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Volume 4, Issue 17 | February 26, 2019

Search our site... 0 Search Police Files OCSD Coroner reports 2018 homeless deaths, six in Newport Beach The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division publicly released two reports yesterday concerning reported deaths of individuals experiencing homelessness in Orange NEWPORT County in 2018. The OCSD Coroner Division is responsible for investigating deaths that occur within the BEACH county of Orange. This includes unnatural deaths such as homicides, suicides, accidents and/or suspicious or unexplained deaths. Light Rain In Orange County in 2018, there were 5,858 deaths reported to the Coroner Division. Of Humidity: 82% those, 210 decedents were considered homeless as they had “no fixed abode” at the time of Wind: 3.36 m/h death. This number is up from 196 in 2017, 202 in 2016, 187 in 2015, and 126 in 2014. 56.6°F Six of the deaths in 2018 occurred in Newport Beach, according to information released by Carrie Braun, Public Information Officer, OCSD. 42 deaths occurred in Santa Ana, 35 in Orange, 30 in Anaheim, 16 in Huntington Beach, 13 in Garden Grove, 9 in Fullerton and Costa THU FRI SAT Mesa, 8 in Westminster, and 7 in Mission Viejo. The first report, titled “Coroner Division Homeless Mortality Report,” provides data categorized by the cause of death and the geographic location of where the death occurred. 56/56°F 54/58°F 54/58°F The information is provided for each calendar year from 2014 to present, in addition to statistical graphs by mode of death. The Coroner Division has been working to compile this data since January 2019 to study these cases and identify changing patterns important to public health and safety.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of OCSD Statistics for 2018 thus far – 32 of the 210 homeless deceased are still in a pending status awaiting toxicology reports While deaths from natural causes and suicides went down in 2018 compared to 2017, homicides and accidental deaths went up. The second report was prepared pursuant to a request from the Honorable David O Carter, Judge in the US District Court to provide the causes of death of homeless individuals who passed away in 2018 and 2019. The report lists the 210 decedents from 2018, and 25 reported deaths from January 1 to February 19, 2019. 2018 data shows that of the 210 homeless decedents, 75 individuals died of natural causes, with overdose as the second highest cause of death claiming the lives of 44. 32 are still pending an official cause of death awaiting toxicology results. “Examining this data allows us to observe causal factors that might assist in preventing the deaths of individuals experiencing homelessness,” said Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Don Barnes. “As a member of the Commission to End Homelessness, I will be presenting this data to the commission for further discussion and action aimed at reducing the number of deaths of homeless individuals.” Three taken into custody for commercial burglary Two San Diego men and one woman were arrested Wednesday afternoon, February 20, in the 3700 block of Campus Drive, on a variety of charges, including commercial burglary. William Basneer Aluqdah, 46, Danny Lee Washington Jr., 27, and Jamillah A. Prince, 47, were taken into custody shortly after 3 p.m. Aluqdah was charged with commercial burglary with no forced entry, receiving stolen property with a value greater than $950, possession of burglary tools, obstructing/resisting a peace officer, conspiracy to commit a crime, false personation of another and multiple warrants. He was held on $280,000 bail. Washington and Prince were also charged with commercial burglary with no forced entry, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of burglary tools and receiving stolen property with a value greater than $950. Washington was additionally charged with appropriating lost property and driving without a license. Both were held on $20,000 bail. Scroll down to Police Beat for all arrests & crime report

0 Fair Game By TOM JOHNSON Dwyer out abruptly at Segerstrom Center for the Arts Last Friday, February 22, it was reported that Segerstrom Center for the Arts President Terrence Dwyer was suddenly out. No reasons have been offered up at this point other than to say, “he’ll pursue other opportunities.” Dwyer served in that position since April of 2006. A search will be underway for a replacement. In the interim, Executive Vice President Judy Morr and CFO Brian Finck will share the helm while that process is completed. • • • Tonight’s City Council meeting will amend the membership for the General Plan Update Steering Committee from five to seven resident members. Or that’s the plan, in any case. There are already 34 applications still on file from the first go-round and anyone new can apply to add their name to that list from February 27 through noon on March 6. Then, the mayor will recommend two additional committee members to the council for review and confirmation. The best way to find info is to go through the city clerk’s office. Rumor has it a letter writing campaign supporting the additions of former city council candidate Tim Stoaks and gadfly Jim Mosher to the committee is underway. We’ll see what happens. • • • The Newport Beach Planning Commission approved the 350-unit, five-story Newport Crossings mixed-use complex last week. The project, which will include some 80 apartments designated as affordable housing, will be located several blocks from John Wayne Airport and will replace a shopping center area. Also included will be retail space, a restaurant and small park. • • • This in from our friends over at Sherman Library & Gardens. They’ve given their 22-year- old Private Gardens Tour a new name. Okay, I’ll bite, what is it? Of course, it’ll be the “Newport Beach Garden Tour presented by Sherman Library & Gardens.” Clever, I must say. Anyway, as Sherman Gardens is promising, it’ll be the “same great tour, same great day, just a great new name!” So you can plan for this year and the years to come, it’ll always fall on the Saturday This is as close as we can before Mother’s Day. This year it will be held on May 11 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tickets go on come to actually singing to our sale March 1 here. readers on their birthdays! Here’s what you’ll enjoy – a stroll through seven private gardens, each featuring an artist We’d love to include yours – painting in the garden throughout the day. It also includes lunch, raffle prizes, silent auction, musicians and an after-party at Sherman Gardens following the tour. and/or your friends and Proceeds will support an entrance redesign on Pacific Coast Hwy. children’s birthdays here. • • • Just email to: I find it interesting that Marco Antonio Rodriguez Arrango, 23, of San Marcos, listed his [email protected] occupation as bank teller following his recent arrest with the Newport Beach Police Celebrate and enjoy your Department. Arrango was arrested last week in the robbery of the Citibank in the Fashion Island area and suspected in several others. birthday! He obviously knew what he was doing or apparently thought so.

