ) Cheney M. 24 07, 400. 1 ~ (CM). S2 4, 2. Hf~ (U), 54 94, l 'Mwl!Nn (V), SS 67, IOO • 1 s.l.a (CM), 2;0S 7, 2 J lberr• (CM), 2 12 9, l Kibler M. 2 U 0. 1,tOO • 1 s.l.a (CMl • 42.0; 2 J lbltr• <<Mt. 4 Sl O; l H<Mpe (CM), 4 SS O; UOO • 1 s.&M (CM). IC>'ll O; 2 J !bin• (CM), 10lS.O. l Lui (U), 10-S9 O; 110 HM 1 Xe* (CM), 19 l. 2 ICnQlc (CM), 21.0; ) lttmlru (CM), 21 S. JOO IH 1 ico.o (CM), 49 S, 2. it.mlru (CM). 50,2. l. ICnox (CM), S 1 88, 400 ...a.y · 1 ~ 4S 7, 1,.IOO re&.y • I eon. Mftt (C. lti.rr._ w-. Kl1koNn, .._..I). ) 4 I • IU • 1. Wwd (U). 6-4, 2 «Id l not contested. U · I ICriltottan (CM), lt-9; 2 Young (U), 1'"6, l Montuz., (U), 1&-7:TJ • 1 IClttoNrl (CM), 37-1. 2 Montuz., (U). l7--0'I.; ) Young M .... ,., . I p~ (UI. 11-6, 2 HUM19 (U), 1~ l . Mwphy M. M. SP· I Smith CUl. 4&-1, 2 Sed (U), ~) Arroyo (CM), )1..2, DT • I Smith (U), 118-0, 2 Arroyo (CM), 117 7, ) fublo (U), 117·3 EslAHCA 102, lAGuNA 111.Aot 26 100 • 1. IC0<-et (£), 11 8; 2. Viv¥(£), 12 0; 3 Armstrong (E), U.l. 200 • 1 Kor-tt (£), 24.3, 2 Vivar (E), 24.5. l Bell (LB), 24 8; 400 • 1. RojM (I), 52 7; L Kalyum (E), SS. I, 3 Bell (LB), 57.J; IOO • 1 llOjes (E), 2 0 1 6, 2 Elles (E), 2 Ol 9, 3. Slmpion (lll). 2:05. 7; 1,tOO • 1 R~ ((), ... 40 3; 2. CM!lles (E), 4:43.5; ). Bowle< (Lii), 4·4).S, J,200 • 1. Cesilles {E), IC>-.26 5; 2. flore1 (E), 10-15 7; l 8owlt< (Lii), 10 42.&; no"". 1. Johnston IE>. 17 6, 2. Whole (LB). 23 6. JOO IH • 1. Johnnon ([), 4S 4. 2 Slmpt00 (Lii), 47 II, 3 WNlen (l8), 53 O; 400 re&.y • 1 EslMICI• (Vivar, Kelyvm. ICOfMl'et end Atmstr""ll), 48 9; 1,too re&.y • 1 Estend• (Rojei. Flo<e1. ICeiyum and Ehn), )4)8 IU • 1 NovM (E). 5-10. 2 Senlcey (£), 5-6, U 1 Todd (l8), 111-11. 2 1Ca1yum ([), 111-11, 3 John.ton (E), 18 S, TJ 1 Todd (l.8). 39-2. 2 Jolv'41on (E), 38--0, l IC°'Hf'el (E), 17-7. 51' • 1 Undqullt (E). 42·2. 2 Mor.ii (E), 38-11, 3 Clayton !LB). 35-10; OT 1 undqutn (E), 104-1'/, 2 Morell (E), •'1'14 l Gv!Htrre.r (£), 116-4 Noll'nfwooo 82, ~ OIL MM 5' 100 • 1 AinQwom (CdM), II l, 2 frezier (N), 1 lA. ) *obMn (N), 11 4. 200 • 1 LM (NJ, 23 S. 2. ~ (N). US, 3 11.ngstrom (CdM), 23 6, 400 · 1 M<At1hur (N). SJ 9, 2 ICutltlak (N), 56 l, l Splltow (N). 56_6, IOO • 1 Meson (N), 2 10 O; 2 Di Noon (CdM), 2 12.4, J_ McAtthur (N), 212.11. 1.too • 1 ~ (CdM), 4 47 1, 2. Gonulez (N), 4 49 I, 3, MMon (N). 4 !!Cl S. J,200 • I Gooulez (N), 10-40 l, 2. w..dner (CdM), 10-50.l, l ~ (CdM), 10 S9 6. 110 "" I (Mpen\• (CdM), 16 l. 2. ~ (N). 17 2. l Y\nlt (N), 17 2. JOO IH • 1. C.~ (CdM). US. 2 Yunllt (N), 44 ), l Kezyelt (N). 44 3, 400 re&.y -1. CdM (2et1en. Oend;,IU, Lel'wrie. lllngJtrom). 47 a. 1,too r9ley · 1. Northwood. ) 42 Kl • I SplltOYk (N), 6-0; 2 T.ny (N). 5-6. l ~ (CdM), 5-4; U 1 SplltOYk (N), l?·ICI'/.; 2. Colli« (CdM), 17-10, ). Jec.oblen (CdM), 17-1; TJ • 1 SpikOYk (N), 46-0'/.; 2 Je<obsen (N). 31-J'/, 3 Colli« (CdM), 11-8. P'V • 1. Turco (CdM), 1 Hi, 2. SutM<tend (CdM), 11-6, 3. Greco (N), tJ>-0: 51' • 1 a..ber (CdM), 46-1 112; 2. Smith (N), 4M; 3 D\JfW> (CdM), 41 9; DT 1 felrbenks (N), 116-1 'I, 2 Smhh (N), 1 )s-4'/o, 3 8erbe< (CdM), 134-2 PAOfK COAST UAGU1 Gll\S lJNIYDtSITY 86, CosrA MEsA 50 100 • 1 Chung (U), 1) 6S. 2 Hughft (CM), 1l 69; ) ICnkonen (CM), ll 71, 200 1 Ptk'Mf (U), 27 4, 2. Rodger (\)), 21 OI, l Hughe1 (CM), 21143, 400 1. 041)' (CM), 519, 2 P.imer (U). 1 '01 2. 3 Ari\hony (U), 1-()7 2, IOO • 1 BjeHend (CM), 2 24 0. 2 Mole< (UI, 2 26 9. 3 Colone (U). 2 S2 2. 1,IOO 1 ~ (CM), S 1l 9. 2 Moo« (U). S 17 4, l ~ (~ SJ:M. J,200 • 1 8jellend (CM). 11 34 s. 2 MarN (U), I 145 O; 3 Colone (UI. 1) l2 O; 100 H -I Neu M. 112. 2 9-d (U), 11.6, l Odell (U). lit, >00 H • I Shepard (V). SI.I. 2 Odell (IJI, S2 6, l H«lt (CM). S SO: 400 ...a.y • 1 C001e Mftt (Kr•onen. llty..-.t. Hughe\. Day), 52 IS, 1,too ...a.y I Cotti Me<e (ICrlkor\en, Hughes. Sjellend. Dey), 4 14 9 IU • I Dey (CM), 5-6. 2 llrown (IJI, 4-4. J J~ IUl. ~ U ·I ... UI (U). 15-11, 2 Mills (UI, 15-t; 1 Lee (U~ 14-1Q;TJ·1 Wul(V).l~'/.;2 Yeng(U),31 ... 3"""" (CM). Z.-11, ,., • 1 w-. (IJI. M. 2. .,_,, (U). 7-6. 3 zt.o.i M. 7-4; • • 1. /llN (CM), 33-1, 2 M1!1s (U), U-11, 3.. HAI M. 1,.., DJ· 1 Molls (U). 107·1. 2. AINI (CM).~ J ~M. 67--0'1. ESTANCIA 90. lAGuNA lllAOt 28 100 • 1 H. Geldlr (t), 1 ).); 2 Hlf'dan (f), 14.2'; 3 Abbott (E), 10, 200 ·I J. ~ (n 27.2; 2. H. Gelder (E), 27.t; ). Dewd (l.8), 28.4, 400. 1. J, Gelder(!), 1:04.10; 2 Nlct1oiet (l.8), 1:11.2; ). ltlnc:on (!), 1:12.1; -• I. Vllclez (0, 2:32.S; 2 RoMte (E), 2 40.3. ), ltlt"Q)l'I (E), 2A5.2; 1.-00 • 1. ltowte (E), 5:57.5; 2. Rincon (E). 6.'05.5; l Hemender (E), 6.100; J.200. 1. Rowte m. 13:.21.1; 2. Hemendez (El. 1l 55 I, l loje<eno (LB), 1):59.0; 100 H • I. Dewd (LB). 11.53; JOO H · 1. Veldu (£), 1 :02.5; 400 ..._. • 1. lJten<la (Abbot1. Henson, H. Geldet end J. Geldet), SU; 1M0 ,....,, • 1 EIUnde (H. Geldef; J, Geldlr, Vlilcl9z «Id ~). 4 JU IU • 1 Howard (LI), 4-0; U • 1 Abbott (E), 14-S, 2 Henton (E). IJ..t. l MclM>e (E), 12-9'/.; TJ 1 Abbott <n »s. 2. ~ m. 21 .. ,., 1 Md,...,. cE>. 25-1. w . 1 5ctYNlllN Cl8). 21-11. 2 Alde<'et• <n 26-7, 1 <Aruo <El. 26-l. DT 1 ScMlelzM (lll), 87 )'/.; 2 AlcWl't• (E), n-s•1i. 1 c.uo 1£). ss-21. eo..tlNA OIL MM 82, Noll'nMooo 5' 100· 1 Ton (NJ. 12 9, 2 ~ (CdM). 13.2,) 0-.. 01), 14 1, ... 1 ~ (CdM), 26.9; 2. Woopse (N). 17.S. J Ton (H), 27 5, 400 I ~ (CdM). 1-00.I. • 2. 0... (COM), 11>l 6. l Kr-(CdM). l:OU ; -• 1. ,,_. (CdM). 2 211. 2 CA.mnlins (QIM), 2'21 I;) TI1pleJ M l'M I; 1,IOO 1 Allen tCdMI. 522.S. 2. ~ (CdM). 5.2S S. 3 fer10f1 (N), s 3S 6. UGO· 1 Alt.n (CdMl. II 44 S, 2 Cumm..,. (CdM). 12 11 2.) Fet10n (N), 12·29 9; 100H 1 waop..(N).160:2ICeu(H),176.l IMsin(H), 176, JOO H 1 Ordun.t (N), S 1 4. 2 leWn (NJ. 55 4; l I(., (N), SS 7. 400 ...a.y 1 CdM ~ Swlgen. Cenery. !Cremer). S4 0, 1,IOO ...i.y I CdM (Oest«. Kr-. Cummon, Swigen), 4 21 6 IU • 1 Ir-(CdM), 5--0; 2 Kendrick (CdM), 4-10. l Woopse (N}, • a. u 1 TNyef (CdM), 1'"" 2. 111.wner (CdM), 14-71, l ICendrklc (CdM), 1J.11; TJ • 1 Stone (N), J0.4¥, 2 <Anety ICdM), 30-S't.; l Gercle (N), J0.2'/• '111 _: 1 . Cenery (CdM), i-0; 2 w.ti.f (COM) 7-4; l ~n (CdM). Ml;•· 1. Uj)Komb (H), lM'h; 2. Cool! (N), 29-6. ) Hawlllnf (CdM) 21· 10'/' Of· I llpKomb(N), 11).1'/•2 Apurechelln{N),8J.7'h; ). H.twlc1nt (CdM). 77-)1/1. SIA YllW llAGVI IQYS Nlwl'olrT HMllOll 70, Auto ..... " 100 • 1 Johnton (H), 11 5, 2 llub W. 11 6; J, "• W. 11 I; JOO 1 Jol>lllOll (N), 232. 2 ""'I (A), 23 l ; ) l(efm (N). 2) I. 400 I IM (N}, 52 7; 2 .,_ (Al. 53.l; l hal¥ (N). S4 3, IOO • 1. "-'Ina (A). 2-"'17 1, 2. C.-y W. 2.01 l. J l'wm 00. 2-<17 4; 1.-• 1 llawllnl W. "' 2 c.-y w. 4 46. ) ""'**'• (Nl 4 .. Uto · 1 Mofle< (H). IO.J1, 2. ~ (N), 10:17, J ~ w. 10.41. 1'0 .... 1 ~(A). 16.~ 2. Wlt1-w. 171; 3 z.vr-(H), 1tl; -... 1 Haiwfloln w. '2. 7, 2. z..m-"' 41 .. J WltW w. ........... 1 ~4S.1;2.Alll0 ....... 4SS. , ....... l M9o .... ) H; 2 Newport. J.3S Ml • I c.neron Oii, ~ 2. Wins (A). M, 3 Hett CM, M, u . t """'°" 00. 20-l. 2. ~"' , ... ,. 1..,,_oo,' 1 .. JI'/, TJ· 1 ~ (A).CJ.11¥,; 2. """"' IH). 4l 2: l. KtrN CN1. JN; f1ll • I. ,_,. (A). II-fl 2. \llnU W. I~ l O'Altwa (A). W, ., • 1. ~ (H), -.ct J "*"' w. 4'o1; 1 SbNI fl). 45. DT •I 0 MlnNll 00. liM J I ~ (H). t IM J Sllarllft 00. 11 .. 7 um•••• Danny Krikorian, Devant Xoai, Irwin Salas and . Zach Powell lead the Mustangs to victory. Steve Virgen DAILY PtLOT COSTA MESA -Irwin Salas and Zach Powell made sure the first Costa Mesa High track and field meet at Orange Coast College would be a mem- SCOlllOAID University 57 orable one, in the Mldtllngs 75 Mustang boys' Pacific Coast League opener a gainst visiting University Thursday. Salas, a senior who also earned All-PCL honors in cross country and helped the Mustangs' soccer team to its second straight PCL tiUe in the winter, won the 800-. l ,600 and 3,200- meter events. Moments after winning the 3,200 (10:33.0). he ran in the Mustangs' victorious 1 ,600 relay, with Carlos lbarra, Danny Krikorian and Powell. Salas' performance led to a 75-57 victory over the lrojans, in Mesa Coach George Greenwalt's PCL debut. Salas is a reflection of Greenwalt's new attitude for the Mustangs Greenwalt, who was on the coaching staff last year and coached defensive backs a nd wide receivers on the Mustangs' varsity football team in the fall, has called for a "no-nonsense" th eme for this season. "The kids have to show up at the same lime to practice every day," said Greenwalt, who starred as a receiver al Newport Harbor High. Class of Doily Pilot 1991 "They're expected to -------posting vtola.tions,in his wear their school colors, to "I love this first two Jumps. learn and to train hard. u they track. It's Powell iaced to wins miss practice, they'll miss the in the 200 (23.2) and 400 meet. We're here to have fun, really great (52.4), while Xoai won but I want them to be more on my legs. I the 110 and 300 hurdles. serious. They shouldn't be on The all-weather. the team 1ust to get out or P.£. have a litUe bit rubber track helped class.· f hin lint Powell, the Junior track Greenwalt's emotional 0 S sp s, standout said. He had a and intense style of coaching so the track personal best In the 200 has also resulted in a unified. feels good on and the 400 was h1.s best concept for the Musta ngs. time this year. which a ttracted Krikorian, them ... H "I love this track,· who started on the basketball Powell said. "It's really te"m and was sought after to Zach Powell "' M · ter great on my legs. I have Play for the volleyball squad. esa spnn a little bit of shinsplints, Krikorian, likf' Powell and --------so the track feels good Devanl XOdi, wds d double winner. Krikoridn completed personal- best performances wi th his wins in the long jump (19-9) and the triple jump (37-8'). He '>kled to 19-9 in the long jump on his last dltempt. after on them." Powell also said be plans to compete in the 300 hurdles. and has qualifying for CIF as one or his many goals. Bjelland and Day sparkle Costa Mesa sophomore and junior stars· complete solid perlormances in Mustangs' Pacific Coast League setback to the University Thojans. Steve Virgen DAILY PILOT C 0 S T A DALY PILOT PHOTOS B'f DON l!ACH ANO SEAN HILUR Estancia High's Mike Casillas (above, left) and Humberto Rojas dominate in the 1,600 in the Eagles' meet with Laguna Beach, and Costa Mesa's Irwin Salas (right) finds him.sell with no company at all MESA-APacific Q Coast League ~ opening loss mat-1 tered minimally to the Costa Mesa High girls track SCOlllOAID and field team en route to tripling in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 again.st University Thursday. Salas also shared the glory in the wtnnlng 1,600 relay. Below, left. Costa Mesa's Christine Bjelland sprints to victory in the 800 meters. She also won the 1,600 and 3,200 and was part of the winning 1,600 relay. Below, right. Estanda's Jasmine Gelder is also alone on the way to victory in the 400 meters. She also won the 200. CdM gi,rls off er a wakeup c"all Sea King boys are led by Carpenter and Ringstrom in loss. Th Corona del Mar High git.la track and field team, the de1eodJ.ng Paclfic CoHt League champion, opened league competition with a resounding 82·54 vtctory over host Northwood Tbund1y. Tbe Sea King boys squad lott to the nmberwolves. 82-54. Julie Allen (flrtt tn the 800-, t,600- and 3,200 meter races}, Becky Cumrninl (second in 800, 1,600 and 3,200) and MeUua Swtgert (flnt 1n 200, 400 and both relays) turned ln th Ir u1ual high·leYel perfonna.nca1, Coach BW Swnn r laid, whll the rett of the Sea King 1wept ln the long jump and the pola vault. Jacl~ Thayer led a 1weap in the Jong namp. wbJcb included All100 Brawner fOllowed by Step.bani• 1Glindrtd(. and Kiillerln CaMly' WM flnt In tbe pole vault 1weep1 that iDdaded canu Weber And v..._. CbUJapMad•nn. Tbe CdM boys were led by Chm Carpenter and C hris R1ngstrom. Cerpenter was a double winner ( 110 and 300 hwdles), while Rlngstrom made his debut in the sprints, winning the 100 and fln1sh1ng th1rd in the 200. Sailors sweep at Aliso Tbe Newport Harbor High boys track team defeated Allio Niguel, 70- 66, while the gtrl.t tquad a1lo ca.ma out on top agalnlt the Wolvednes, ?3· 63, in Sei View League action rrbur'Sday. O«rtagnan JohDIOn took tint In the 100 and the 200 While Dmd Springer WM the top f1nllber 1n the long-)Ulnp. OD the Ptl tide. E!liab9tb cayton took Int In .. ~ J.-. and .,. Jump and AJMlon Jedllilng bed a ~belt IUltt ID Cbe ._b Jump. Ilda I larDIDdllw. tbe4001ad Dly HlllDdlcftd NNpat'l Nlay ..... JUlla.ne Whitfield won the shot put tor the Sailors. Both the gtrls and boys tea.ma are 2·0, 1-0 in league. Eagles sweep Artists In a Padflc Coost League-opening boyJ meet at Estancia, the Eaglet defeated Leguno Bea.Cb, 102·26, u Junior Humberto Rojas won the •oo. 800 and t ,600. Two-event Winneri for Eltanda Included Nick Koreerat (100 and 200), Jason Johnaton (both hurdle•) and Jooy Undqwst (shot put and discua). In the glrl1 meet, estancla beat Laguna Beach, 90·28, •• Jasmine Oeldei won the 200 and 400 Ind Jumar Diana Rolete captuled tbe 1,800 and 3,200. Ludl Valdez (800 and 300 hurdlee) and Amanda Abbotl ~ and trtf)le flinpl) w-. allo douWe Wminb lte...V. Thursday at Unlwnlty 86 Orange Coast ...,..., so College. For the Mustangs. their meet against visiting Unive rsity marked the coming-out party of sophomore Christine Bjelland. The Mustangs' distance running star won the 800-, 1,600-and 3,200- meter events and helped the 1,600 relay team to victory. Her triple also included personal-best times, the result of dedicated offseason training. •1 just try to push myself and I guess it's working,• Bjelland said in a simple lope. Last year, Bjelland'• 1,600 time was 20 seconds slower and ber 3,200 was two seconds slower. She improved four seconds 1n the 800. •She's been working so bard and now it's paying off,· first-year Costa Mesa Coach George GJeenwall said during Bjelland's wtnniDg 3,200 run. "She's making me look good.· Sharon Day also ataned for the Mustangs, who lost to the Trojans, 86-50. Day won the 400 (58.9) and the high jump (5-6). 1be PCL eoccet Co-Player of the Year also ran the anchor leg tn the Mu1tang1' victorious relays. She waa behind about 25 yards when lbe took the baton ln the 1,600 relay. But then Day turned on the afterburners and helped give Mesa the win. · "She bu a good team concept,• Greenwalt said of Day. •Tue relays bring out the belt 1n her because she really wants to do what's best for the team.• Stacy Krikorian and Rachel Hughes, who were also on the Mu1tang1' 1occer team which earned its tint ftnt·round playoU win in tbe '1Winter, aha ran in the 1.600 rtiay. Krikorian aDd Hughel, along wttb Sarah Bryant. w.... a1IO on the WlnNng 400 relay teun . BeYWty Am&, wbo Mo cnmpeted on the Me.a ~ tef.m. woo tbe shot put (33·t) and flniabed Mcond In ..,. diltW (95.5). Univentty woa ugbt ev.ntt, lnduding a "'"It ID lbe polii '9Ub. lo~ Jwnp ADd too llurdlel. Tb• 1\'oJut UMd ........... depth to MtlPOWa .. JOlllll IDd tbtn·lft·-•Jt • ~ UlitN.,Qlla1'19....., llldliil.... .