February 26 Jim Maioriello

February 27 Events, programs at Bill Gunderson OASIS Senior Center Danika Pictor Shelly Darling Taylor Browman Terry A. Dolensek

February 28 Gary Sherwin

March 1 801 Narcissus Ave., Corona del Mar Beth Johns Holder 92625 Chris Price 949.644.3244 Parking is Free! Kevin D. Korenthal OASIS Senior Center is on Facebook! Phil Greer Sign up to receive the newsletter

HAPPENINGS SAVE THE DATE: March 2 Dennis Ashendorf Friend of OASIS Annual Fundraiser “Ole! Ole! Fiesta Fantastica” Jim Thor 0 Saturday, April 13 from 5 - 9 p.m. Kirsten Ranger Enjoy dinner, dancing, drinks and Randy W Hill Looking north from CdM during our favorite hour gaming. Features a Wheel of Fortune, Ray Lewis Silent Auction and Surprise balloon Steve Herrington Sales with prizes donated by restaurants, retail shops and local services. Entertainment by Tears of March 3 Joy. Cost: $45. Tickets go on sale in Dave Ellis March. Matt Szabo VOLUNTEERISM Newport Beach Film Festival Steve Churm Reviewers Needed Looking for a way to engage your love March 4 of arts? Apply to become a Newport Sadie Murray Beach Film Festival Reviewer. If you’re Teri Buckley Escudero interested, contact Dorothy Krauss at 949.253.2880, ext. 233 or email dorothy.krauss@newportbeach filmfest.com ENC Museum Docents Interested in spending time helping out the Environmental Nature Center? Docents staff the front desk, greet visitors and provide information at the ENC’s state-of-the-art learning facility. Training will cover frequently asked questions, emergency information, and ENC policies and procedures.

Click on photo for a larger image Commit to volunteering one day a Photo by Lupita Zambrano (Instagram @lupitazambranophotography) week or just one day a month. This We can’t get over how gorgeous this sunset from CdM was training is for both experienced as well as brand new docents. Volunteer hours: Weekends, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 12 - 4 p.m. Weekdays, 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 - 5 p.m. Lido Village Books PROGRAMS/SERVICES Great Courses Discussion Bestsellers Meets Thursdays from 3 - 4 p.m. New Topic: “My Favorite Universe,” to watch Great Courses DVD followed by a group discussion. Meetings are free and RSVP is not required. Takes place in Room 2B. View page 17 in the newsletter for the scheduled topics. Free Income Tax Service Appointments can now be scheduled with tax counselors through April 12. OASIS will offer the AARP Tax-Aide Program administered by the AARP Adult Reading Foundation in cooperation with the 1. Peggy Guggenheim: The Life IRS. The AARP Tax-Aide Program of an Art Addict by Anton Gill provides free personal income tax 2. Black Leopard, Red Wolf by assistance to middle- and low-income Marlon James taxpayers. For detailed information and 3. Where the Wild Moms Are what to bring to your appointment, visit Katie Blackburn the website to view the newsletter, 4. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by page 7. Heather Morris One Warm Coat 5. The Only Woman in the Room Coat Donations Accepted until by Marie Benedict February 28. Did you get a new coat 6. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely 0 during the holidays? If the answer is Fine by Gail Honeyman yeas, “One Warm Coat,” would be 7. Educated by Tara Westover Take Five: Meet Joe Robinson, NHHS Latin teacher happy to accept your old coat as a 8. The Immortalists by Chloe By AMY SENK donation. Winter and cold weather are Benjamin Joe Robinson began teaching in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District in 1967, then here and no one should have to go 9. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez two years later moved to Newport Harbor High School (NHHS), where he teaches art history without a coat. The non-profit agency, 10. Inheritance by Dani Shapiro and Latin – the only Latin offered in the district. I caught up with him to ask about how things One Warm Coat, will have donation 11. The Truths We Hold: An have changed over the years, and why learning Latin is as important as ever. boxes in the OASIS lobby. Please American Journey by Kamala check your closets for clean, usable Harris coats of any size and style to donate. 12. Where the Crawdads Sing by The donations will be delivered to Delia Owens SPIN (Serving People In Need) and 13. Becoming by Michelle Obama distributed to the homeless population 14. The Travelling Cat Chronicles in Orange County. by Hiro Arikawa Learn a New Language with Portal 15. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Languages Portal Languages teaches Italian, French and Spanish with six- to eight- week courses. Come learn a new skill and make new friends in the New Year. View page 18 in the newsletter for class dates, times and costs. Click on photo for a larger image Sing & Pick Hootenanny Group Courtesy of Joe Robinson Every Friday from 1 - 3 p.m. Bring your Joe Robinson, NHHS Latin teacher stringed instrument or just come and Kid Picks Q: You first started working at Newport Harbor High School in 1969. What sticks out in sing along. Takes place in OASIS 1. How to Be a Good Creature: A your mind about how students were then, versus today? Room 5. Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy A: I think high school students today are actually more serious, possibly because of the Weekday Lunch Montgomery intense pressure they face trying to get into college. They are also more accepting and open- Welcome to lunch! Want to meet new 2. Stories for Boys Who Dare to minded. They are, however, less polite than the teens of the ‘60s, perhaps reflecting the friends? Come join other seniors on Be Different: True Tales of overall decline of courtesy in our culture. weekdays in the Evelyn Hart Event Amazing Boys Who Changed the Q: You and your son are both teachers at the school. What do you think made him want Center, Monday through Friday, from World without Killing Dragons by to follow in your footsteps? 