• . .. .......... acc. ..... ...... . .. .. ~ .... ... •.. ... ... .... Doily Pilot -.... ~ .. ·~ '·-' , HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS r TODAY'S~ MATCMIS 4t PallAdes TC, 10-.JO •.m. 1 San Marino vs. University At Coronll del Miit' High. 10:30 •.m. 2 Har'Vard-WMtlake vs. Placer, Aubum At Park Newport Apartl'Nn1s, 10:JO •.m. ]Jesuit. carmlchael vs. campollndo, Moraga At .. lboli .. y Oub Racquet Oub, 10:30 •.m. 4 Horace Mann, Riverd ale, N.Y. vs. Menlo School, Atherton At S.lboli a.y Oub RAtc:quet Club, 11 •.m. 5 Corona del Mar vs. Miiis, Millbrae At Newport IHch TC, 11:30 •.m. 6 Rio Amerlcano, Sacramento vs. Monta Vista, Cupertino At Newport leMh Tennis Oub, 11:30 a.m. 7 Brophy Prep, Phoenix vs. Clovis West. Fresno At Palisades TC. 10:30 a.m . I Chesire Academy, Conn. vs St Joseph's College, Brisbane, Aus- tralia TOOAY'S SECONIHIOUHD MAJOIES 1-2 winners at Co'Sta Mesa TC. 1 p.m 3-4 winnets at Pahsades TC, 1:30 p.m. 5-6 winners at Park Newport Apartments, 1 p.m. 7-8 winners at Palisades TC, 1.30 pm. 1 ·2 losers at Costa Mesa TC, 1 p.m. 3-4 losers at Corona del Mar High, 1 p.m 5-6 losers at Balboa Bay Club Racquet Club, 2 p.m. , 7-8 losers at Balbocf Bay Club Racquet Club, 2 p.m YOUTH BASEBALL Back Bay game beckons NBLL, NHBA NEWPORT BEACI I -The Newport Harbor High .bdseball team will bosLBcickB.ay .nvd.l~cYrn~l~rdH&­ the squads are inviting loccil youth bdseball teams to join m preqtlllle and postgame fes1Jv1lle'> The game, also known cl!. Youth Baseball Day, will open thP PndC' of the Coast Toumdment Newport Coach Joel Desgum and CdM Coach John Emme elrc dSkmg players from the Newport Be<1rb Little League and the Newport • tarbor Baseball Association to t1mve dt the game in their untfonns at 10 <1.m. The youlh baseball play<'r.. will take the field Wlth both high school teams for the Nallondl Anthem . Dunng and after the game. pnzes. mcludmg Angels t1nd Dodgers uckel!>, cl!. weU cl!. Newport Harbor 1 ligh and CdM dpparel. will be gwen m d ratne llG WEST CONFERENCE TENNIS HONORS UCl's Sean O'Connor Player of the Week UC Irvine JuruOr Sedn O'Connor has been named Big WC'st Conference Player of the Week m men's tennis. He recorded a 3-0 singles mark and went 2-1 in doubles lclSI wt>ek en route to earnlng his first Big We!-.t honor. Following a No. 3 singles win over David Goldman of No. 61 Yale (6-3, 6-4 ), O'Connor moved up to the top of the Anteater lineup and defeated M arko Goganovic of No. 55 C lemson (6-4, 4-6, fi-11 dnd Gabriel Strangberg of No. 74 CentraJ Ronda (6-4, 4-6, 6-4). O'Connor also won two of three doubles matches at the No. 2 posibon I le now owns a 9-5 SJngles and 7-7 doubles record this year UC lrvlne hos~ the 23rd annual Anteater Classic March 28-30 TODAY'S SCHEDULE WllAU High school -Cost.I Met It Laguna llNch, l 15 p m. CorON del Mar It Unhlenlty, )•15 pm, Northwood It EstMlcl&. J 15 p m. Bret!Yen Cht1stian It s.ge Hill, 3 15 pm YOWDAU COIMlunrty coll• long Bffch CC It Of1n99 Coast, 7 p.m. High Khoof boys -Mire Costa It Newport Harbor, 7 p.m ; C.pistrano Vall~ at Corooa del Mar, 6 p.m~ western It C.ost4 Mesa, 3:15 pm SWIMMING COIMlunlty college men end women • (ypfeu at Or1nge COISt. 2 p.m High IChool boys end girts • Mite< Dei at Newport Harbor, l p.m., S.v1nne It EstMici.. 3 pm.; Slge Hll at P~. l:15p.m. Jlllm Colle9e men -w.istem New Mexko It V1119U¥d Un~ 9 1 m Col• women -'Nestem ~ ~It \llngulfd Unlversfty, 8 1.m High Khool boys • CorON del Mii' High All-.Ame<lcan lnvltatk>NI Fim round; CoroN def M¥ "' Mills, MillbrM, It S.lbol llty Oub Racquet Club, 11 1.m., wcond round Winner vs. Rio AmeflCMlO S.tcr1mente>-Moni. Vista. Cup«tlno winn«, et Pert Newpott ~ts. 1 pm mmau. Community colle99 • fulletton at Orange Colst. 3 p.m WMJOft Community colie99 • Ofenge Coest at Pllldlnl. 3:30 p.m. 1Mq.AllflBP College men end WOf1'l9I\ -Sptlng lrak lrwltatlonlJ It AntNW ScadlYl'n f1nt n.ld ewnt. Women's hemmer ~ 3 p.m~ flnt running ....,.i. WO!Tlln's 3.~~·pm Pirates roll, 8-1 O range Coast 00 College's womens tennis team was ~--~ an 8-1 winner 10 1 Orange Empire Conference play against visiting Riverside Thursday. The Pirates took five of six singles matches and swept doubles. OCC is 7-3, 4-110 the OEC. Riverside fell to 7-5, 3-3. OWlGI JMml COllllENCI Onnge GoMt 1, ltiwrside 1 Slnglel ·Brown (RCQ def. Chang. 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; Sommer (OCQ def. Potter. 6-3, 6-2; Nelson (OCQ def. Dias, 7-5, 6-3. Lawson (OCQ def. Pffl, 7..fi, 6-1; V1iu'° (OCO def. Janlcowski, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, Gudvangen (OCQ def. Roedef, 6-2, 6-4 ~ -Sommet'-0\eng (CX:O def. Brown-.... owskl. 7-6, f>.1; Nelson-Gudvengen (OCO def Potter- oi.s, 6-1 , 6-2; Vaiuso-Lawson (OCQ def. P~Tl'uong. 6-0, 6-0. Sheridan leads Mesa Costa Mesa's ~) Bryce Sheridan was medalist with · an even par 35, .. but the Mustangs were edged by Northwood, 203-208, in a Pacific Coast Leagu~ boys golf match at Costa M~ Country Club Thursday. Billy Lund shot 40, rouowed by Brian Beach (44) and Mike Gardner (47). Mesa ls 0·2 ln league while Northwood improves to 1-0 in league. lllEFLY CdM tops Estancia Nick Sherman ~ dlld Hrt1d Cht1m-() lwrhn INl lht• wc1y With d 37 dnd 39 on MP'><l VNde Country Club's pM-36 course Thursddy c1s ('orond dcl Mt1r cledlt host fsl.dncid d Pcia.Cic CaaslLl:?dgue- opPning boy'> golf lo!>!>, 200-207. B<t< kmg up ShNmdn and Cht1mherhn wNe Tun Frohhn (40 J. Alex C'h1kovani (40) dnd Coll>y I lc1rkt•lt and Rolil'rt Ury. who wPre both di 44 Estnncld'!> le><1d10g qoUPr was PPIPr Bdker with d 38 Joey MuellN (401. Jct">on Cassidy 14 I J, Jclson Le'> (44) dnd Rydn Brown 144) foUuwccl Cdt-.t ,., now 5-2. 1-0 m lhe PCL OCC men win, 8-1 C'oll1•qe's men''> \' 01ttngt• C'odst Qi]~ tennic; h•am dcdll \ ~/ hO!-tl R1versnle on · 8-1 < >rc1119e Empire Conference def1•c1t Thuri.ddy with No. 1 singles player Zordn Korac ledding the way The Pirate'> dre 7-2, 2-I m the OEC OIAl!Gf lMP!RI COHfJIDK( Olwia Co.An a. ~ 1 ~ · Korac (OCQ def Reist\ '-3. 7 5, Chu (OCO def Ill.I, 6 1. 6-0, Hoang (OCQ def Dy«, 6-\, 6-3, Bruno (RCQ def Nguyen. l-6, 6-1, f>.2. Yanai (OCQ def RO'Nden, 6-2, 7-6, Mahdar1 (OCQ def Hazen. 6-4. 3 6. 6-4 OoYbtel Hoang-Chu (OCO def Ret!h-Vu. 8-3, KOfac> Yanai (OCQ def ~r-8runo, &-6, Trepte-Nguyen (OCQ def Rowden·Hlllen, 9-8 OONIEACH I OAl\.'f Pl.OT Lightning falls Sage Hill High rn fell to Fairmont. 13-5. in an Acdd- emy League boy'> tennis match Thur'>d<1y. Kevin Kurtln t1nd Tn'>l <lll Cordier teamed lo pull out d 6- 4 win at No. 2 douhlt•., for till' Lightning (3-4, 2-1 l l-c11m1ont improves to 4-2, ·~-0 ACADlMY UAGUE FAlllMOHT 13, SAGE HtU. 5 Singles • M1lovanuev (S) too to Hand. 6-0, lost to Patel, f>.1, def Kwon, 6 2, Hamilton (S) lost. 6-4, lost, 6 0. won, 6-0, Bunon (S) won. 6-0, lost. 6-0. IOS1. 6-4 DcM.lbMs -LMngston-8il\k1n (S) lost to Parl<-Navan1, 6-2, lost to Singh V Patel. 6-2. def Eye-Lumn, 7·6. Kuran-Cord~ (S) lost. 6-3, woo. 6-4, lost. 6 2, Chin Ramadan (S) loo. 6-0. ltm. 6 2. Ion. 6-0 Newport downed Newporl QI] Harbor High Wd'> Jl C'dged by Irvin<', rJ I I -7, tn d Sea View League boys tenrn!> mt1tch Thursddy Dylan Espley-Jones leam<'d with Ja.son Lund to wm two out of three sets while Zach Yedger and Brandon LuUy earned one wm in double!> for Newport (2-4,~2inleague) Irvmeis2-8, 1-1 SEA Y11W UAGUf ""'-11. NEwoRT 7 SingMs · Tweena (N) lost to Pa~ 0-6. lost to Freidman, 0-6. def R.lnangan tfwln, 6-2; Oedc (N) lost. 4-6, lost. 1-6, won. 6-1, O<MS (N) lost. o.6, lost. 0-6. won, f>.1 ~. Uhl-D'Elrscu (N) lost to Jung-Gordon, 0-6. lost 1$> Chot-Gclmez, 1-6, def. BUI-le, 6-4, Espley-JoneS-lund (N) lost. 1-6, won. 6-3. 7-5, Veqr-Lutfy (N) lost. Hi, 6-7, WOf\ f>.2 Daily Pilot Sports ... Locals only! €5~ Mattress Outlet Store BRAND NEW-COSMETICALLY IMPERFECT Get the Best for Less! ~ 3165 Harbor Blvd. .., Costa Mesa Tars bumped oil Newport~ Harbor H1gh's • ~ boys volleyball '<.@ team, perhaps Jinxed by a combmabon of too ,many matches, too many hurts and a tugbly regarded opponen! in host Huntington Beach, fell in five games Thursday night as the Oilers scored a 12-15, 15-J, 1·15, 16-14, 15-7 nonleague victory. • · Newport Harbor, 12-4, appeared lo be on a roll with a 2-1 ledd on the heels of a 15-1 rout m the third game. After Huntington Beach dominated most of the fourth game, the Sailors fought back to lie 1l dl 14, onJyto see the Oilers hold on for the 16-14 edge. It wa'i all Huntington in the dccultng rally game as the Oiler~ improved to 7-1. "We were Just playing a good l''dm," said Newport Harbor Codrh Dan Glenn, who held B1wn Gaeta (knees) out with an 1•yt' on tonight's match with v1.,1t10y Mira Costa. C ;reg Pemne bad 17 kills and Jc1m1P Diefenbach held 10 kills. b1k Peterson had 12 kills, M1rhcu•l McDondld had 12 kills <11HI :.etter Loyd Wright had two hlork.!>, three kills and 63 assists. "We'll be fired up, H promised Glenn, dlluding to tonight's mulch with Mira Costa. Lightning loses Sage Hill High [ill fell to host Fair-) ( moot, 15-2, 10 nonJeague i.oftball act10n Thursddy Alexd Sh1tanish1 (0-4) suffered the loss but struck out five 10 five 1nnmgs Laura Gordon hdd both RBis for the Lightning (0-4) NQNUAGU£ FAlllMONT 15, SAGE HIU 2 Saqe Hill 002 0 0 • 2 3 3 Fairmont 202(1 l)x -15 9 1 Shl1an~1 and MacMack1n. Tabvnaux and Frankston, W Sh1tanesh1, ()-4 l Tabvnaux 2B Prouty (F) Estancia felled, 1-0 Ox f ord AcdrlPmy pitcher [ill( Mt>h'>Sd Porche struck out 12 and dllowed 1ust two singles (to Laurel M orton and Rebecca Kaplan) dnd Patno~ (7-1} held on for a 1-0 nonJeague softball victory over v1s1ling Estanaa (2-5} MQtCUAGUI OlCFalD AcN1olrf 1, EstANOA ti Estaocia 000 000 0 • 0 2 1 Oxford Ac.ldemy 000 010 x · 1 3 0 Odcey and Acosta, Porche and Taylor w Porche l • Ockey. 2-5 Ftfdoy, Match 22. 2002 A7 Peil'801s rock Aaron Pelrsol and hls younger ~ nster, Hayley, continue to pro- duce success after their efforta at the Philllpa 66 National Championships ln Minneapolis, -Minn. Thursday. Aaron Peirsol, a Newport H,arbor High senior who broke the world record in the 200- meter backstroke Wednesday. swam the anchor leg in the lrvme Novaquatlcs' victorious 400freestyle relay (3:31.17). Hia 50-meter sphts were 25.85, 53.70, and he won along with Scott Tucker, Jason Lezak and Daniel Hewko. Aaron Pe1rsol also hn.ished sixth in the 200 free (1:51.11), in which American-record holder Josh OaVlS won (l.49.21). Hayley Pe1rsol, a Newport Harbor High sophomore who was runner-up in the 800 free Tuesday. hmshed second again, lhls bme in the 400 indlviduaJ medley (4·50 30} behind winner Adnenne Binder (4;44.65). Bucs come up big Glen Hedgpeth I e I hit a grand slam m the fourth inning to highlight Oran- ge Coast College's 20-3 win over host Fullerton in an Orange Empire Conference baseball game Thursday. Jeremy Lahmann sparked the offense with a three-run homer m the second inrung and Chns Sinner went 2 for 5 with two RBis for OCC (17-6, 5-5). Pirates' starter Matt Clanton struck out seven m Sl.lC mrungs. OIANGI UIPlll CQllBQl(J <>RANGE Co.An 20. ~ 3 Orange Coast 470 420 003 • 20 19 1 Fvlterton 100 002 000 • 3 7 2 Clanton. SuthMand (7), Murdy (9) and Hamon. Cotton (7), Purdla (9). Butle.foo. Schmidt (2), Oum (3), Gonz..tln (4), Sewen (4), Btg'Sby (4). SMmientO (7) and M«a~ W • Clanton (5-2) l · 8urtt!on. 28 • Stnoer (OCQ, Stiltz COCO. ~ (OCQ, Hendnkson (F) HR lMllNIW'! (OCQ. Hedgpe\h (OCQ Sailors eked out H arbor High's Newport ~ boys golf team 0 was a 215-216 loser m Sea View League golf to lrvme 10 a match at Big Canyon Country Club's par-36 course over rune holes. DaVld Pemstein (40), David Motschenbacher (42), Rhett Palmer (44), Sean Whitfield (4-4) and Brandon Sowers (46) gave a good account of themselves, but lrvine's medalist, at 36, proved the difference Newport is 0-5, 0-2 m league. . • • A8 FriGay, Moldt 22, 2002 Lakers ID 3~-19 Victory 1be L&ken were 31·19 [I] w'lnners over the Celtics in the fowtb grlde Eutblutf Boys and Girls Club champi- on.ship game· tor the 2001-2002 season. The La.ken finilhed the regular 1eU011 in first place with a 9-1 record and were undefeated in three ployotf games. The team finished the seuon as the highest scoring team and allowed the fewest points. Leading the offense in the champi- onship game were Joey Bootb. John Chrllttan and Z.c: Vulch. The defense was led by Reed Wlllluna, Andnw lvenon, Michael Borchard and OaueNugenL ~'""!". ·• ' ... ' .. ,.. ... Daily Pilot YOUTH SPORTS Ch&esehea& rule the county Diamondbacks eam shutou~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY The City of Newport Beach's Andenen Cheesehuda captured the boys' lhl.rd· and fowth-grad c:omb1.ned to pltch o two-IUtw u the Diamondbacks shut out the Braves, 10.0 ln I f division bf~lartball cb.ampJonahip in -.....;::m..___, the Orange County Championship Thumamen.t last weekend 1n Buena P61k. -ColtOll and -Mu·•"' I e I Newport Beach Uttle ~e Major'Division action. • The DiamondbaclcJ' offense was led by Colton. Chrb ROien, Doug 1'elly, IWey SullJvan. Garrett Amoroso and Fletcber Della Grona. TODAY The Cb.eeseheads defeated teams from Buena Puk and Cypress to advance to the championship game, then edged Santa Ana for the tiUe. The Cheesebeads will compete for the Southern California championship Saturday and Sunday in Pico Rivera. For the Braves, Tommy Dialydl pitched well and contributed on offense along with JeU JOllu. RUefH MMauA • Costa Mesa baseball DAVID'IM.N ... Team members for the Cheeseheads are Saahm Arab. DUlon Campbell, Jarrett Logan. Randall Nelson, Neal Ohara, Alec Putre, Miles Pab1cola and Tanner Trauthen. All attend .., " Andersen Elementary School. In onother game, the Diamondbacks shut out the Mariners, 10-0. Colton. Rosen and Kelly led the team offensively. Dt:lla Grotta and Colton combined to pitch a three-hitter. Amoroso was solid on defense a t the catcher position. CostaMfy W socxer MANDY ClAm>N f) Newport Harbor basketball, tr~ and field For the Mariners, Nick freeman was solid in relief and Michael Bear, John Doering and Cory Donovan posted bits. ~ Dewud. 32e8 TUltodl Or. COiia Miu, CA 9262tl This bUllnetl .. con- duclld by: .,, ~ Have you 1t1rted doing bullt'8le yet? No Najet D1wud Thl1 ltalement WU ftled With ttie County Cleltt of Orange County on 03/1 V2002 2002ee•~•1 Delly PtloC Mat. 15, 22, 29. Aer. 5. 2002 F309 Flctttloua Bu11n ... Name Staiement The fottowlng pertoM .,. doing buelilMI u : Intuitive Awakenings. 217 Onyx Ave., Newport BNch. CA 92682 Kay QluW, 217 Onyx /Ave., N1wpor1 Beech, CA 92862 duaed by: .,, lndMcMI Have you llarted doing bu1l11911 )'91? Y•. 3l5l'2002 Ron Hudlon Thie ltalenWll WU Ned with the County Cleltt of Orange County on 03/14/2002 2002Mt5155 Ody PloC Mar. 15F322, 29, fg. 5, 200212 PUBLICATION P\Jbllc hMtlnga wtl be held by the co.ta Me9I Planntna Commle9on al City Hlill. n Falf DIM, Costa Men, Callfomla . al ~·· "' M aoon u ltlefMller on Mondly, Aorll •• 2002, regarding the IOllowlng appllcatlona. 