12 - 12:30 p.m. Delicious hot and cold Ben Brooks A: My son had no intention of being a teacher when he was younger. After spending lunches are served by a local catering 3. Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who some time as an intern for a large corporation, he knew that was not for him. Upon company. Reservations by 9 a.m. two Won Women the Right to Vote by graduating college, he realized he needed a job, so he signed up to be a substitute teacher. days in advance are appreciated. Call Kirsten Gillibrand His first assignment was a four-week gig teaching English, not his major. After two weeks of 959.718.1820. Suggested donations: 4. I Am a Rebel Girl: A Journal to analyzing Hamlet with his students he came to my classroom and asked me, “Dad, why $4.50 per meal for 60 years of age and Start Revolutions by Elena Favill didn’t you tell me teaching was so cool!” He went on to get his credential and wound up older; $6 for 60 years of age and 5. Good Night Stories for Rebel teaching history at Newport Harbor. He is an amazing teacher, so I couldn’t be prouder, even younger. Check the OASIS newsletter Girls by Elena Favili when students remark that he is better than me. for the monthly menu calendar. 6. Clark the Shark by Bruce Q: If someone asked, “Why take Latin,” what would you tell them? OASIS Wood Carvers Seek New Halew A: Why take Latin? The clichés are quite true – learning Latin truly enhances your Members knowledge of English. But I try to take it to a deeper level. I tell my students they are taking a Thursdays between 8 - 11 a.m. linguistics class as well as Latin. I want them to see something bigger – that language is the This group works on individual best way we humans have to express what’s going on in our brains. Language is a unique projects and welcomes new tool for understanding how other people think. By learning a highly inflected language like members. Come any Thursday and Latin, students get to see a different way to use and arrange words to express ideas. My hope see Junie Allen to sign up, or find out is that while learning their own language better as they acquire a new one, they also become more about the group. Instructors are better thinkers. available during class time to assist Q: What other local high schools offer Latin? members. Group members are asked A: None in our district, but Latin is huge in this state among the more academic high to contribute $15 every three months schools. University High School in Irvine, perhaps the highest ranked public high school in for class tool and machine the county, has two full-time Latin teachers. Many middle schools in the nation have begun maintenance. For more information, offering Latin. Every year in California about 1,500 toga-clad Latin students attend the state visit https://tinyurl.com/oasiswood. Latin convention. Their boisterous enthusiasm speaks volumes. A Different Kind of Book Club Q: What is your favorite Latin expression – is there a quote you love and use all the time? First Wednesday of every month at A: As a young man I interpreted the term “carpe diem” (seize the day) as a somewhat 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Free | Read a shallow exhortation to “party like there’s no tomorrow.” But getting older, and having children different book based on a chosen and now grandchildren, have made me see the more profound aspects of this saying. One of topic. You will go home with a list of my grandsons loves playing with his collection of toy trucks. I have begun to realize that when interesting reads. Theme: Historical he comes to me and says “Papa, play twucks with me,” that at that moment, this is the most fiction or fiction. important thing in the world to him, and that I need to treat his request with the same Beginning Guitar Workshop importance as he does. This also applies to conversations with my wife, friends and other Ongoing Fridays | 3 - 4 p.m. | Free | No adults. As a teacher, I spend my days with teenagers who sometimes just need someone experience necessary. Come learn to who will listen to them carefully. When a student lingers at my desk after class, or pops by at play the guitar in an informal setting. lunch, I need to be aware that this might be a time when they are desperate for my full Bring your own acoustic guitar. Takes 3424 Via Oporto, Ste 102B attention. In a world overflowing with cell phones and other distractions, learning to focus place in Room 5. Newport Beach completely on that person in front of me is maybe the most important thing I can do at that OASIS Sing Along 949.673.2549 moment. Doing this in our modern world is getting harder as it gets more important. So yes, Ongoing, Thursdays from 1 - 3 p.m. | lidovillagebooks.com carpe diem. Free | Join a group of music Editor’s Note: Joe Robinson teachers three Latin classes, totaling about 90 students. aficionados who love to sing together, harmonize and learn new tunes. Join in the fun. RSVP not required. Takes place in OASIS Room 1A. Hula Ongoing, Mondays | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Free | RSVP not required. Taught by Marianne Ripley. Tai Chi Qigong Thursdays, Continuing through March 7 from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | $59/5 | Drop ins $20/1; no refunds. Being one of the most effective, widely