1 Planning Ac>ollca· !Ion PA-01-19 I« &iuc. H. Conine. tor 1 al•· mon1h review for Gold Cou1 Countellng, lc>-cated at 2950 Aifway St'"4. Suite 8-3 In an MP zone, EIMrol "'*Ital detennlnatlon e>eempt 2 . Muter Plan Amendment PA-02-03 tor JetTy etenc.. lllAhof • lad llQlf1f "" v~ UnMrllty/Souttlem c.J. NOTICE OF llomla eoa.g., to con-PETIT10N etruct 1 lwo·etory, 38,776 aq ft. ~ TO ADMINISTER and faculty o111cee bullO- EST ATE OF: lnQ, localed II 55 Fair. ROBERT JAMES DIM In an I & R zone MARSHALL Environmental de- CASE NUMBER: termination: negative declaration. The A.212338 environmental docu· To all hefts. beneft.. ment 11 ava1111:>1e tor re*· clarle1, Cfedltora, cont-9l'ence at ttie following lngent crediton. and locatlont; Meea Verde peraona who may Olher· library, 2969 Meaa wlM be Interested In Iha Verde Drive, Orange WIA Of eetate. OI both, of: County Ubra1y (Pane Av- ROBERT JAMES enue Branch), 1855 MARSHALL Parle Avenue. City Hal, A PETITION FOR 2nd lloof, Pu01ic Coun· PROBATE hu been tar, n Fair Driw. Colla llled by LILLIAN Me11, CA. Commenta LA8ANA In the Superior on the IS/NO muet be Court of Calllornl1, eubmltted by 4:00 p.m. ~ ~ET~EFoo ~2Monday. Aprtt 8, PR08ATE l'ICll*tS lhal Conditional UM Per· UWAN LA8ANA be ~ m11 PA-02--08 for Paul poinlld 11 petlONt llP-Bozarth, authorized ~~ oflo ~ agllit tor Mb PWC.J. ... ....... v .. -8egerltlOl'll & Son.. 10 dent ~ a 2,400 aq THE PETITION r• It. ClOflVetllence martel quetta authority to ad-lncMflng Ml8I of eJco. mlnlllef lhl .... Wider ="'btN.~. ol~ the Independent Ar:lrnn-"'1dlrlg ..-- lelr.aion of ~ Act lie oonvenlenee "' ne· fll* aulhol1ty w9 _,,, ~. located 11 1178 the peraonal rtprMant· Sunflower Avenue In a atlve to !Me many at>-Cl zone. Enwonmeotal lion• without oblaJnlng determination exempC coort approve!. Before 4 General Plan taking cel1aln very Im· Ameodrnent GP-02-01 portant action&, how· and am1odm1111 IO Tiiie ever, the petlOll8I ,... 13 of the Com M..a ~ wll be requinld Municipal Code ~­to give notlol to In-Ing the remov.i of WMI tet"Nted P9flOnl uni... 1 fth SlrMI Trantltlon ltiey haYe wlMd notice Zone 81111 (854 hough or conMntld to the 1O14 W . 1 9 fh propoeed actlonJ The Street( even numbered Independent a mlnla, propertle• only) and tratlon autnortty will be 1903 Federal Avenue). granted uni .. • an fn· Environmental 0•· lefeated 1*1011 !Ilea an lemWla!lon: lnllJal Study/ objection to IM petition Negative Declaration. and ltlOWI good caUM The environmental ..tly the court lhollld nol docllment It 1vallable grW1t the ~· tor reletenee It the ~ A HEARING on the !owing locallonl: Meea pellllon wll be held on Verde Library, 2989 ~ 11, 2002, al I ;30 Me91 Verde Dftve Of. pm, Dept.. L73i...341 TIE anga County ~ CITY ORIVE. t'.O BOX (Partt Avenue 8'andl , 14170. ORANGE, t855 PM A¥enUe ~~A~ Hal, 2nd floor, Pubi(: Count«, 77 Far DIM. IF YOO oeJECT to eo.a Meaa. CA. Com- 119 IP'1lincl of the -mema on Iha ISINO llon,. you ihol.lld ..,.,.., mutt be eubmitted by It OW hNl1nQ and._ 4'00 p.m. on Monc»Y. your objec:tlone Of 111e Ao11 a. 2002.. Wfllltn objecllona with h Inf of .,. fobl4ng the C>OUrt before 1tle actton. are d*lenged hearing. Your •P· In court, the chalenge pearanoe "wt be In Plf• "wt be llmlted to orly ';' :'d7 Gt A~ = :=-..== ITOR Of a contlnoant Ing dalotbed In 11111 no- Cl9dllor ot the • • • 1 it. t1oe Of 111 wntten oor· you nut ... ~ dllrn ~ dell\'nd wll1 the court and mall • to fie Plannlng Como :::.: r"; mlMlon ••• Of PflOI' '°· the COUft tour "1J'f:. ~ "'°""' ll'om the dMI of Oft the ........... ......... •• ftl'll ~ of lettllfl ...,......,. -- .. PfQVlded ~ 'Pfoba.l• ~:-:::: ~!~ Code MolOR 9100. The floe ot the .,._nntng .,. tor ftlnQ dalrna .. DMl!on. Rrooln 200 11 not expire 'befOfe fOUf Farr ~. eo«a M.A. "'°""' "°"' "" ~ , Callfomi.. dlll nodoecl ~. ~ H~ YOO MAY EXAMINE Beach·Cotta Met a CWy PMoC March 22. ~ rna IUMMARV Of P"OPOIED ORDfNAHCI CITT OP COSTA lllUA PUBLICATION No. 02-0I, wll be r.-KIRK A. PYTUNSKI be The Coal • Meaa oelVld by the CitY o1 appointed u peraonal Zoning Adrmlallmor wl COiia M.a It the Ofllca ,..._.,..,. IO ~ render a dedlloll on of the Clly Cid. 77 Fair laW the aute of l'le de- Thuraday, April 4, =. ~ ~ ~J PETITION r• 2002, or• aoon aa ~ _ ........... ~ to 116-......... ___ .... _ on --10:00 •..m.. Mondey, ..---u~ .. , ~-;;:· u .. Aptl •• 2002, al wHd1 "*"'*"the ..... ~ 1 Zoning Appllcadon time ttiey wll be opened lhl lndep111deot Mnlrt- ZA•02--02 for Daniel ~ and reed aloud lltmlon o1 Emtea N:t. Llndaey, authorized Cn the Co8un1cldl r::* ~ ~ ~ lor Marina hambera. •• e .. ,. ""'"--....... ~ .. for • _..._ ...... orOllONM lhall bear the attve to take many ac- llorl nWlew to"= ':; lltlti of the WOltc and Ilona without oblalnlng addition of a aeoond name of Iha bidder but 00011 applOVal Beto,. atoty decll with 111 tll· no ottle< dlallngu~ng lal<lng oer1aln very lm- terior 1talrcue at the maitca. Any bid received portent action•, ho'#· rMt of an ex1a11ng tJn. allef the acheduled doe--ever. the peraonal ,... gle-farnlly ~. to-lnQ time for the ~ ol tentative wit be required cated 11 2181 PtWidenl biill aha.II be racumed to lo give notice to in.. Place In an R 1 zone. bidder unopened. It llhd terested peraona un1N1 Envlronmantal de· be the eote reeponalbllty ltiey have waived notice ~~'f~ ·=-llon ~la thebld~r:=o~ ~:knlJO ~= ZA.02·10 lor · Lfburdl'• proper time. Independent e mini•· Scuba. ~eel 8Qll1t A HI of Bid Oocu· tratlon aultlority wtH be tor ShlhMn Sadeghi for mentl may be occalned ~= uni"' an In· a minor oondltlonal UM at the Office of .the City 1*W11 lllel en oermk tor ~ 1eMon1 fnoir-, n Falr Drive. objec:llofl to Iha petition In an outdoor poot, 1o-Colia Meea, Calllomla, and ltlOW9 good <*IM cated at 2931 Brtstol upon nonre1un0.ble '*'"ft the court llhould nol SlrMt (The ~) In • peyment of l20.00. Ari "9fll the aulhority Cl z.one Environmental addltloneJ cnarge of A HEARING on the -ermln•tlon eampt 14.00 wtU be made it pellllon wll be held on Publlahed Newport handled by mall. Bfd APfllL 18. 2002 II 1 30 Beach-Co1ta Men Oocumentl and ottMH p m In Oei>t L73 lo- Dally Piiot March 22. com.ct doc:urnlnll may cated at 341 The Qty ~ f314 allo be examn.d al OW Drive South. Oraoge. Olllcl of the City Qeltl of CA 92868 SUMMARY OF the City of Co.ae Mela.. IF YOU OBJECT to PROPOSED Bid Oocurnenta wll not the gran11ng ol the ped- ORDINANCE be malled int. the ad-lion,-you ~ ~ CfTY OF ditonal 14.00 chafV9 • at 1t1e heeling and 1ta1e COSTA MESA lnctUded wilh paymen1. 'fOAJ' objectlona or Ille Each bid thalt be written objeetlonl with ORDINANCE 02_. Is made on the Propou1 the court beto<e the ICtlldulld to be In tu• form, 1heet1 P-1 a hearing. Your •P· = ':;: '!':,~ ~ lhroul;I P-91 provtded In peerance rrwt be In I*· Mardi 18, 2002, and :::, ~ ~ ';' $'ouby 1:{ A~ WM adopted by Iha Id-Pflflled by a oer1llled 0t ITOR "' oonlingenl cr9d-=ic: ~=:RS: :s-;:r ~1:. au: :: :: ::•=· = AYE.I : Ol•on, Cowen, 10'% of the llllOl.lnt of the courf and mall a =n•::n., 8tHI. their bid, rnec1e P«Y11bie copy to the petaonal rtp- AHEin-: Monahltn. lo tna City or · Cotta reaentatlve IOP()lnted by 0 R DIN AN CE 02 -4 Meee. No PfOl)098I ahall the court Within lour amencll TltlM 13 & 20 of be conaJdenid unleu monllla from the • ol the ea.ta Mau Muniol-acicompanlld by Midi ~ fttal .. ~ !' ~ Code .......,_, c:athle(1 c:flec:k. cash. or -· ,..v .......... , ,.....,. pel IO ·~--te bidder'a bond. beta Code Mdlorl 8100. n u m • r o u • m I a· No bid lhall be con-The time tor ftlng dalme cellaneou• technical lldef9d un6lla It 11 mede wta not expl,. before changH and clarf· on 1 blank form lour monltll from the llcalloOI In lend ~ ~ lumllhed by the Clly o1 llMring date nocloed ulationl and develop-C... Meea and II mede above. men! ll8l"dWI a"9c:fng In aooordance wfth the YOO MAY EXAMINE alTHionlngE U~EXT of provl1lon1 ot the the lie kepi by lhe ooutt. HE ~1 PropoMI requirerMnta It you are a peraon In- the ordinatu may be Each bidder mu1r i.reateo In the eetate. r9ld In the C1!v Oeltc'• have 1 C&ua ~c10" you may Ille With !tie Office, n Fafr Dr!Ye, Electrteal Contractor OOUr1 a ~ tor Soe- COlla Mete lcelwe and mo be~ cial Nob (lorm OE-MAAY T. n.LJOTT, qudlled • ~ by 154) of fie llllr'!I o1 .,, ln-=h~ ~rt law V9f*>ry and IPP!WMf o1 Buch-Co11a Me11 di; ~Courd~ ~ ~-:"' ~1 ": DailY Pllol Mardi, 22, ...,. 1t1e ~ to rtjed provided In Probate ~ f317 ~ .. bidL Code MCtior1 1250 A SUMMA.RY OF complyCont~~ ~ ='9:mlor fa~I.:; PROPOSED prov!alon1 of Section 11om lhe ooun del1I. ORDINANCE 1770 to 1780, ~. Attorne¥ tor Paetttooer. CfTY Of of the California Labor 1ltOfllA) w. COSTA MESA Codi. the prevalllng rsta HENDPSON, uc!ll. ORDINANCE 02·5 11 and llC:8ll of Wlgel -I030 CAllPUI DR., acheduled to be In lull tablllhed by lhe City of NIWPOAT HACH, CA folce and lflwct 30 daya eo.a MMe. wtlk:tl ai. 12HO from it• adoption on on Ille wfth the City Cleltc Published Newport M11cn 1e. 2002. and of ttie City of Coata BHch·Coata Men wu adopted by the fol· M ... : and •hall forfeit O.ity Pilot Matctl 22., 28. 1ow1ng roll oa1 vote: &!naltln pr11crib1d 2?, 2002 FTh3!5 COUHCQ. MlMllEAS: rain tor 8SC 11714 AYU: Dixon, Cowen, nonoomptlance of Nld NOTICE OF Aoblneon, l tHI. C~.Cltv Council of the PETITION HOeS: None. " eo.ia ANENT: Monehen. City ol IMM ,... TO ADMINISTER ORDINANCE 02·5 ...,_ tie ~ IO rtjed ESTATE Of: llO'lellda Tiiie 13 °' the ""' ardor .. '*"-JOttN A. Coata ...... Municipal MARY ELUOA LAURITZEN ~ ~ge ~~ g;r, ~ .._ CASE *t. A212439 ~ tion.a Pllbllahed Newport To al helrw. benefl. care BHCh·Co1t1 MHI claMa. OfedltOfl, cont• E FUU TEXT of 1,.,..,,t Cfeditora. and the ordnance may be Oelv Plot Meidl 22., 29, ... -.. reed In the Ctly Oeltc'• ~ f321 =:°: =.:: :': Office. n Fafr Ortve, BSC 11710 ...... --...-. of Coate Meea -or-·"'"""'• MARY T. EWOTT, ~1.oW ~N teT~~R ~ aty aerti TO ..,,,...INISTER PROBATE hu been Publla"hed Newport ,...,... llad by GAEl VIRGIHIA r,:: • "i' '· ·. ' "- Flctltlou. BualMN Name S~ The lollowlng 1*900' .,. doing ~ II: a) Alforilable Doon & WlndoWI, b) Aftordable WI~. 27282 Mn FlorM, Mlulon Vlejp, CA 92e82 P9ul Muon COOOllOI. 27282 Mira ~-..... lion \llefo, CA 829112 Thll ~ .. coO- ducaed by: an lncMUil Have you alartld doing bullnell yet? No PalA M CGAllioe Thia~ ... IM9d Wlttl the County ~~Ca"Y 2002Mtl4t2 Daly PloC ..., 22, 2t, "" 5. 12, 2002 f322 Baach·Coeta MH1 ESTATE OF: LAURITZEN In the Su-= Piiot Match 22., ALL£N STUART P«ior Court °' Calll0t· F1cWoue 1ue1rw -f3!8 CRAflT • nle, County of OR· Heme 9tlltlement SUMMARY OF AU.EH 8. CRAFT ANOE The to110wtnG ,_.,,,. PROP081!0 aim ALLEN CflAFT THE PETITION FOR .,. doing ~ •· O~A~CE c~ .. ~~= ~TE ~I~ ~.°':f w~ COSTA lll!SA =· =', ~ :r::~ ,:: mt, 1108, ru..!n, CA ORDINANCE 02·8 la per90r1a wt1o "wt oht> ~ \o act'rWtll• c.at E Foatet, 8182 ~ to be In fUll wlae be lnt.....-d In fie the tatlle al 118 deo9-Y~ Av.., IMne. CA fOfOe and lfr.ct 30 daya ...... Of --....... .J. dent. 92804 from lta aCIOPtlon Oft ALI.EN STUART""'"• "'· THE PETITION ,.. Thlt ~ 1J . ~ March 111. 2002, 8nd CRAFT .. AUEN 8. quMta the d41oedent'• ducted by: en ~-... edOl*d by lhl fol.. CRAFT a1ca ALLEN Wll and COdllc:ltt, If lftY, Have you 1ta':f ~=--w:...: CRAA~~ITION FOR~'="=~~~~~? Afta: Dblloft, eow.n, P"""'ATE ... _ "'-·-.,. avtllebl9 tot e.-Thia ~~ "•ltlfleo11, 8tHI. """ ,.... .,..., ~ In the flt llapt filed Wiit! lhl =t.r~.. :AAt1~ Ill K~~ by~ ~ITION re-~~ Ccu1IY ..._EA~~l!z ... O/.:! ~ eo-: ~ :.::, Whorlty to ad-...... ---"'·-~ PETITION FOR lhl....,. under Olly Ploc ..... 22..··21, t 1 Of the co.It Meta PAC>llATE ,.... '* lhl ~ldlpelldtre Mlf*t. ML o. 12, m · a:m.1 ......... Coda and-.. == ':~ ,..._ _________________ _ StrARTING ANEW BUSINESS! • • • • • • • • • • • I ' , I' I • I .. ' I j Polley Ratc-8 and dc•1uJ1i11t'tl fU'C' 11uhjf'ct to chM~f' •·ithout notirc '11w-publislw<r tt.Mrvr. tll(' right to ~n. .. or, n-cla..,.jf~. ttvi~ or rejf'Ct ru1y chui,ifit>J advert111emcn1. Pleak n-1>ort ony rrror tJ\llt moy l>f' in your d1wifif'd od immediatdy. lllr Dail) Pilot llCC'Cf11 ' no liahilitv for nnv rrTor in iu1 a<l\'f'rtif('t~Pnt for. which ii nrnv lw rNpontdbll' nt·1·pt for tlw 1•0.~t-0( tlw By Fax • (949) 6:~1 -6594 ( Pl1·11."1' 111d111le )'Ollr lllllUC nml vhotl(' uwubf:r 11111J .. ,.·11 roll you bllt"k •itl1 11 pri<'f 111101e.) ByPhoae {<>49) frt2-567H Hours - By MaUlln Penom 330 Webf Buv Strttt Coow ~tei,u, CA <>2027 A1 l"eT>J>on Bh-d. be O.~ ~' ---Deadllne8 ---, Monday ............... Friday S:OOpm Tuesday ............. Monday 5:00pm Wednesday ........ Tuesday 5:00pm Thursday ...... We<.Jn~ay 5:00pm Friday ............. Thursday S:OOpm Satunlay .............. Friday 3:00pm pa<'f' ftCtuall~ O<T1tpiNl Ii~ t lw l'rr<1r Crerl i r <'an 0111 )' lw-all"'"'" for !I w fir3t in.w-nion. Telephone 8:30am-5:00pm Monday-Friday Walk-In 8:30am-5:00pm Monday-Friday Sunday ................ Friday 5:00pm Index riiil 420 II • 1 ••• •• 1 ' ' -·· •I .... -~J, J • 101 • 216 ~~ "'". . - wr 11• I HOME flair • ~~ ~in • FibtrgliSS Slnlcs • Showers Coumen 949-645-1723 -"";. ........ -~ ~-. I' '· ~ t • • • I• 400 ·412 TElllEC1Jl.A Wini Coumry 1203 N. BAYmOHT EstMI 2 ect ... 3000 1 f., OPEN SUN 12· 8onua room, 5 minutes to REDUCa> $175,000 mat & lreeway. $525,000 48r 381, lg din rm/area egta. Shi~ 9(»-289-3440 Ffl)IC's n Irv & dwl nn, wall· or Ftri ~206-0898 n doMCs. Thll't 111 many 1 21~1 2=2:.~ IALl 816·242·68S4 AU10 VIEJO cea 818·970-5136 AMolute llfft Veluel I ' ~ I Model per1ecl 38r 2 S8t SAL! 11o1.-w1111 cm. Fp, eus1om cc..A Dn MAR ~ end pnva1e yard In glt9d comm S315.000 Fot detail cal P1tnck Tt110t1. !QI ! 949-856-9705 S.Uyour ""wanted UtnlU l be B'"JI w111yl Ploce " cllll.6•(/fM #Ul ·~' (96) 642-5678 o CARPET ..-: CNIP£T f1 Repelra, Pa1chlog, ll'lltlll, COUlleOUI Arf.J all• Joi» Whol!gl!I W92;<>m 1--&JI ARTISTIC 'l'tLE ... ~u STONE ,........... ......... Cnailt. p~. !iii.. Ml do lflY _,, quoUl:r (9'9) 413-TILE •• • . , .... • ... . . •I~ 470 ·478 OPEN HOOSE SAT·SUH 12"5 E SIDE CM 1• 21ST ST. A1r1b« Way 3 & 48r HolNa. From ..... S400,000 Mt-72Hf00 ALL PRO ELECJRK: N$l)Q(JW. EJ!P£Jm 1IE DO rT All. ~.ltwlal ~ ~~ &ae.4'07. 9001 • ~. _.-. -...... "'ft t I ·' . ' .. ..: C.ustomer -S.atisfaction -Al~of mnstrudion home rapail Notf!ing too ·sma1 *~*Qmmdrrl No Job 10o S"""1 Dawe llamlltoD 949-322-8.292 HAR80A VIEW HOMES OPEN SAT.-1~ ,.... Pott Clflow Hertlor View lntWf l009. 4bf 4. 75b1 Expanded S1,1t0,000 By Owner MH40-41tl I REALFSfATE I d .... Ron ~Young FIN' All YOIU' RNI E.sl41• Nt«b! 714-432-7873 www.-,..,..iu.- ftO-697 OPEH SAT 1-3 17 SlACOVE LANE 2Br 2.58a. din, Fp, .. bit, grril lloors. pkllh Cll'P'l oentl'll vacuum, llUrcom. Courtyard wi.1~ 8eludful L.andlelpe. $729,000 Jlnlll L Grty & Auoc 949-<474-51194 71+@!1!!!4 (C!I) PUBLIC NOTICE The Calif. Public- U 1111 ti es Com· mission REOOIRES ~ .. Uled~ hold goods moY9l'I l)rint lhtlr P.U.C. eel T runber; lmol and chluftM print lhllr T.C.P. IU'IW In .......... If you hlw I qu9' lion libcM "" ... lty c:A I rnowt, ho OI chMlir, Cit: PUBLIC UTIUTIES COMMISION 714·558-4151 ,., .. ................ , .. _ .. Reach 80,000 Homes Each Week For Only $32 per week (4 ~, min.) Call Lo...a-.. 642-5678 x24 ~ Vllw llrallnl Modal perted 38r f 581 ~ w/pn'4!8 "" yal1I wJconvn pool & llpl. IQI P Tenore, agt 949-8/l6-9?o5 WWW.p!bidd!no!UOlll PRIME ESTA~S Loa l Oceel\ Vilwll a;t, Plltrtck T enort 941-856·9705 www.eetriclaenore.com VIEW! Highly upgraded IDwnhoml, ~ 2 5bl •'loft llllCh 2 c Ill' Lo ""' yd Pallo. pool spe sae:l.9!19 Owntr/811r 949-644·5878 SELL your home lhrough classified Rob Isbell • Owner Costa Mesa. Ca (949) 646-3006 Cell 949-887·1480 .... C--'•,... ll'C/EJt ~ Pllrmng. 17Yl"I lllP ..... ....,. f!!t!lt. ....., ei::w~~ 4 SANOY COVE 5br, 4 5ba. $1 ,850,000 Stelanie Meurer 949-715·3156 Open SUnd9y 1~ ~Pine Or. SANTA LOOA PALAZZO largest Plan 5br. 4 5bl Sl,625.000 IQI ~ Mluef 949· 715-31 S6 FIND an apartment through classified AU llRA"S IN:LOGGfO . .uw..-... ·-··-·-----·-"'-... (714)-1117 LEAVE ntE BIG cm BEHIND! NtlW PrllllpOUI be8dtsde homes localed °" the qtJlff c.ntta1 Coast In Mono Bay Pnoed lrom the SSXJ.000 mbayhome1.com 1-800·516·2811 Redec4flled 2Br 181 111Nn. no pm. FAH, W/O micro, l'ffrig. S1800flno Y!!y MMTHl92 Ml90W CMCU llMf1' ._ __ ...,..._....,.-.... ~~~~:!!!:!!!! ~ HcMWAIJI &r4F~..: ·. ·' -.C• • Daily Pilot TODAY'S CRQSSWQBD PUZZLE '• .. ~·4i8e1i:.' Gl..e e>e.'I VIN 1 Br Brighi & quilt, ds IO beadl. Fil, new catpel & peilt. No pets. year l&e. reduced $1295111 Mt-22'-3151 21 La 8Cllla ••• ' 29 CtlCo l<ld lb 30 Grilml hMYlee 3 • Shy Cl'M1U19 32 Pef'llM king 33 Budllt dtf9dl MP.,._ home 37GrMor Oenlh 39 Part rJQI 40 Wharf • 42 9ollOOI bf"'1 ~c~ NORTH • AQ62 o JU o A4 • 10743 JlAST SOl!rH • K!>8' c::>'7· 0 Q10853 •QJ • 105 Q AKQ83 0 J7 • A85l rebid, Jtunpt to ·(tireoe heaN IO thow 1 Um t "* wi~ Ofll)' lhreo-Qni gup. port. n. 11UCt"'1 lbovc le the NI\. cl.llrd llJlPl'OllCh -whether the ju'!ll' io three hauU is romna ur not. rr 11 is. the only il!maihlc w•r tu lk9Cribe the Norm hoJding is wtlh the &light OYCl'bid of dltee heads. Welt lC!d a low diamond, duc.ked 10 Bast'• queen. Declarer won the dia· mond rcjU11I In dwnmy lltld, after some thOua.ht. fowvJ • way to poui· bly 'avoid liavina to take the spade finesse. South tQOk only two l'Ollncb of ll'UmpJ with the jack and queen. then ~ the ~ or clubs and e.11lted with a club. Aa the canb lie, East was forced to win the club and was trapped in 1111 endplal -a spade w0u1d be into dummy s major 1ennce and a dlasoond would allow declarer to di~ the i;pade loser from hand and NIT on the table. '-~~.~. ··'"~ la. ... -· ---J. ----... _ • • • Low '"'""' Dtl>t CoMollddon & Ptrlonal Loan1 thru llc:lbondtd ltndera. No fH. Ollick rnultt 1 .... 2fHlll. Flnencbll ....., • lnf0t'1Nlllon ltnlMCllett Aeepontel Call MW22·3814 SHORES INTERIORS FLOOR SAMPLE LIQUIDATION SALEll wtw if Eas1 swtcd with K Q J or ALL PRICES SLASHEDll It migh1 seem that South's conlnlet clubs or any three cards headed by Upholstery, Lamps, ICCeMOl'tM~I Opening lead: Two of o of four hearts depend$ on a winning the king? Now the defcndeB can spade finesse and a nonnal club divi-avoid the eodplay. But muBI lead the 2640 AVON STREET 81on. However, 1here is a way to third club and West must ruff part-NEWPORT BEACH iOCJUK the odds in your favor. Can ner's trick, if necessary.I and .return 1 off R'"--w-a. Pactflc Coast u..... you spot ii? spade. Now ~h is rM:ed to cake '"''-1111 .... , Jf yQll play that a one·no-trump tfle spade fiOCSJIC. 'J11at would al$0 be 849-642·2255 n:spon!ie to a major-suit opening bid the cose if Wctt wins tho llCC()tid club BMW 129 .. is rOrci.llJ. bidding this hand presen!S IOd &hifta (0 a spode, °' East tan eitit 00 ~. North responds one no with 11 lNmp. but it cos111 nothing to I 11 I lllilnllba ltl,• vwm tnunp and, over South's two-club try. • PETW -POWBt 52* .. UV£STOCl IOATI G1yM1'M 124,115 V'3151 1 ·~11~11111,w.11· iai"=I =.."'=~":"..:: =-~=~..: -• • MN9IQRf IMClf _ Sal·Suo ~pm Fashion !rt. ~ 181 IO 8fJPf9Ciale! NP 1 Biil to llch Mstr br incl Island ANIMAL NETWORK $8900 94!:51CMM4. BMW121111• ar..ITlll ... 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SERVICE SPECIALS '97 CHRYSLER CONCORDE '97 CHEVROLET A$TRO 4 ~91 DODGE CONVERSION VAN Loa V·8 lY. and more 3NGT794 '00 MERCURY MYSTIQUE Aut A/C AM/FM caas a 4GHH340 '99 TOYOTA SOLARA Moonroof, ·o&Iy on ~ ft DOUGlAS H KIM I r<>R THE DAl.Y Pl.OT U11 fin T....,,, t011 ~ fMt 1be Top of Five lmlde tbe W~ Bouventme Hotel II a reaamant and bar with 3eO degrees of downtown Los Angeles on cllsplay. • ..._.,.J.. ii,, ... i..-- a .rl Five places to go if you only have one day to spare EDITOR'S 11011 In the mid· 19905. the Daily Piiot began a feature called On Vacation, In which readers take their hometown newspaper with them on trips, snap photos with It and send the pictures to the newwoom to< publication. The feature. which runs about onc.e a weelc and sometimes twice. hes taken on • life of Its own. ewn prompting us to spin off a related fffture called Tr.vel Tales, which runs In our Sunday edition. The success of the vacation photos Is evident in several w.ys. Re~ have sent thousands of pictures of themselves and the Daily Piiot from around the globe -Ball. OllN, Rome, Paris. Machu Picchu, the Bahamas and Africa. to name • few. There's also the short« and mot• typical trips such as Hawaii, Yos-emlte and ...,.,, Catalina Island and Big Be.Ir Like. The loud and dear message Is that our ruders love to travef, lf'ld M'd like to think they ICM their hometown paper just as much. Btcat.M ot thM. "1119 art launching a new end-M hope -annual tr.wl sidtOn ~led Going fltac...: We hope this MCtlon · provides • ~ lfJd. best of an. 1oa1t1on1 ~our rMden wtn find IMful fW their ~Id w.ys. Enjoy Ind bOn ~· -The ..... T here are signs that warn you. You start empathizing with the woman in the Calgon commercial. On the drive home, you consider what it would be like to miss your exit and keep driving \Dltil you reach Vegas or San Francisco or some- where else not here. And every day you check the flights to London. Cancun and New Orleans on Orbitz.com. mentally calculating whether you could afford to leave if you ::::f!*1 eat- ing breakfast, lunch most of dinner for the next three months. Then you know. It's time. You need a vacation. One that you won't need to mortgage your house to poy off. One that won't eat into the vacation time needed to visit your mothar,J.our child.nm, your ~ti. trip that only tabs a day. lba~ ~~a day. Whelm you ~.-to drive for 10 mlnutml or ID boUr, we have five tun plac:.w ~'Laguna BelK:b.; downtown 1" Angelet, San Diego, Palm Spriogl; ~ wine country-to tab the edge off tbe vaca&n bhlel. LAGUNA IEACH . Gallery Row(stop In Studio 7 Gallery. hffd to the beach Off THE mA1'N Mnt: Cruise Laguna ca~ go to Victoria Instead of Main Beach, check out th• art 1t Sherwood Gallery, go vintage at Tippecanoe's WHIM JO IA~ Jolty ~oger. Madtsori SqUere and Garden Clfe .... TO SMCIUDMtK:TICO LOCo, ~I HaWailan You could do the •tourilt" thing In your 24 hours, but then you might mill what locals think makel Laguna Beach special. And that means the beach and an. 1b do it right. drlV9 through Ugma c..,.. (Laguna PreeWay) aDd 4qoy the C::bapSrral- SEE DAY MGE 16 .. INSIDE FlOllDI IOUll A glass of wine at Marchand's Bar and Grill in St. Petersburg, Fla .• is a pleasant way to unwind while on vacation. 5Mhgel10 IUO llSIDI • p!D=t Want to know where the hot places to go this summer are 1 5Mhgel4 • ICIOSS 111 Ala With a little planning. you too could spend a day and less than S100 on Cltallna Island. SMhgelS ..... _..With our proximity to the mountains and the water, there are lots of grHt P'aces to surf and ski. See ..... ,, Adventures with kids and a guy named Johll .. t I ' ,· • MaiCh 22, 2002 Web sites and travel agent.s can be helpful : in getting the best , rates for taking that : dream vacation while ' saving time. . ' T J'Mding the White : Mndl ot Hawaiian beac:hel or winning the : jackpot in LU Vegas aren't · the distant dreams they may seem to be. Onlln8 traVel Web sites have made tDe Job of plan- ning, ~and, most importanlly. paying for a ; dream va.tatian a more I pleasant and pcadic.al exer• ' . t ose. ··-Doily Pitel With a new non.stop ~light to Vancouver next month, the airport goes international. '•ulCllnton DAILY PILOT I n about a month, travel- ers will be able to take an international nonstop Oight out of John Wayne Air- port beading to Vancouver, British CoJumbia. The flight will be the farthest anyone can go from JWA·witbout stopping. But that ~·t mean the airport isn't a gateway to the world. an aiJport spokes- woman said mg to a 2000 user &UJ'Vey, 55% ot thOse who used the aiJPort at leut three times a year were traveling for work. 1be airport's top five des- dnatiom, acx:ordirig to a December 1999 survey, are San Joee, Oe.kland. San Prandsco, Dallas-Port Worth and Chicago. 1be top three are consid- ered short-haul flights and are populated mostly by business travelers. • Web sites such as Thlve- ' lodty.oom and &pedja.com could sa.ve a lot of time for • prospective travelen who often ~et weary even.eetore boarding an airplane. lravelodty offers package : deals and, at-the same tlme, PHOTO GOUR'TESY Of THE lAS VEGAS N£W5 BUREAU ~Las Vegas vacatton d~n't have to cost a fortune if you look for hargalm. •vou can go anywhe,re in the world from John Wayne Airport,• spokeswoman Ann _ McCarley said "You just have to make the connec:- tion. • Another popular nonstop destinotton from John Wayne has been Hawaii, with Aloha's two daily Oights to the isl.and. : allows people to customize their vacations. Package . deals to Hawaii start u low · as $169 per person for two nights. That rate indudes hotel ~odation, taxes and shuttle rowid trips between the airport and hotel. Vegas deals start from $46 for two nights, including hotel and shuttle. 1\'avelers can add on air fares to their , package for an additional charge. Expedia operates in a s,im- ilar way. only their package de~ include air fares, saving people the time they have to take to go into the airline options to find a suitable deal. Ex:ped1a's deals to Hawaii from John Wayne Airport include o four-night trip start- ing at $541 that includes air • trav~ hotel and tranSfers. For Vegas vacations, the price begins at St 74 for a similar deal Both Web sites giJ.re trav- elem the Independence ot customizing their vaC4tion, beginning from aidine to hotel aax>mmodat10ns and transfers. Or they CBn pick deals that combine airline and hotel. or hotel and trans- fers, or all three components. 1be traditional way of booking a vacation -fhe travel agency -is still PoPU- Jar. Worldwide Thlvel of Cos- ta Mesa located a four-night package to Hawaii for $738 that includes air fare. hotel and transfers for two. A three-nJght Vegas vacation with accommodations in a downtown hotel would cost $326 per person. H you have made up your mind a~ut packing your bags and leavin~.1!_ Expedia or 'Ifavelocity or calling a travel agent are probably your best GAUC I N' #HJ4.JJ62 • ~ IHI COIT A HAWAIIAN GtTAWAY Travtlodty.com Expedia.com T1ot1el kpt From $169 per person/two nJghts WHAT IT INCLUDES: Hotel and shuttle-airline arrangements must be made separately TIME TAKEN: About 15 minutes From .$547 per person/three nights WHAT IT INCLUDES: Air fare from JWA, hotel and shuttle TIME TAKEN: About 15 minutes $7i8 for twolfour nights whATIJ INQ.lmlS: Air fare from NIA. hotel and shuttle TIMETAKEN: About 10 minutes, not including time agent took to get back with the information, which was about an hour bets. Within a few clicks of the mouse, you have a pack- age deal that covers all bases. But if you are the type who wants to pick out the cheapest and best deal avail- able, and have the time to make it happen, you could end up spending several hours mixing and matching to create your perfect dream getaway at a price that you can afford. On April 26, Seattle- ba.sed Alaska Airlines will begin ~ts daily service to . Vancouver. The airline has scheduled one departure a day from Orange County. The {)tMda flight hasn't quite captwed traveJers' imaginations yet, but book- ings conthn>e t.o rile, airline spokll!MJD Jeck Walsh said, •Jt talC8i a JiU1e while for people to leUn it is there, but the hQoking'i are _mming along,• Walsh said. Orange Countytravelers are expected to use the flight to reach Anchorage and the popular slate of Alaskan au.ises. But Vancouver is also a jewel few people know about. Walsh said. "It's a very cosmopolitan city,· Walsh said. •1rs almost as pretty as Seattle.• Businell, not travel. is on most peope~ iDiDdl es they Oow tbrough JWA. Accord- 1be 10 air canters that operate out ot the airport have more than 250 daily arrivals and departures, and reach 22 U.S. dties with nonstop flights. Continent.al Airlines offers a flight to Newark. South- west Airlines' route to Phoenix is a popula.r one. 1hlvelers can also head to Detroit, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. Plights out of Orange County have 1naeased in ,popularity after the wave of new security measures were phased in at the nation's air- ports after the Sepl 11 attacks, a local travel agent said. •Basically, to go nonstop out of Orange County is a great flight.• said Joan McLougblln. an agent at Newport Beach-based Air- port Thlvel. •LAX is such a drag. You don't have as much of the crowds (at John Wayne).• SPRUCED UP AFIBR30 YFARS OF GRFAT FOOD & G RFAT SERVICE After 30 years in Newpon Beach, we invite you to come in today to celebrate our fresh new look and to try our fantastic new dishes. 