practiced body and mind exercises in the world, the continuous circular, gentle movements of Tai Chi create a powerful flow of energy that will enhance physical health, and cultivate tranquility and harmony in your mind. This class provides step-by-step instruction for Tai Chi Qigong 18 movements. For clarification on style, email the instructor. Beginners are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing; no open- toed shoes. Head to Toe Fitness Tuesdays/Thursdays | 8 - 9 a.m. | 0 $65/8 | Drop ins $12/1; no refunds. Starting with dynamic stretching and Stump the Stu low impact movements, this class includes light-weight training and floor Home & Garden Towering sails...take us away exercises, helping you maintain bone Calendar – go plant density as it strengthens and stretches muscles throughout the body. Farmers’ Markets Longevity Stick Corona del Mar Certified Ongoing Tuesdays | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Farmers’ Market, open every | Free | These easy to learn gentle Saturday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. movements promote physical fitness rain or shine. Marguerite Avenue and mental relaxation. Bring a one- at Pacific Coast Highway. inch round (in diameter) wood stick Comprises 27 local farmers that has a length equivalent to your who offer fresh fruits and body height. Most hardware stores vegetables, as well as flowers, carry wood sticks. Meets at Grant pastas and fish. Howald Park, 3000 5th Ave., Corona del Mar. Yoga Blend Ongoing | Times and days vary | Costs vary | Regain your strength, flexibility, coordination, sense of self and zest for life. Prepare for fun while increasing your health. Beginning and Intermediate Levels; Intermediate class is appropriate for participants who have practiced yoga in the last year. No food two hours prior to class. Bring a mat and two blankets. Instructor: Sandy Farr. Zumba Gold Classes are offered Mon. - Thurs. at Click on photo for a larger image varying times. | $155 | Offered by CS Click on photo for a larger image We came upon these enormous sails adorning the side of a highly contemporary Dance Factory, your dance party Lido Marina Village Farmers’ building. Can you tell us where you would find this artwork on the business that was originally workout will have you groovin’ at your Market, open every Wednesday established in 1957 to service the marine industry? own pace. Easy to follow, low-impact from 1 - 9 p.m. 3434 Via Lido. Take the challenge and submit your answers to [email protected]. dance steps to zesty Latin and Spend the afternoon sampling The answer will appear in Friday’s edition, along with the correct guesses. So, join us for international music. Meet new friends and shopping for fresh fruits, this local adventure. while moving and having fun! Improve vegetables, flowers, cheeses, If you have a unique spot or icon around town that you think Stu News Newport readers balance, strength and mobility. The juice, bread and more. One hour would enjoy finding out about, please shoot it, share it and give us the location, so we can instructors will uplift and energize of complimentary parking in the challenge them! Happy Hunting. you. structure. Receive an additional SPORTS two hours free when you shop or Sailing dine in Lido Marina Village. OASIS Sailing Club makes Newport Beach Farmers’ Market recreational sailing available to by Farmer Mark, open every members and their guests, and Sunday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. provides instruction in sailing to those Located right next to Newport members who wish to learn how to Pier. Offers veggies, fruits, handle a sailboat. Enjoy year round flowers, honey, fresh breads, sailing in their beautiful Catalina local farm fresh meats and 34MKII sloops, OASIS-V and OASIS- VI. handcrafted items from local Both are in excellent condition and artisans. Choose from a variety ready for all-weather operations. of free range eggs including Sailing is sometimes tranquil and quail, duck, chicken and always enjoyable. More than 150 goose. Certified Costa Mesa friendly club members welcome both Farmers’ Market at the O.C. Fair, experienced and new sailors. The open every Thursday from 9 Club meets the last Wednesday of a.m. - 1 p.m. Located in Lot D. every month. There is a $42 monthly Farm & Gardening Classes at dues fees. Sailing is free. Google Centennial Farm “Oasis Sailing Club” for the website. General Information: Classes are Call Membership Chair Rob Reid at intended for participants 16 years 510.329.2741 or email and older unless otherwise OSCMembership@Oasis noted. (Centennial Farm is open SailingClub.org for membership details. to the public, but they ask that you Silver Glove Fitness do not leave your children Meets Mondays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. unattended on the farm.) 0 February 25 - March 25 in the OASIS Classes are generally 1.5 - 2 Dance Room. | $80/5 | Drop ins $21/1; hours unless otherwise City Manager’s Updates no refunds. | This is a non-contact specified, and take place in the From the desk of Grace Leung boxing program that provides a Silo Building at Centennial Farm, Residential Street Parking Ordinance – Staff will be introducing an ordinance to modify workout that is fun, challenging and 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Cost: sections of the Newport Municipal Code relating to street parking issues due to construction always changing. Boxing uses the Fees for classes vary and are activities in residential areas. City Council directed staff at the January 22 meeting to consider entire body and has been proven to noted in the class description. No changes to the Newport Beach Municipal Code that will lessen the impact of construction improve quality of life and health. It is a refunds will be issued. related parking on residents and address parking management issues. The revised workout that gets your body moving To register for the Farm & Garden ordinance addresses information signage, limits starting construction during peak summer and heart rate going. Beginner to Classes, visit www.ocfair.com season, and requirements for a parking management plan for new construction. Staff will be advanced athletes welcome. Bring a and click on Garden Classes. presenting the item for City Council consideration at the February 26 meeting. yoga mat, towel and water. Boxing CDD Fourth Quarter Activity Report – The Community Development Department Fourth gloves are required for class. Please Quarter Activity Report is now available at www.newportbeachca.gov/cdd. The report compiles purchase these on your own (12 oz. operational statistics to illustrate the volume of business activity that the Department handles size gloves are appropriate). They can on a quarterly basis. As we closed out the last quarter of 2018 (October – December), the be found at most sporting goods Building Division worked steadily to issue 1,382 permits while performing over 10,000 stores. Email building inspections. During this time, Code Enforcement maintained their performance by [email protected] if responding to 91 percent of their caseload in three days or less, while Planning reviewed and you have questions. completed 81 percent of their plan checks at the public counter. Lastly, the Systems and Pickleball – Outdoor Open Courts & Administration Division was busy supporting the Planning Commission and Zoning Drop-In Click on photo for a larger image Administrator while answering 5,300 phone calls with a live person. Past reports are also Four outdoor courts; no lights. Open Tomatomania!, March 1 through available at the website listed above. Courts: Mon. - Fri., 7 - 8 a.m. and 12 March 10. The world’s largest Coastal Commission Meeting on March 8 – The Community Development Department p.m. - dusk; Sat. - Sun., 7 a.m. - dusk. (and most fun) tomato plant sale would like to remind everyone of the first community Steering Committee meeting to be held Drop In: Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. | A comes to Roger’s Gardens for at Marina Park, 1600 W. Balboa Blvd. on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. This will be the initial predetermined schedule of play based the 7th year. Scott Daigre and his forum to provide an overview of the General Plan Update process and to get feedback on the on skill levels will be posted at the staff of Tomatomaniacs offer an draft request for proposals for consultant services. courts and online. View the schedule astonishing selection of more General Plan Update Community Meeting – Following a well-attended community forum at www.newportneachca.gov/sports. than 200 varieties of heirloom on the upcoming General Plan Update, the newly created General Plan Update Steering Participants will be required to supply and hybrid tomato plants, Committee held its first meeting on February 20 in the Civic Center Community Room. The their own paddle. Approved paddles including new varieties for 2019 Committee reviewed and discussed a draft request for proposals (RFP) for consulting must be used at all times. Visit and a large selection of peppers. services. The Committee will be meeting again on March 6, 2019 at 6 p.m. in the Friends of www.newportbeachca.gov/sports for Also, they will be introducing the the Library Room at the Central Library. The draft RFP and the role of the Committee as part the list of approved paddles. Noise Tomato of the Year, “Pigletwillie’s of the future community outreach effort will be discussed. A third Committee meeting is reduced balls will be available onsite. French Black,” a very dark red scheduled for March 20 at 6 p.m. in a location to be determined. Stay informed by visiting Outdoor pickleball is permitted only at with chocolate shoulders, juicy www.newportbeachca.gov/gpupdate. For additional information, please email staff at the designated courts. flesh and an intense full-bodied [email protected]. Pickleball – Indoor Drop-In meaty taste. Immerse yourself in Replacement of City’s Land Management System (LMS) – In October 2016, the Three indoor court for doubles play; no seminars that will leave you Community Development Department and the IT Division released a request for proposals partner is required. Mondays, 12:30 - 3 wanting to learn more about (RFP) for the full replacement of City’s legacy permitting software – Permits Plus. For the past p.m.; Fridays, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. these special plants. Experts will 21 years, Permits Plus has been the key software to track all permit and development activity Paddles and indoor balls are answer any questions to ensure for Building, Planning, Code Enforcement and Public Works. Although the current system has available. All skill levels are welcome. a successful tomato season. served its purpose, the City has outgrown the software’s ability to keep up with the pace of Pay and Play. Drop-in cards can be Happy Tomato Hunting! Visit the technology. The general criteria and focus of the RFP was to evaluate software that will purchased online at City Hall or website for details on all the free advance the City into the next generation of permitting while improving internal efficiencies Newport Beach Community Center. tomato seminars. and expanding online services for the