1/),l" :y!f:, RUSTY PELICAN 2735 Wut Coa.t H;ghwa11 N•wporl Iku:Ji (<)49) 042-3431 Daily Pilot GOing Places · .. Friday, Morch 22, 2002 83 . . There i;e8ll.y is Iio pl~ce like home Let down your hair and spend some time in your own backyard reliving your childhood. Loltta "-rper DAILY PILOT I t's time to take a break from the ~ling, the team-mom.ming, the Little League coaching and reclaim Newport-Mesa and your youth. I don't need to tell you all the benefits of the area. You a.re aware of the mendly community atmos- phere, the bright Southern Califor- nia sun -complemented by a light ocean breeze -and the delicious restaurants. You chose to mak~ Newport-Mesa your home for good reason. But how often do you get to take advantage of it seUishly? It's time to convince Grandma to spend a night with the kids so you can get out of the house and into your own backyard. Set aside 24 hours to take a mini-vacation. Just long enough to rejuvenate, but not long enough to require time off from work or a long car ride. Your mini-getaway starts at one of the area hotels. Depending on your budget, you can stay in a quaint inn on the beach or book an extravagant suite in a towering lux- ury hotel. The state of the travel industry allows you to take advan- tage of some great deals and offers. For example, the Costa Mesa Con- ference and V1Sitors Bureau is offer- ing coupons for everything from meals to SJ>d treatments when you stay in a partiapating hotel. You a.re not at home, so remem- ber to watch anything you want, sleep in and don't make the bed. Once you've had a good night's sleep without anyone waking you with a bad dream and clunbing mto bed with you, you are ready to unleash your youth. First th.tngs first. You can't act Wee a kid if you have pent-up ten- sion caused by the stress of adult life. Take one of those coupons or book your favonte masseuse for an STEVE MCCRANI' I DAILY PILOT Brandon Yamawald uses his body weight to propel Camrynn Norris, 6, higher into the air at the Balboa Fun Zone on the peninsula. oil massage or facial. During your pampering experience, you must also get in the right frame of mind. Do not think about bills you have to pay, helping little Tunmy with h.is homework, your grocery list, dean- ing the house or accounts at work. Let it all go. Now you are ready to unleash your lflfler 12-yea.r-old at the Balboa Fun Zone. Cha.rices are you've been here 100 times before, but this time. you are more than just a bank. It's a good thing you got that massage because your musdes are now primed for a record-shattenng game of skeeball. (Remember, It's all in th~ wnst.) Warm up those thumbs for the pinball madune and put the pedctl to the metal in state- of-the-art raa.ng video games. Col- lect all your tickets, and claim your pnze. May I suggest a spider nng or a super bouncy ball? Depending on how successful you were at getting in touch with the kid in you, you may have scored enough tickets to take home a small basketball Good job! Make sure you ride the Fems wheel at least twice and venture onto the merry go round. Rent a paddle boat. Run a.round. Play tag. Let loose. ln true kid fashlon, make sure you eat your frozen banana before your ptZza dlnner. Go ahead. your parents aren't here to scold you. I realize tapping into your youth will make it hard to return to adult life. To avoid serious injury. you must make a smooth trd11s1tion Head down to the end of the furl zone to karaoke at Tale of a Wh~e. The k.Jd m you will revel m the prospect of smgmg off key m front of strangers -or be content laugh- ing at others -whtle your adult side will be grateful for the cocktail. Now, and only now, dfe you allowed to take out the cell phone, call Grandma and the k.Jds, and tell them you are on your way. As your last act as a k.Jd, get home at least 15 mmutes late When It Comes to Friends ... ' . We Couldn't Be Closer! The staff of the Newport Beach Conference & Visitors Bureau is eager to assist you in selecting accommoda_tions for visiting friends and relatives, as well as dining recommendations, golf arrangements, shopping selections and much more. Our ~ertise in the hospitality industry will definitely enhance you and your guests' experience while in N e'!IJl'ort Beach. At the beach, at the bay or along the coast, the sp,irit of N~ort Beach is waiting to be discovered arid enjoyed. <# , PHOTOS COURTESY Of BACK BAV TllAVEl Cruises to places such as Mexico~ above, and the Caribbean are a popular choice for summer travelen~ • Exotic not on the map for summer Area travel agents say places such as Alaska, Hawaii and Mexico are hot, Midd/e·East is not. Young 0.•ng DAILY PILOT T be key words for Newport-Mesans making travel plans for the summer do not seem to be •car• and •exotic." Local travel agencies have instead been booking flights, cruises·and round-trip packages to sunny, nearby places such as Hawaii and Mexico. And though they're not hearing that people are afraid to fly after Sept. 11, they are still dealing with travelers not wanting to stray too far. "They're afraid of being stuck some- place and not being able to get home, n said Astnd Carlson, leisure manager for Back Bay Travel in Costa Mesa. "People are thinking doser to home, and I think home and family have come very much to the forefront.• Hot spots indude Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean, said Rik.a Laham, travel agent for HIS International Tours in Costa Mesa. Carlson said she's come across the same trend but is surprised because it's usually Hawaii or Mexico that draws travelers l.ll a season, rarely both. ·And crwses have been popular,• she The beaches of Hawaii are being preferred to beaches In foreign countries as travelers start booking their summer vacations. said. "Some to Alaska, especially for fanu- lies. • Engm Kadaster, vice pres1dent of New- port International Travels in Newport Beach, said bargams are plentiful when It comes to sea adventures. The onty down- ward pattern on the water this year occurs in European cruises, as fewer vessels are stopping in Greece, Turkey and other points on the Mediterranean coast. Other deals include cruises to Alaska, round-trip tickets to the Big Island of Hawdti, flights to Mexico and packages to Europe that include reasonable hotel prices. ' "Your dollar goes a Jong way in Europe,• Carlson said of the exchange rate nowadays. Which could explain why one of the hottest Euro-travel spots this summer will be Spain. "We didn't have any Europe for a while, but I think people are feeling more com- fortable," Carlson said. "We have bad requests for Spain and Italy.• New Zealand and Australia are also tourist areas for the summer. But a region that has lost appeal this year is the Middle East. Carlson got numerous requests last year for trips to Egypt and other countries in the surround· ing area but the popularity has died down. "It's just a very unsettled area, and you don't know what's going to happen,• she said. But nearby Turkey, which was a well- frequented spot last year with its historical sites, shopping opportunities and beaches, is still attracting tourists. "Not as much as we did before, but it is picking up." Kadaster said. "It's quite a safe place.• When it comes to Asian flavors, China's all the rave with discounted air fares and hotel accommodatlons. •People are still looking for a good val- ue," Kadaster said. "We're still in some sort of recession, I guess.• Doity Pilot 1bestateof ,, tourism in Newport-Mesa John Cassady VISITOR'S VIEW T be hospitality industry was struggling throughout 2001. It is common ' knowledge now that it took a nose dive immediately after the tragic events m September. Since that time, hospitality businesses have been clawing their way • back. Conferences and meetings continue to go on, as do individual business and leisure travel. All segments are ~er than in the successful benchmark year of 2000. Most travelers report that they prefer to stay closer to home. Therefo~e, conference and visitor bureaus -including Newport Beach and Costa Mesa -have been directing their marketing efforts to the regional and drive-market (areas wilhi!t driving distance) opportunities. Several distant trade shows and trade missions were prepaid, so the bureaus fol- lowed through with those commibnents. However, most of our business is coming from visitors right here in California. Conference planners perceive there are fewer hassles with regional meetings. They probably lose something with this choice. *Backyard bookings• may seem advan- tageous, but attendees lose the opportunity to interface with colleagues from a national or international base. The good news is that our destinations in Southern California remain sale and highly attractive to many VlSitors and con- ference planners. There is a new focus for meeting plan· ners. Their site selection conditions are safety, competitive overall cost, quality of facilities and hotels, plus accessibility for attendees. Newport Beach and Costa Mesa offer all of these. Just like the tourism consumer, geographical convenience and best values are the primary factors used for destination selection. We will continue to promote our wonderful area. Through the spirit of ~peration with our memberships and fellow hospitality organizations, we will remain valuable eco- nomic contributors in our communities. • JOHN CASSADY is executive director of the Newport Beach Conference and Visjtors Bureau. 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A little forethought can keep down the cost of visiting Newport-Mesa's favorite quick island getaway '""" Octu June can grande DAILY PILOT I f you're reading the Daily Pilot (and I suspect you are), chances are you don't need someone from Santa Monica to tell you about Catalina Island. Especially not someone making her first-ever vi.slt to the island. And especially not someone with a $100 expense account. Perhaps the most Catalina-savvy community.in the world, locals of the Newport-Mesa area are the real experts at ilavigating (figuratively and literally) this local island par- ad.J.se. What, then, can the above-men- boned reporter offer to the Catalina Island vuntor who has everything? How about a vacation from yourself? So dock your yacht and put away your gold card, it's time to take the pauper's tour of Catalina Island. Your trip "Around the Island in $.C)()" starts at the Balboa Pavilion, where every morning the Catalina Flyer hauls everyday people to the Catalma Island city of Avalon. Cost of the ticket: $37. Cost of knowing m advance about Dramamine: pnce- less. Unfortunately, this landlubber found out too late, suffering face- down on the table for the longest 75 nunutes of her life. The only upside was that the nagging nausea elimi- nates any temptation to visit the Fly- er's snack bar (not that saving the 75 cents for a bag of Chee2-lts was JUNE CASAGRANDE I OAllY PILOT Catalina Island provides Newport-Mesa residents a great place for a scenic getaway, without costing a lot worth the agony.) Once solid groLmd hits the soles of your shoes, though. 1t doesn't take long for the stomach to again po~ a direct threat to the pocketbook. Not to fear, Pancake Cottage is here. Right in the center of Avalon. you can score a short stack for just $2.95, served up by a veteran waitress named Munel who IS, herself, a dassic slice of Amencana. And while enioymg the bottomless pot of coffee parked on each table in the tightly packed breakfast spot, you don't have to wonder how the other half lives. Just outside the door, win- dow shopping for sweet nothings are veteran visitors like Nigel and Heidi Falls-Hand and their two tod- dlers. Henry and I tannah. "We're here a lot,• said Nigel, who co-pilots the family sailboat on the 2 112-hour trip from hometown San Pedro. "A lot.• Such experts are a wealth of informabon -about what not to do. "Oh, don't miss the Casino,• Nigel said, explaining. for the con- fused and cashless, that it's not a gambling place but a gathering place and dance hall. Sure, 1t sounds cheap. But, a word to the penny- wise, always consider the source of such adVJce. To digest such information, and the pancakes, it's probably best to be sitting down for a while. And nothing's more tempting than the idea of renting one of those fun, zip- py golf carts that go for $30 an hour -nearly a third of the ddy's budget Here's where it's best to know the dlfference between cheapness and value. As much as it hurts to peel those three $10 bills off the cash roll, it's worth it. The carts are the most fun and cost-efficient way to drink mas much of the 1Sland as posSlble. At one end of the pre-mapped tour is the Wngley Memonal & Botanical Garden, where (read between the lines here) you insert the $5 admission cost into a slot at the uriattended (repeat, unattended) front gate. It's best to VJS1t Uus memorial before you have any knowledge of the island's tu.story. That way, you can immaturely muse about why anyone would build a memonal to a chewmg gum mogul. &BUCK June. to boyfriend Ted: •Maybe it's just like the other gum land- marks we've visited, like the tomb of Allouitious Bubbalicious. • Ted, to June : "Or the monument to Bubba Hubba Bubba. • Then, remembering you're in your 30s, you regain a shred of dig- nity and share mature commentary with other visitors. •Beautiful up here, Just beauti- ful,· noted Dan Goldfischer, visiting from Philadelphia with brother David, who drove to Newport Beach from his home m Las Vegas. Exchange a few serene nods and • ahs, • then hedd back to Avalon to return the cart m time to avoid the late charge Tdke d walk through Metropole PlaZc:l, then splurge on an ice cream cone ($2.25 at Big Olaf's) and pdfk on the beach for a long, long brne, enioymg the show of young children feedmg sea gulls and the older children throwing rocks at them Then, fully rested, IS when the Casino's stren cdll can be heard. What Cdn 1t hurt to Just walk there, take a look Mound? Unfortunately, Lf there's a tour about to start, it's virtually impossi- ble to res1St the temptation to cough up the adrruss1on pnce: 10 whop- pmg dollar... (Dam that Nigel guy). What sldrts as a gwded tour of a redlly fancy moVJe theater becomes, after a dunb up d very steep ramp, a top through bme The stunning upslalrs dance hdll echoes with the ghosts of some of the greatest moments m big band history, indud- ing performances by the likes of Benny Goodman. Here also you learn that the Wngley family is prac- tically synonymous with Catalina Island Basically, they built the place Who knew (besides you)? A full day and a thin wallet under your belt, it's d.lmost time to head home. Just one last stop. and here, money IS no object. "Dramarrune, pledSe. • As the pharmaost drops your purchase ($6,.09 with tax) into a httle plastic bag, try to reslSt the tempta- tion to hand her a $100 bill and say. ·Keep the change.