public’s use. RSVP not required. No class on Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 After a two-year vetting process of various systems, staff will be recommending Energov January 18, January 21, February 18. San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona (Tyler Systems) as the LMS replacement. Staff is currently wrapping up the Statement of Work Senior Tennis Group del Mar. and agreement. This item is scheduled to go before the City Council for their comments on Mon., Wed. and Fri. | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. www.rogersgardens.com the process and potential system at the March 26 Study Session. | Interested in playing tennis? Come Discussion with Airbnb – City staff held a video conference meeting with representatives out to the San Joaquin Tennis Courts of Airbnb to discuss opportunities to partner. The discussion revolved around ensuring short- at 1550 Crown Drive, Corona del Mar. term lodging units that are posted on the platform are legal units located in the correct zone. Please note: All play is doubles, no Additionally, many cities have entered into a tax collection agreement, where Airbnb will track, need to bring a partner or sign up in report, and remit the transient occupancy tax back to the City. Staff is exploring the advance. Players ranked 3.0 and implementation of a similar agreement with Airbnb. above are encouraged to participate. Flood Insurance Community Outreach Meeting – The City of Newport Beach will be Please bring a racquet and $1 for hosting a community public outreach meeting regarding the revised Flood Insurance Rate balls. For more information, contact Map (FIRM) on March 14 at 6 p.m. at Marina Park Community & Sailing Center. Linda Hardenbergh at Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be attending [email protected]. to present information about flood insurance requirements. Homeowners, representatives or Let’s Tee it Up design professionals who are impacted by design standards in the Special Flood Hazard Mon., Wed. and Fri. | Check-in times Grow Your Own Strawberries, Zone or flood insurance requirements will be able to obtain information directly from FEMA and costs vary | Get out and hit the Saturday, March 9 from 8 - 9 a.m. representatives and ask questions. course as the weather is warming up. Plant berries now for flavorful Arrest Made in 1973 Murder of 11-Year-Old Linda O’Keefe – On Tuesday morning Groups play at four different courses: summer harvests. Berries are so (February 19), detectives from the Newport Beach Police Department arrested James Alan Mon.: Costa Mesa-Los Lagos, $33 for easy to grow, even in small Neal, a 72-year-old resident of Monument, CO for the abduction and murder of Linda Ann this long and challenging par 72; places. O’Keefe. Linda, an 11-year-old girl from Corona del Mar, disappeared on July 6, 1973 while Wed.: Fountain Valley-Mile Square Held at Armstrong Garden walking home from summer school. Her body was discovered near Back Bay Drive the next Classic Course, $38; Wed.: Costa Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, morning. The facts of her case were shared through the #LindasStory campaign on Twitter Mesa-Mesa Linda, $26, par 70; and Newport Beach. last summer (visit https://twitter.com/i/moments/101563933312089292 to learn more). Fri.: Fountain Valley-Mile Square www.armstronggarden.com In addition to public awareness, the NBPD pursued a number of traditional and Players Course, long and innovative investigative techniques, including the latest in DNA technology. And, after decades challenging, $40. Cart fees vary. of work, investigators were able to use forensic DNA testing and an online genealogy website Average cost is $12 per person. to identify the suspect’s DNA as being consistent with DNA left at the crime scene. Reservations required. Chief Jon Lewis shared this statement: “Thank you to Linda’s family, and schoolmates, More OASIS events below and friends – who never gave up hope. Thank you to everyone all over the world who was touched by Linda’s Story – for your thoughts and prayers for this little girl, and the search for her killer. And thank you to everyone who worked on this case throughout the years – because of you, James Neal is now in custody.” Tree Plantings Flourish Around Town – In our ongoing effort to maintain and manage one of the gems of Newport Beach, our wonderful Urban Forest, Public Works staff reached Courtesy of Sherman Library & Gardens out this week and contacted 76 property owners about replanting a new tree in the public Cymbidium Orchids, parkway adjacent to their property. Owners have the option to select a tree from a designated Wednesday, March 13 at 9 a.m. list. Once their selections are made, staff will schedule the tree plantings. Additionally, 27 This very popular class includes Forest Pansy trees were planted on the Jamboree Road median and 24 Gold Medallion trees a comprehensive lecture on were planted along West Coast Highway median. growing cymbidium orchids and Restroom Repairs-Rehabilitation Project – The Public Works Department has started is followed by a hands-on lab the Restroom Repairs-Rehabilitation Project along the City’s coast. When work is completed, where participants pot an orchid the restrooms at 58th Street, Channel Place Park, Balboa Pier, Buck Gully and CDM State will to take home. Pre-registration is have been rehabilitated and have a refreshed appeal. Work on the restrooms includes new required. The instructor is Darla flooring, plumbing, light fixtures and interior paint. While the restrooms are temporarily closed Miller. Cost: Friends, $30; Non- for