· . . I Morch 22, 2002 DAY CONTINUED FROM B 1 covered foothills that have been the subject of many a canvas and brush. If you look close enough, you can see one of the lakes that gave Laguna its name from the Shoshone Indians. It used to be called Canada de los 1.aqonas but officially became Laguna Beach in 1904. Moving past El Toro Road, gaze upon the canyons and fields the dty's of:fidals cmd locals fought to keep from development 10 years ago. Don't forget to look at the old oak trees on your left as you go around the "big bend." When you get to town, also known as the "Village,• eat breakfast at the Jolly Roger (400 S. Coast Highway, mod- erately priced, (949) 494- 3137). I know its name is corny, but it's Laguna mom and pop on the inside with a traditional and filling gim- mick-free menu. If you can get the comer table next to the windows, you will arguably have the best table in town. You can watch the day unfold on the street. .. Daily Pilot Speaking of breakfast, for- get the long lines at the Cottage. If you must, try the Madison Square and Garden Cate (320 N. Coast Highway, slightly expensive, (949) 494- 0137). It's an up-and-coming rival with excellent food and without the ridiculous wait. Unless you play beach vol- leyball or basketball, going to Main Beach is not the way to go. It's a feast for the eyes, but not for tranquillity. It's the Honolulu of Laguna -fun to watch for the weekend may- hem and filled with tourists. For quality beach time, head south to Vlctorta (Nyes Place and South Coast Highway). YOTlllY OLVIU nun DOUGLAS H IOM / FOR THE DAILY I'll.or i Tourists can take a stroll down Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles and experience a taste of Mexico. Filled with clean sand, rocky outcroppings and clear water; Victoria has all the ele- ments necessary for a nice day. Parking is residential, but you can find it. A ramp on the south end makes for easy access. Victoria is where the "extreme• sport of skimboard- ing was developed in the '70s. Competitive volleyball still takes place daily. You can explore rocks and tide pools to the noJ'th -look for the old lighthouse -on small surf days and walk in the sand south toward Aliso. Check out the dear water and rocky point of neasure Island, a geologic wonder in itself. While you're walking, it's hard to miss the million-dollar homes on the bluffs. DON I.EACH I DAl.Y Pl.OT COCITlll llOUls Try a Lapu Lapu at the Royal Hawaiian restaurant In Laguna Beach. After exploring the beach. get in your car and head back to the Wlage for an art tour. For first-timers, it's best to begin at Gallery 2ow. Start at the comer of Aster Street and North Coast Inghway and take your pick from a variety of original art on display in more than 20 galleries as you walk north. . In particular, Sb:ldio 7 Gallery (384 N. Coast Highway, (949) -491-1080) has a nice selection of landscapes and seascapes by local~· These are the type of paint- ings that put Laguna on the map. It's way Laguna, dude. Another fun spot is the Sherwood Gallery (460 s. Coast Highway, [949) -497- 2668). It'1 otf Gallery Row, but worth the walk or drive south. The place has a reputation for cool, functional art furniture and mixed media wall sculp- ture. Have a sense of humor when you visit here. A fun place to browse is Tippecanoe's (648 S. Coast Highway, (949) 494-1200), a vintage clothing store that was there long before vintage dothing became popular in the '90s. I found a pair of golf shoes there that, to my sur- prise, fit peif ectly. When I ·looked at the price, I was stunned to see that they were $13. In a retail store, they alSt more than $100. If you need a nibble, go next door to Taco Loco (640 S. Coast Highway, inexpensive, (949) 497-1635), a~ EJtjt;1y a ~r Ctullc Md! a lavllh bnJnch buffet ,.,.,.,. a #vOty ldecdon ~al youi (OVOrites as we# as ,_. ,_, .. ~· TheN'a CIMo rela.ldrif medic, o ¥fsll .... *I ~ oitd "'"' ,.oc1 }41*' can't ,.c on kind. California sidewalk cafe offer- ing New Orleans-and Southwest-style tacos. Very good, if you don't mind wait- ing on the sidewalk, tapping your toes to reggae music with the twentysomethings. A classic way to finish your Laguna experience would be to venture north to the Royal Hawa1lan (331 N. Coast Highway, (949) 494-8001). ·Sure you can eat the savory seafood and steaks, but peo- ple dnve from all over Orange County to sit at one of the small tables under the tropical fish tanks and enjoy a drink. Generations of Laguna resi- dents will attest to meeting at the Hawaiian early to catch up on small talk before going their separate ways. The warm. dark Polynesian ambi- ence of the Royal Hawaiian is still the classic meeting place but has gotten trendy lately. Get there early, while it's quiet The secret is out, and people who discover the magic fill the place by 10 p.m. It doses at 11 p.m. Have fun. -Donlellch DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES TRAVEL TIME: • 40 to 55 minutes TO ACJ UKE AT~ catch a show at the Ahmanson, walk down Otvera Street OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Check out the Museum of Neon Art. walk through Union Station, get cultural in Chinatown or Little Tokyo WHERE TO EA~ Phillipe's Original Sandwich Shop, Traxx WHERE TO SNACK/DRINK: Top of Five at the Westin Bonaventure I ~ow what you'r~ tbink- mg. Visit downtown Los Angeles? That place filled with grime and grit? That bor- ing city space that lacks the flash of the dubs on Sunset Boulevard or the class of Beverly Hills or even the crass commercialism of Hollywood? II your concept of downtown is stuck in the '80s opening sequence of •I.A Law,• you need to take the 45-minute trip up the Costa Mesa Freeway to Interstate 5 to the Harbor Freeway and snap out of it. It may not be perfect. It may not be a centralized city. But it can be a lot of fun. Exploring downtown Los Angeles requires a car, a map and a sense of humor. It also may reqmre some advanced planning, espeolffiy-if you decide to go the cultural route -more on that later. As it takes a little driving to get there, I suggest you plan to be in L.A. by about noon - just in time to catch the lunch rush at Phllllpe't Odg:lnal · Sandwich Shop (1001 N. Alameda _Sl, inexpensive, (213) 62~3781). With its saw- dust floors and 10-cent coffee, Phillipe's is a throwback to LA's golden years. Its patrons are the truest measure of the city'.s society-old and young, businessmen and starlets, families of all varieties. Order a double-dipped French dip sandwich, which allegedly was invented here in 1908, and pay a little extra to have a slice of blue cheese wedged between the layers of meat and bread. Culinary heaven. While you're there, walk a few blocks south to Olvera Street Rebuilt in 1930 to resemble a Mexican market- place, the brick street is lined with stalls and shops selling ponchos, chwros, guitars. hats, Mexican candies, art- work and more. The street is central to where Los Angeles began in 1781 and pays trib- ute to the city's roots. Directly across the street is Union Statton (800 N. Alameda St., (2131683-6875). Designed by John and Donald Parkinson in 1939. the station is one of the true trea- sures of the city. Its marble Doors, wooden beam ceilings and leather seats harken one back to a time when women wore minks and men wore hats. Even if you have oo desire to step onto a train platform. check out this aesthetic wonder. U you're there in the evening, enjoy a cocktail at Tran (inside Union Station. slightly expensive, (213) 625- 1999). Besides being a fun place to watch travelers - many from ditternnt countries -depart and arrive, its California-French cuisine is noteworthy. Be aware naxx is only open in the evenings on Saturday and is closed Sund4y. Both Chinatown and Uttle Tokyo are a stone's throw away. Cblnatown is consid- ered to be the 700 to the 1000 block of North Broadway and is bordered by Ord. Alameda, Bernard and Yale streets. Shops and restaurants abound inside buildings that look like Americanized pagodas. I SEE DAY PAGE 87 DOily Pilot DAY CONTINUED FROM 86 Welldng tours are available u · you call the Chinese Chamber of Canmerce ((213) 617- 0396). ... lJtlle Tokyo is bounded by 1st and 3td streets from Main to AlaiDed4 streets. Besides the sushi houses and the many shops selling everything from sake sets to kimonos, this cultural hot spot boasts the Japane• American National Mmeam (119 N. Central Ave., at East 1st Street, (213) 625- 0414) and the Japan Amerlcan Theater (224 S. San Pedro St, (213) 680-3700). While the Museum of Contemporary Art gets plenty of attention, it is the Museum of Neon Art (501 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 489-9918) that is quintessential L.A. Displaying a combination of old adverb.s- ing signs and new works by contemporary neon artists, the museum will redefine how you look at the shiny lights above your local phannacy or hotel. SAN DIEGO . TRAVEL TIME: 1:15 / TO ACT UK.EA TOURJn Cruise San Diego Bay, check out Shelter, Harbor or Coronado islands, and admire a panoramic view of the city at the top of the Manchester Grand Hyatt OFF THE BEATEN PATH: The puppet shows and U.N. Village at Balboa Park WHERE TO EA'r. The Bay Beach Cafe, Manchester Grand Hyatt T ake a cruise on San Diego Bay, and you'll feel the awe that explorer Juan Cabrillo felt when he first set eyes on the area. As the sparkling water glistens in the sun, you can drink in all the bay and its swroundings have to offer. The bay and the expansive waterfront area ~t surrounds it are being marketed for the first time as a tourist attraction, induding 250 acres of open space, 16 bayside parks, 21 marinas and yacht dubs, and 69 restaurants. Gning Places fridoy, Mor~h 22, 2002 87 If you plan it right, you can highlight your evening -and give your feet a break -by catching the latest play or musical at the Ahmanson Tbeater (135 N . Grand Ave., (213) 912-0700). While James Lapine's revival of • mto the woods· will be headed to Broadway after it closes Sunday, there are wonderful shows coming up -"The Full Monty.• April 16 to June 8, "The Tule of the Allergist's Wife,• June 18 to Aug.11 ; and "Mama Mia,# Sept. 10 to Nov 3, to name a few. For tourists, the bay is accessible by ferry and water taxi The feny IS $2 each way, and the water two is $5 per person per stop. As the boat skims across the water, passing seals lounging lackadaisically in the sun, you are inundated Wlth d sense of wannth and relaxation. VvvGLA:. H r MI FOR THE OMV Pit.OT lllGHT UGHTS, lie CITYz The Museum of Neon Art otters visitors a taste of both classic and contemporary neon artists. The three main JSlands to VlSll are Shelter, Harbor and Coronado. Shelter Island fea- tures Shoreline Park; the Pearl of the Paafic, a multicolored b.le mosaic sculpture with a foun- tain; and the newly dedicated Cancer Survivor's Park. a canopied pathway to give peo- ple with cancer hope they can survive. Harbor Island boasts a bevy of walking, hilting and in- line skating trail!, with marinas at either end and a breathtak- mg vtew of the Coronado Bndge. at Tidelands Park. When all the island-hopping works up your appetite, you can take a break at the Bay Beach Cafe (1201 l st St., [619] 435-4900) and enjoy lunch entrees such as the Crispy Ca1aman Sandwich ($8.95) or the Bay Beach Burger ($9.95). The restaurant offers a fabulous view of the bay and the San Diego skyline. After lunch, head Qver to Balboa Park, where you can check out an entertaining pup- pet show at the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater ( 11 a.m., 1 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; $2 for children and $3 for adults). Upcoming puppet shows indude "The Three Billy c.oats Gruff", "The Really Hot Jungle Show· and ·Giddy up Cowboys." Another hidden gem at Balboa Park is the U.N. Village. End your trip downtown with a view to remember. Have a drink at the Top of Five inside the Westin Bonaventure Hotel (404 S Figueroa St., slightly expen- sive, (113) 624-1000). nus bdr- restaurant has 360 degrees of cityscape on display, and you will see it all JUSt ~y sitting down. The bar revolves slow- ly, giving you an ever-chang- ing view of an ever-changing city. You will never see L.A the same agam. -Jenntfer K Mahal On Coronado Island, you can shop at Feny Landing Marketplace, hang out at Tidelands Park and be chauf· feured around the island by the buff bikers of the Coronado Pedicab Co. ($5 per ride) There IS also a skateboard park OOUGl.AS H ICIM I FOR THE OAll.Y Pit.OT SEE DAY PAGE 88 COOL OD CWSIC: The lunch rush at Phillipe's Original Sandwich Shop in Los Angeles. The · ~ONGBOAR9 "Reetauti'nt ca Gpub Weekly Dinner Specials Monday \fc."tltbcil MOctless SpO<jlef!i tnrJ1 GartK' Bl<'<K1 TueSday Ci:int'XI 8ttf ft rubboge wlrh lrlsll &'et S{X'OOls $495 $695 Wednesday $1 Q 95 AliJ l\tnt Rb Dmt.t Lt '1111 &lli.'d rulcJtO 6 Salcx1 Thursday . $ 6 95 BBQ BOl>y Back rubs with com <Jfld Potak' Salad • I 6 T>rujr Ii<'< ·r .... • Quulily \\'Ill<' seJectlo11 • Grrot Value ,\tenu From 5an<lw1ches. Burgers. 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But Jn thil mmt·made • delert n!90l't ot Pebn ~. tbera'I JDOl9 to dO than jtist dub a ball OCD* milel of l)l"rkling green~ It'• easy enough. even, just to start downtown-the old downtown~ Springs, where~ once roamed before Palm Desert took the bJoc:ln off tbe cactus wlth its high-end relOdB, spas, tennis courts and. yes agatn, golf courses. At the end of the day, bead to the .&0th floor ot the M4ndt«tet Grand Hyatt (1 Market Allee, (619) 232-1234) for a dazzling view of the SWl· set and a panoramic view of the Downtown. along Palm Canyon Drive, offers f!Nf!rf• thing from high-culture art to Jow-GU!ture •California Attitude• T --shirts. 'There's even a Walk ot Fame, Hollywood- style, beneath your feet. mak- ing the stroll worth getting out ol the car for. You can walk it, catching a glimpse of a Rolls Royce rolling by, followed by a bunch of Har.leys . COURTESY Of SAN DIEGO CHAMeEA Of COMMERCE IALIOA SOU1li San Diego's Balboa Park often vlsiton a variety of dl.Herent actlvlttes. . bay. the Coronado Bridge, . downtown San Diego and the mountains of Mexico. Capture the San Diego expedence by s.tppng on a San Diego Bay Breeze martini with citron. aanbeny and pneapple juices ($8) or an OB &mbum (short for Oc:een Beach- r/ .25) with two nun varieties, bananas, creme de banana liquor, and cranberry and pineapple juices. Appetizers include a hot crab dip ($13.50) and a shrimp cocktail ($10.75). And after all that exploring, you'll have earned the right to Uldulge in a guilt-free serving ol tempting t:iramisu ($7 .25) or cheesecake baklava ($6.50). -Detnh~ PAIM SPRINGS TRAVEL TIME: 1 :40 10 ACJ UKE A TOURIS'r. Walk Palm Canyon Drive. drive around trying to find old stars' homes,. work in a round of gotf Off 1HE IEA1EN M1H: Drive east along Highway 11 1 to Indio for a few dates-the dried fruit, that is WIEllE 10 EA?. Blame it on Midnight. your pick of steak· houses WIBETO~ Mykonos, anywhere that serves ice cream It's that kind of place. Kind of Laguna Beach. only with a much wider temperatwe range. • Along with the ton" tbiDgs to see, there's no shortage of places to eat. MykoDol (139 E. Andreas Road. just off Palm Qmyon Drive, (760) 322-0223) offers an inexpensive place to . stop, a quick break from the rush of the main drag and a (maybe stop in Palµl Desert for that golf game on the way) for a look at Sblelds Date Garden ((760) 347-0996) and its.in· house movie, •The Romance and Sex Ufe of the Date.• Not as wild as tt sounds, or even as wild as Blame it on Midnight. · this short fibn is bizarre, dated -remember those education films from the '50st It's like that. How could you go wrong? -5.J. c.tv1 ~bit of hummus and TEMECULA WINE prta·bread on those hot swnmer days or a wanning bowl d , COUNTRY 1entil soup for those cooler desert winter . . There's aJso ev::r side to Palm Springs, and it's captured perfedty by the postmodern lounge feel to Blame lt on Mklnlgbt (777 E. Tuhqui.ta Canyon Way, (760) 323-1200). There you're as likely to find a strange voice in the bar as at the table next to you. The food is affordable, with most dishes in the $10 range, but the taste is far above and beyond. And, if you lilce a fine mcktail it's best out here to call them scmetbing a bit more cool than drinks-here's your pJaoe.Big,strong,smooth. Prank would've approved. And once you're done in . Palm Springs proper, it's worth -well worth. tremendously worth -heading down to 80· 225 Highway 111 in Indio TRAVEL TIME: 1:10 10 ACJ LICE A~ Callaway Vineyard and Winery, Thornton Winery Off 1HE BEATEN MlH: Tour of Callaway Winery, hot air balloon rides WHERE 10 EA'r. Carol's at the Baily Vineyard and Winery wtERE 10 SNACK,t)RINI(: Mediterranean Deli at the Mount Palomar Winery Rolling hills aisscrossed with vines, banen and brown this time of year as the ymmg sprouts begin to stretch and grow, rise all around you as you enter Temecula Valley. When you exit the highway, you could be anywhere in America. You are greeted by Seven • Blue Dot • Diesel • Trina Turk • Riley • Blue Marlin Looking for a fabulous, affordable famllv vacation? start packing. Take vour famffV on a hltMoui ·Fun Ship." fOf an all·~ vacatton that ~ eYefYbOdv F« tne kids. the camp camNa&. program offers ..,, kinds d oreat Suoervtsed acttvtdes. Grown· uPS wlll k1Ve the fine dining, the Nautlca Spa.progr•11, W01$•stvle Shows, the llYafvatUon d the frtendlY casino and the tate·niOht cJance dut> on camtvat, uwe n atso toti ~ thtngS V04X trrtv can ltA COgettter; tat>utous me;s. tun tct:MtieS. POotslde ~and all the ~qa ..w:e catnlval IS famoui fOr. To bOOk , a terrflc fam!tY vac:itiOn ibOefij a "Fun Ship,· cal us tDdlV Hr WOllMlofl fOr your flmlly V8Cltton mll toll fNe <IDO, 200-Zlll McDoDald's, Mobil and mod· ~ strlp malls. But down the road. the gku:ing conaefe and stucco drop away. Narrow drives that head up steep inclines meander up to the feft and to the right. in between the neat rows of thick stubby vine shoots. The pwpose d the day: to taste as many of the winemak- ers' sweet nect.ms as possible. Your first stop may be the Callaway Vineyard and Winery (32720 Rancho California Road, (800) 472· 2377). There you may either have one taste for free or chose four delectable varieties to sam- ple for $5 and take a compli- mentary wine glass etched with the Callaway name with you. Visitors are given a list of eight wines in a suggested sampling order, which usually goes from white to red and sweetest to driest, but ending with the ~eetest of dessert wines. It's time to break away from the simple chardonnay, cabemet and me.dot and sip on a syrab. a rich supple red ( 1999 Coastal Reserve Syrah $16 bot· tle) or delight in the sweet sur- prise of a muscat cane1li. with its soft mint Oavor and aisp fin. ish (2001 Special Collection Coastal Muscat Canel.li. $10 bottle), which can only be pur· chased at the winery. Free periodic tours offer the history of James Callaway (clearly an idol of the guide) and his many actVentures befo,re and after establishing the vineyard and a tour of the winemaklng process -from the huge steel machine that sorts and splits the grapes to the stainless steel vats where they becomes the akx>hol we adore. The vast. chilly room stacked high with fat oak bar· rels, each holding enough wine for 300 bottles, is where I learned the most interesting of facts -there are about four pounds of grapes in every bot· Ueofwine. Enough of the learning, back to the drink. A definite favorite is bound to be the nearby Mount Palomar Winery (33820 Rancho California Road, [909) 676-5047). As soon as you enter, the warmth of the dark· wood interior envelopes you, and the aroma of baking focac- cia from the Mediterranean Dell makes you think you've found heaven. Here you are given a list of 12 wines of which you select six to sample ($4 ). For the bold and robust of heart. there is a 1996 Mount Palomar Meritage Library Selection ($24 bottle), which is bound to capture your attention. It is a Bordeaux blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabemet frac. While sipping your seJec. tion. wander over to the deli and grab a little focaccia pizza with pesto and tomato ($6.25) .. I Doily Pilot - that. &.liced in four, oaen a quldc nibble. U you can brave the barlh ~ht after this distiDdly Ewopean tavern. head to a.uy ~end Wlwy (33833 RAncbo C'.alifomia Road, (909) • 695--1895), wbereyouampOt • ·. your name in for 1'unch at c.ror.. If there is a wait, and there may be, just let them know you'll be in tbe wlne!y - sampling tbelr award· winning : 19981V Red ($12.95 bottle-: don't be fooled by the casual - 1V of the Temecula Valley Red'·'· -it's a wonderful Sa.ng1ovese). · The fwl whimsical castle interi-I 0 or offers a bright and airy feel. Here, chose fiun the listed six ' wines (S.5 incudes an etched wine glass). The castle theme is carried through to the restaurant. bur • the fare Is distinctly dvili7.ed. Start with six juicy shrimp ($6.45), as you'll certainly need sustenance by now. Follow that, . with a special of the day, sea:redi' ; tuna over Pilipino fried rice ($11.94). This dish melts in your • mouth. The tuna was succu- lent; the rice a bwst of flavor. The duet d ravioli was a blend · of colorful Gorgonzola and pesto ravioli with Montage bewre blanc sauce (the rest.au-. rant's own) with pine nuts and tomato ($9.95). You'll certainly have time for • a stop at one more winery, per• I ' haps the Tbomlon Vineyard (32575 Rancho California Road, (909) 699-0099), where c:l\arn- pagne -actually sparkling wine, as the word ·cbam· pagne• can only be used to describe sparkling wines from Chatnpagne, France -is a favorite for tasting. It is a bit pricier ($12 for four sparkling wine tastes. and $9 for four wine samples), but it is a sit- down venue with bread and cheese and twice the&nount of wme. But before it gets too late, head out -because if the winds are right, you can end your day with a bot air balloon ride over the 'Vineyards as the sun sets. ($128 per peison dur- ing the week right now, 81ld $148 per person on weekends for a 40-minute ride. www.temecula.com). -o....ta. Goulet -.. Oping Rlac:e~ Friday, Morch 22, 2002 89 Tiptoeing around travel by land, air and sea Expert.a share their secret.s for dealing with your lQng jo~ey. Yourtt Chang OMV PILOT E ver bad your feet swell while traveling on an airplane? Ever take your shqes off to make them feel better llJld not been able to put them back on? Combine that with having to step off a plane with heavy begs and a jet-lagged head and you've got problems. Margaret Argos, manager of Newport Mesa navel Con- nection in Newport Beach, CONTINUED FROM B t and vaulted ceiling, our spa- cious room was more swted for a lovers' hideaway than a family romp, but on short notice -we booked it that morning after someone can- celed their reservation -it suited us well. A heated pool, large outdoor hot tub and a continental breakfast took some of the sting out: of pay- ing that price for what is essentially a motel room. We dined that rught at the Moonstone 8edch Bar and Grill, which was competent but had no particular attrac- lion in the evening During the day, however, the restau- rant has a large heated pallo with umbrellas that makes 11 irresistible. We were told that a ~er-mile down the road, th Sea Chest was the place for the best food on the beach, but tl\e wait was far too long. Th~ following mommg, after our hungry duldren got e~ nickel's worth of the free breakfast, we headed north to Hearst DlsUe. This was my first trip -and the first for the kids -but my wife had been once Ill hJgh school. suggests two small steps to avoid ill-fitting shc?es: Stay away from carbonated drinks when you're in the air, as unusual oxygen levels way up there don't many kindly with sodas, and keep your shoes on. For those with greater trav- el problems than swollen feet, Argos and other Newport- Mesa experts have some ~bw-how about traveling by au, land and sea to share. But before getting mto specifics, there are some gen- eral tips every traveler should know: • FIRST AID: Don't CArry yoor writ- ten pr~riptions in the same place FAMILY TRIP TIPS ,, • Leave all personal music playerJ. videos and video games at home. A family vacation should encourage family interaction along the way. That's hard to do when someone is wearing head- phones. • Start your trip at your front door. Alter your goals so that the journey becomes Our tour began with a 40- minute movie explaming Hearst's motivation for bwld- mg h.Js "house,• which was followed by the • expenence • tour, one of four guided tours available. H earst CasUe is worth building a weekend around. U you go to Hearst Castle -again highly recommended -be on time. Our movie started precisely at the announced tune of 10:30 a.m., our tour started on the dot at 11 :40 a.m. and ended at exactly 1:15 p.m . as promised. This tour so captivated our children, they forgot about food the entire time. Leaving Hearst Castle, we laced the choice of every trav- youw l*ted vour "*1idne. •tn Cl5e you lose the paper,• .Al90' Aid. -vou can't just go Into the pharmacy and say, ·rm t1klng wtwitewr:• • M.SSICMm If you'te tr.veling lnt~lly, .tw.-ys ti.ve • copy of your p.upon Pf(ked In the sultclse. •UT S011--•·0N1--KNOW: 1A1Ye your ltJner.ry with someone at home °' at the office with a list of hotels. lddrt5H:S arid phone numben. .. • POltTA8U DRYDt: If yoi.l're going somewhere without readlly a«essi· ble laundry machines, pack 1 hair dryer and 1 plastic bag. You put the dothes In the bag and turn the halt dryer on. •vou nffd to compact that air,• Argos said. •And this way you got your own little dryer.· • D«Y a.EAN: tf your dry-deaned clothes come in plastic bags, keep • the plastk on and roll the clothes in it. They take up less room in the suit- ~ and don't wrinkle. as important a part of your trip as your arrival at your destination. Doing so will help you slow down the pace of your travel and prevent children from asking the dreaded "Are we there yetr • feed the kids ... the way. Kids are always hungry. Whether you're traveling by car, plane or boat be sure you have some snacks and drinks for them to quiet their stomachs. eler headed north to Carmel or M onterey. Do we drive a few miles south, head back to the highway and take the straighter 130-mile trip, or do w e head up the coast and risk the stomach-Jostling coastal route? The coast shaves 35 miles off the tnp, but the price we faced was two klds who were IJ.kely to tum green in nunutes We ns~ed the coast and were rewarded in less than 10 minutes wtth a dose-up view of hundreds of beached ele- phant seals. Barking, rolling around, sleeping or flipping sand, the seals were one of the highlights of our trip. "Ine coastal route proved to be no match for.our cast-iron rAre You Ready For Summer? 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COAST HWY NEWPORT BEACH • • • (849) 842-9031 .WW.•eaba••·org •• sas.u: Don't '** allot ~ finest dothes Ind jewt'lry •trs rather~ and It's subject to theft.• said Pat Hamson, auise ~list at Swen Se.s Tr.vet StOfe ln Newport Be.ch. •And you doo't need to lmPftil the people you're tr~ing with, beouse you'll probe- bly never se&them 19110.• • a "'8IMB>: If you have special health requirements and nffd, for eJU1it\ple, to eat every few hours. ~ responsible about packing the food and the quantities you need. • IE $\.EXllU: You never know when °' where it'll rain, never know when you'll have to visit the museum instead of the beach. lUVlllG OM I JO IUlll • If you like to CMry your own per· sonill soap, and It comes in a pow- dered form, go for the liquid kind •tt can be mistaken fOf all kinds of things, especially if It's taken out of • Establish a •travel day. H Our kids know that the days to and from a destination mean certain duties for each family member. Establishing a "travel dayH lets everyone know that teamwork is need- ed to make the trip a success • Establish a .,travel bonus." Travel is often tough on younger children. We started a "travel bonus" a few years ago and it works. Each trip, the kid are reward- stomachs. The rOdd was windy at times, but not nec1rly as much as either my wlfe or I recalled. ln return. we were renund- ed why so mdny people migrate to Cahlo111.1a year after year, ror It IS hdid to believe that there is dJ1Y more beautiful sustained stretch of road anywhere m the world Sheer cliffs, expansive beach- es, green lulls and rugged mountams combmect to make this stretch of Highway I a memory for We. Our lodging turned out to be one pleasant surprise alter another. At the Monterey Bdy Inn, chosen off the Web because it appeared that every room had both a bal- the cont.Iner,• NP Slld. • Women might not w.m to we• 111 undef-wlre brl while trlVellng tiec.use the wire can set off IMt'1I detecton ·0ne of OUf l~I~ hMf OM on Ind she's comlqg home from Ark.Ins.as, •nd they made her go In a tittle room Ind t.ke h« top off,• Atgossak:I. • Don't drink too much alcol'lol on the plane. •tt affecu the equi~· um.· Argos said. ·eec.ause of the o><vgen levels, one drink ls equll to two In the air."' • Ori nk kits of water. It 'ff!' ates the body. Oii THE IOAD • • Make sure to have maps. • C.rry water, flashlights. blankets and a f1rst ... id ktt In the w . • Munch on unsalted snadcs. • sodi- um ueatM thirst. mains~ and CAuse5 sv.ielling tarr~ ceiely stJdts and other foods that have ~ in ed on the way home if t,heir travel behavior is good. The gift may be something as simple as a T-shirt from a stop along the way. • Take the long way. If you're going by car, get a good, detailed map and get otf the freeway once in awhile. Doing this, we've dis- covered many fabulous places and had some of the best fruit ever. -Steve Smith cony and a view, we agam scored a fabulous location at one end of Cannery Row. The Monterey Bay Inn is adjacent to a beach lavored by seals dnd otters, two of wtuch greeted us minutes after our dmval Our room had both a bal- cony and a view -which they all appear to hdve -and another con!lnenldl breakfast as well. Th.JS one, however, WdS assembled to order and delivered to our room. lnslde the room, we had speoal touches such as robes, binoc- ulars and a refngerator. The best treat, however, was the hot tub. Located on the roof, it has a 180-degree view of the bay. Even on a ~-·good • St.op often It's gOOd to w1l around, stretch .nd reiuvenate CIUISIW • Most boets ~ t,..,.. so stead! ly Ind With so kttJe rOdcing thllt not • , "*1V SNf¥en get ~ISidt. lklt ~ v.tx> tNnks they might should go for the patches. . •eut they shoold be careful beavse they do affect some people's equilib- rium, • Harrison S1Jd "They don't really know until you put them on, but it can cause vertigo • •There are~ acupuncture wrist· 'bands that ward off se~ • Pack light and in the order yoo're gomg to "be weartng the clothes ·0n one CIUISC!, there W;H Ol'le bag ·that fell overl>oard while loading. - said Oarwtn Remglass, president of Newport-Mesa Travel Connections "It was mtne • dully everung -e.\pt.><·1dlly on a chilly evening thf'rr> may not be d tx>tter plricf' to end the day Outside of downtown, Monterey LC, ~WI qudJJlt Her£', Cannery Row mpets the world-class aquanum dlong a superb strolluicJ cllstnc1 not yet affected by the C'OOkie·rnltf'r cap1ldllsm lhdl Ste1.J1beck shunned. Steinbeck ts here> too Not JUSt lJl the ffidJlY busmf'SS('S ndJTJed dfter tum, but m the nooks and craruues of the CdMenes ctnd d.long lhP waterfront where the gh~b of the dockworkPrr. hdunt the Cannery Row he de<.rnhN'I LO 1945 It u. no wonder that Stt•IJl· beck returned to MontNey Sunply put. the tnp to Mon- terey is beauWul dnd worth every rruJe of the dnv{' ••• U you go The MontNe} Bay Inn is recomm£>nde<.I <«ill (BOOJ 424-6242 For Monter<>~ and Stembeck centennwl mlor- mation, call the Monterey Perunsulcl Visitor. dlld ConvPn- tion Buredu at (408) b4CJ-1770 or visit www.stembcck.org • ~ SMITH 1\ a Costa Mesa r~· dent a freelance wrrter and the Dai- ly Pilot'\ family columnist. 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Old men lawn bowling and betting on the greyhounds at the track. A town so slow you would be able to see the paint dry if it weren't for the fact it's so hwnid. That's what the words "SL Petersburg, Fla.· used to con- Jure for me. That is until I moved my mother there and started to visit every other month. Spending so much of my vacation time in St. Petersburg has taught me something about the town - mainly that it is younger, hip- per and more interesting than I would have ever suspected it to be. Though·the white sugar sand and warm waters of St. Pete Beach beckon tourists, it is the city's reviving down- town that I enjoy most. Downtown St. Petersburg is absent the shops selling plas- bc alligators and five-for-$10 beer logo T-shirts found near every tolll1St trap in the state. Instead, what it offers is cul- ture and laid-back class. St. Petersburg was founded m 1888 by Gen. John C. Williams of Detroit and a Russian tycoon named Peter Demens, who wanted to extend the Orange Belt Railroad to the Gulf of Mexico. Demens made an arrange- ment with Williams to use 500 acres of land. The plan was to create a railroad town. It is said that Demens and Williams could not agree on who would get to name the new city. So, like adults, they drew straws. Demens won and called the town St. Petersburg after the town in Russia. Most people call it St. Pete. Wilhams got to name the first commercial building - the Detroit Hotel. The hustle of b1g-dty life is mamly missing from SL Pete's streets. Ob. it has skyscrapers -like the 26-floor Bank ol America building, the tallest in the city-and the requisite crew of suits, but there's a dis- bnct lack of rush. Maybe it's the humidity or the bright. beautiful 73-degree days or the proximity to the water - Just walk a few blocks, and you're at Tampa Bay -that gives St. Pete a Southern sense of languor. Whatever the reason, it can fool you into thinking there's nothing golllg on in this town. Not so. 1bink of it as being slow like jazz rather than slow like molasses. There are some achingly beautiful notes, with a rhythm undemedth. CENTUL AVENUE Walle down Central Avenue between 2nd and 3rd streets, on the block known as Jannus Landing, and you might hear a few tones drift- ing on the breeze. On Friday A melttng clock graces a warped green bench outside the Salvador Dall Museum ln SL Petenburg. ~ . . 6 and Saturday nights, the music could be corrung from a Jazz band at the Garden (217 Central Ave, (727) 896-3800). The neighborhood bistro serves tasty Mediterranean cuisine in a casually chic atmosphere. Next door is proof that St. Pete is closer in culture to New York than Los Angeles. The Lobby (217 Central Ave., [727) 896-3800) is a martini bar open only on weekends. Its decor and variety of ways to get sloshed, plus its clien- tele, all whisper "Sex in the City:" Down a block further, at 300 Central Ave., the Rare Olive ([727] 822-7273) k:ts you know that this is not a one- o:uutini town. If you have A Taste for Wme, go to the wine bar of the same name (241 Central Ave., (727] 895-1623). Its bal- cony is a nice place to watch the locals -men sweating it out in business garb, women in skirts and strappy sandals -stroll by. There is another •a• word associated with Central Avenue besides #alcohol" - 'art Between 4th and 7th streets, Central Avenue becomes an avenue of the arts, with about 10 galleries, anchored by the Florida Craftsmen Gallery (501 Central Ave., (727) 821-7391). Housed in a building that used to be a department store, the nonprofit Florida Craftsmen Gallery has kept the buying and selling of art alive in downtown St. Pete for 15 years. The gallery, run by a mostly volunteer staff, only deals in Florida artists. Works by painters and textile artists hang next to pieces by glass- blowers and sculptOJS. If you've ever wanted a table with a base shaped like the roots of amangrove, this is your spot. Internationally recognized and new artists can be found at 531 Central iioe Arts (531 Central Ave., (727) 822-2787). If the twmy metal sculptures near the window don't grab your a~tion, the variety of work on the walls will. From photography to oils, the gallery has its eye on style. Down the street. the Arts Center (719 Central Ave., (727] 822-7872) offers a rotat- ing selection of exhibits with- out a price tag attached. When hunger strikes, and it will, stop by No. 9 Bangkok (571 Central Ave., [727) 894- 9936). The restaurant offers both Thai and Japanese cui- sine. It may sound like a strange combination, but don't be put off. nus place has the best rainbow roll I've ever had, and its red curry with chicken has kept me and scores of St. Pete natives com- ing back. BY THE WATER When I think of art muse- ums, I th.ink of landlocked buildings in ugly locations filled with beautiful objects. St. Pete is the only place I know where there are two nonnautical museums ta.king up space on tbe waterfront. Start by gom.g to the Museum of Fine Arts (255 Beach Drive East,.[727) 896- 2067). besigoed by architect John Volk, the musewn is a stately queen reigrung over a waterfront park. Inside exists a collection that includes works by Georgia O'Keefe, Oaude Monet, Robert Henri and photographer Aaron Siskind. While not as large as the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Getty, the size of this museum is part of its charm. You can get a full afternoon of quality art with- out feeling like you've been overwhelmed. While you're on Beach Drive, skip the over-touristy Pier in favor of lunch or deiSert at Marchand's Bar and Grill inside the {lenaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Oub (501 5th Ave. Northeast. [727) 898-4264). The pink-towered Vlnoy was built in 1925, became an Anny Air Corps training facility ln the '40s and reopened as a hotel in 1945. In 1992, it went through a reno- vation that d.ld nothing but Take a tt:ip to /tidy without lfthe passport -visit -Villa Nova on t/H, Wptpfront • Homemade Pasta • Fresfl 5eafo0d •-Veal Speelaltles improve its classic Aorida architecture. The quietly elegant Marchand's is a little pricey, but it's a great place to sit and imagine you're in a time gone by as you sip your syrah. Sit by the window and wP.tch the yachts in the municipal man- na bob with the currents. By another marina, a little outside the downtown area, is St. Pete's premier attraction - the Salvador D~ Museum (1000 3rd St. South, (727) 823- 3767). The Dali, as it is known, was started 20 yean ago from the collection of A. Reynolds and Eleanor R. Morse. It hous- es some of the surrealist painter's most complex mas- terpieces, including "The Hallucinogenic Toreador· and ·01scoveryof America.• Through June 8, it will also house both "The Persistence of Memory," on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and "The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory" from its permanent collection. It is the first time these two works have ever been shown side by side. Clocks will never look the same again. If you're willing to travel a few blocks farther, I highly recommend Fl.Sh Tales AIOYI: Bulll ln 1925, the Renaissance Vlnoy Resort - and Golf Club is one of SL Petenburg's downtown .~ .. lan§f.. .-... . -.. Unz SU made wt~ : choco rather than :: -: Jadytin ers looks 11.ke a :: piece of art at Marchandj Bar and Grill. • PHOTOS BY JEllH'ER I( MAHAi. i DAl.Y ... • Seafood House ( 1500 2nd g,.. South, (7271821-3474). Located at a boatyard and a little hard to find, Fish Tales has some of the yummiest seafood around. It's not faney -you won't find truffle S8 on the menu -but the food just wow. Even thinking of tD. salmon skillet makes my mouth water. Every time I go to SL Pe~ find something new to be " •. enthusiastic about. And t : ·, haven't even started to branch· out to Tampa, which tS about ' 25 minutes away, or Orlando, : which takes about an hour : and a half of freeway bme. It 1 qy not be as exciting as : Mianu or as young as Fort : Lauderdale, but there's some-• thing about St. Pete that ' restores the soul. Ready to catch some ~s1 There's plenty (ii good surf close to .o'd in Newport-Mesa. ~rt-Mesa. It's right next to Surf City, USA, and at the heart of the IQ&e{natioDaJ sw1ing indus- try. But does that mean there's waves? The simple answer: Yes, although it does get a bit more compli- cated tharrthat because, it *1.DS, everybody and their lUOther, sister and brother 4.fe in the water. If you're learning to stend, there are a few obvi- ~ places you should start. Doheny io Dana Point lS one, but the San Juan Creek often leaves this soft Wdve smelly and dirty. Watch for the wamlng or closure signs. Then there's San Onofre. Uttle can be said about Uus laid·back piece of Caillorrua Slll'fing history that hasn't already been said. Oh, here's one thing: It's even Qw>.re crowded today than ~ay. 'Wiih the long- b&lrd resurgence (not to JJqmtion the California State P•k's decision to make OJl,Oual passes $35), this q4en perlect, albeit slow, w)ve can be impossible to ~into on the weekends. lf yqu're willing to try, hc<1d IJiUth on Interstate 5 and get qll at Basilone Road. Follow the signs and the horde of &cl beater cars. Then there are our multi- ple high-perlormance \Vaves. Trestles, just thls side orSan Onofre, is world famous for good reason. It's a wave ~t lets you, almost FILE PHOTO I OAA.Y PILOT Depending on the wave swells, Newport residents don't have to look far for big surf. forces you, to surf your best. San Onofre. At ~th Street Wedge is blackballed (no And you'll need to thread and the Santa Ana River jet-boards allowed), this hal- through the crowds even a ties, you'll find high-perfor-lowed spot has stayed a decent swell brings. mance waves that can make bodysurfer's paradise. But Just south of Laguna you forget, briefly anyway, it's a sick one, where huge Beach (which has its own what you find at nestles 15-foot waves will break south swell barrels if you and the Creek (the whole throygh thin sheets of water can wall out the tides near stretch from Blackie's to 56th and right Into the sand. It Brooks Street) is Salt Creek will go off on a nice combi-isn't for the foolhardy. County Beach, where there's nation of northwest and Then there's Newport's plenty of parking, plenty of south swells). most fickle spot. And while steep, truck waves for the But the most radical two the Newport Point doesn't npping, and -yeah, like spots in Newport are our break often, it's no secret everywhere in Orange ridiculous, out-of-place big-spot: U the right south swell County -plenty of surfers wave spots (even if they is hitting, everyone will looking for their own wave. aren't quite as gnarly as know about it. And you'll Half the shots you see in they once seemed, thanks to know it's firing because of surf maga7.1Iles are from tow-in surfing and the hunt the double-overhead bar- here, if that gives you an for 50-, 60-and even 100-rels peeling a.long the idea of the crowd. foot waves) right in our beach south of the Balboa And nght here m New-backyard. Pier. port Beach, you've got a The Wedge, of course, is U all else fails, there's microcosm of the whole famously wicked, but onJy always a quick flight from county. North of the New-on a solid south swell. As John Wayne Airport to port Pier is Blackie's, a long-those are confined mainly to Hawaii to satisfy the big- board haven that rrumics the summer when the wave, big-time island urge. Contemporary Indoor ~ Outdoor A FRICAN Stone Sculptures a PalntlnQs . . . . . ~. Mor~ 22. 2002 Bil Experience the ~s of downhill skiing and the chllla of mountain air in sunny Callfornia. Paul 5attowltz DAILY P11.o't So you're one of those people who loves the thJill of wind in your face while ca.scad.Ing down a steep incline of white powdery bliss. Just because you live In sunny ON THE SLOPES Sou them California doesn't mean you have to make a pil- grimage to Colorado or Washington to make that thrill a reality. Several local resorts offer ample snow for boarders and skiers alike. Mountain High in Wrightwood is just a 7 5- mil}ute drive up Interstate t 5. Although skiers will seriously be in the minon- ty here, all are welcome. The 1,600-foot vertical rise and the 220 acres of ski- able area make this the highest vertical of the locdl resorts. Sure, the snow hasn't been all that great Uus season, but that is no prob- lem when you're dealmg with a mountain that has snow makers covenng 95% of the hill. The snowboard park offers rails, fun boxes and jumps for those who dre just starting to catch dU and those who are !>ed- soned veterdns. Lift tickets are less than $40, and 11 you s top by any Ralphs supermarket you can get a ticket for $29. Another local stop is the ever-popular Snow Sum- rrut. To all you jibbers out there, ttus is the place to go. The park was voted the best 111 North America by nansworld Snowboani- ing magazine. With four half pipes, this is definitely the plac~ for all you shred- ders to be. A.bout a two-hour drive and in Big Bear Lake. Summit is a lot more scenic than Mountain Higl). The drive up there is a long and winding road, so people who tend to get carsick should bewd.Ie. The snow coverage up there 1s pretty good right now, and the snow-mak- ing machines are working overtime. The vertical is dbout 1,200 feet, and the sluable area JS roughly the same dS Mountain High at 230 acres The longest run offered 1s Westndge, which 1s just more than a mi.le. Ltfl llckets at Snow Summit dre between $30 and $40 for a full day lf you're willing to drive d little fdrther and stay for more lhdn d ddy, the best place to go is Mammoth Mountc1.1n m Mammoth Lakes. The SLJ(·hour drive 1s worth 1t for those who love to hit the slopes. The mountain l.Jves up to its name with a vertical of 3, 100 feet and a skiable ,. drea of more than 3,500 acres. Th.is is d big-time resort, folks. For you older people, this place usually has a lot more skiers than the hrst two resorts. The conditions dre incredible most of the tune, with Wts all over the mountam Although Wt tickets a.re almost $60 a day, Mammoth IS worth the pnce All three resorts offer eqwpment rentals and lessons. See you on the mountain .. • -------- Suddenly, the ~eather report is irrelevant.