construction, portable toilets will be provided. Work is scheduled to be completed before members, $40. the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. Held at Sherman Library & Storm Watch – During the latest storms, the log boom at the Newport Aquatic Center Gardens, 2647 E. Coast captured 20 tons of trash that flowed down the San Diego Creek. The trash was pulled Highway, Corona del Mar. ashore, stacked for drying, collected and then hauled away to the Bee Canyon dump by the www.slgardens.org Public Works Municipal Operation crew. Public Works Municipal Operations crews also responded to a mudslide on Back Bay Iron Hanging Kokedama Road and a rockslide at Pirates Cove. Back Bay Road was temporarily closed while crews Workshop with Kathleen cleaned up the mud and debris caused by the storm. In addition, crews were dispatched to Nestell, Thursday, March 14 from Pirates Cove to clear fallen rocks. During the events, approximately 10 tons of combined 5 - 6 p.m. They are putting a fun material was removed from the two areas. new spin on the traditional kokedama. Join Horticulturist/Original Designs More events, programs at OASIS Designer, Kathleen Nestell, to CARDS & GAMES make a gorgeous small statured Bridge philodendron that fits perfectly in From beginning to advanced and an aged metal hanger. Workshop duplicate, learn and advance your fee is $75 per person and skills in this stimulating game. includes the philodendron, the Session times and costs vary. iron hanger, moss, soil, binding Mah Jongg wire and step-by-step Experience players meet on an instructions. Additional supplies ongoing basis on Mondays and can be purchased separately. Fridays, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. in Room 3. Unfortunately, due to material Free and RSVP is not required. costs, cancellations after Friday, Mexican Train March 8 cannot be refunded. To This interactive fun-packed game is make your reservation, go to played with dominoes. Beginners www.shoprogersgardens.com or should come at 1 p.m. on Fridays to call 949.640.5800. learn how to play. Meets on an Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 ongoing basis on Fridays from 1- 4 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona p.m. in the Library/Game Room. Free del Mar. and RSVP is not required. www.rogersgardens.com Ping Pong Lunch & Lecture: Dustin Gimbel, New players are always welcome. Friday, March 15 from 11 a.m. - 1 Meets on an ongoing basis on Tue. p.m. On select Fridays of every and Thurs. from 2 - 5 p.m. in the month, Sherman Gardens in Event Center. Free and RSVP is not partnership with Cafe Jardin, required. Scrabble features a horticulture speaker 0 combined with a delicious lunch Game boards, tiles and official – the perfect way to end the week. Scrabble dictionary provided. All March month’s speaker is Dustin CdM restaurant to open in March levels welcome. Meets on an ongoing Gimbel, landscape A new restaurant called CdM is scheduled to open in March at 2325 E. Coast Highway, basis on Mon. from 1:30 - 4 p.m. in designer/horticulturist and Corona del Mar, where the gastropub Crow Bar & Kitchen was formerly located. Room 2B. Free and RSVP is not potter/ceramics designer, who required. will speak on sculpture and Shanghai/May I modernism. Sculpture can be If you know how to play rummy, you’ll found throughout our gardens pick up this game in no time! Meets and landscapes; in plants, on an ongoing basis on Tue. from boulders, contours of the land 12:30 - 4 p.m. in the Library/Game and in objects created by hand, Room. Free and RSVP is not such as sculpture and ceramics. required. This event will sell-out; pre- Texas Hold’em Players Wanted – registration is required. Advanced Beginners and Experienced Reservations: Friends Lunch & Enjoy treats and a chance to win a gift Lecture, $25; Non-member certificate to In-n-Out Burger! Must Lunch & Lecture, $35; Friends Should know the basics of poker; Lecture Only, Free; Non-member new players welcome. Meets on the Lecture Only, $5. Day of Walk-Ins: first and third Friday every month from Friends Lunch & Lecture, $35; 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Room 1B. Play for Non-member Lunch & Lecture, chips only. Free and RSVP is not $45; Friends Lecture Only, Free required. (RSVPs are appreciated); Non- MEAL PROGRAMS member Lecture Only, $10. Daily lunch program where both hot Lunch will be served before the and cold meals are served Monday lecture. through Friday from 12 - 2 p.m. Held at Sherman Library & Click on photo for a larger image Suggested donation: $4.50 and Photo by Amy Senk Gardens, 2647 E. Coast reservations are required. Call CdM will be run by Joseph “McG” Nichol and Jordan Otterbein, who also operate A 949.718.1820. Highway, Corona del Mar. Restaurant and A Market on W. Coast Highway in Newport Beach. McG also is a Hollywood www.slgardens.org This service is available to director, producer and former record producer. homebound seniors in Newport The restaurant, whose cuisine is described as “creative American,” will include a Beach providing nutrition as well as speakeasy-style bar. dignity. Call Andrea at 949.718.1811 to inquire about services. SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS and COUNSELING Senior Empowerment Group Fridays, Continuing through March 15 at 10 a.m. in Room 5. Facilitated by Mieka Bledsoe, LMFT, Human Click on photo for a larger image Options, this nine-week education and Fragrant Flowers, Saturday, support group is for individuals age 50 March 16 from 8 - 9 a.m. or better who feel they have Fragrant flowers can be one of experienced abuse (financial, verbal, the most rewarding aspects of a psychological, or physical). The group garden. Many plants including will focus on learning to set limits and annuals, perennials and shrubs manage conflicts. can bring wonderful scent to your Health Screenings yard. Horticultural experts will Walk-in Blood Pressure Screenings focus on fragrant choices to plant on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 9 - now and enjoy for seasons to 11 a.m. Visual Aid Screening by the come. No registration required. Braille Institute for magnifying when Held at Armstrong Garden eyeglasses are no longer sufficient. Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, Call 714.821.5000 for an Newport Beach. appointment. www.armstronggarden.com Free Medical Lectures Provided by Hoag Hospital. Call 949.644.3244 for the schedule. Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support 0 Group Meetings are open to caregivers, 48th Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast scheduled for family members and friends caring March 29 for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia on the first Weds. of the The Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will honor the month from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Click on photo for a larger image city’s finest and hardest-working individuals at the 48th Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast, Caregivers Support Group taking place Friday, March 20, from 7:15 - 9 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency John Wayne Airport Welcome Spring Into Your Home “Thrive not Survive” meets the 2nd Newport Beach. & Garden, March 22 - 24. and 4th Wednesday of the month at The Chamber recognizes the Newport Beach Police Department in an effort to show Celebrate the Spring season at 10 a.m. in Room 5. Caregiving is how much residents and local businesses appreciate the work these men and women do for Roger’s Gardens! Experience a challenging. The goal of this group is Newport Beach. Awards of Merit will be presented. weekend of artistic garden to increase your confidence as a The event will feature special guest emcee Keith Morrison from NBC’s Dateline. displays, special events, caregiver, improve the skills that you Morrison has covered a wide variety of stories on Dateline, from 9/11 to Columbine, from the seminars and interactive have developed and offer a safe peace process in the Middle East to tsunamis in the far east, from wars fought by child demonstrations to inspire ideas place to share your feelings. Free and soldiers in Africa to the medical miracles that keep other children alive, from the struggle to for your home and garden. facilitated by the Caregiver Resource Free Willy, to the battle waged over the fate of Elian Gonzales. Morrison has specialized in Rejuvenate your garden by Center, 714.446.5030. reporting “true mystery” stories for Dateline. learning from gardening experts Parkinson’s Newly Diagnosed on how to grow abundant rose Support Group blooms, create a bountiful edible A group of people newly diagnosed garden, landscape with native with Parkinson’s meets the 2nd and plants, and the benefits of 4th Friday of the month from 10:30 nurturing indoor plants. For a.m. - 12 p.m. entertaining inspirations, view Nasira’s Nutrition Individualized beautiful tablescapes, learn from Nutritional Counseling their designers how to make Nasira Burkholder-Cooley, DRPH, floral and planted arrangements, RD, CPT. She is a doctorate-level and taste their most popular registered dietician, a certified seasonal gourmet foods. The personal trainer and a yoga gardens have been inspired by instructor. Spring itself with endless photo One-on-one nutrition consultation to opportunities. Embrace the benefit individuals seeking to season by celebrating beautiful optimize their health through diet. If environments, nature, habitats, you’re interested in learning more and sustainable living while about how good nutrition can help learning how to bring beauty into you meet your health goas, set up a your home and garden. nutritional counseling appointment. Click on photo for a larger image Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 Courtesy of NB Chamber of Commerce Fitness consultation is also available. San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona Keith Morrison of NBC’s “Dateline” is the special guest emcee for the breakfast Cost: $80 for a 60-minute del Mar. Year after year, hundreds of business representatives and city and county officials attend consultation. For more information www.rogersgardens.com the annual Police Appreciation Breakfast to show their support. Let’s make this year’s event and to set up an appointment, contact Growing Perfect Tomatoes, as memorable as the last – come witness the honoring of a special Officer, Reserve Officer, Nasira at Saturday, March 23 from 8 - 9 Civilian, Supervisor and Volunteer of the Year. [email protected]. a.m. It’s tomato planting time. This event is open to the public and will sell out. Single tickets are available for $55 and Call 425.445.3914. They are easy to grow and great include self-parking. Table sponsorships (table of 12 seats eight sponsors and four police Meals on Wheels for beginning gardeners. No personnel with special recognition) are $650. Three (3) nutritious meals are registration required. To register and for more information, visit www.newportbeach.com/events/48th-annual- delivered Monday through Friday to Held at Armstrong Garden police-appreciation-breakfast/. homebound seniors (60 and older) Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, The Hyatt Regency John Wayne Airport Newport Beach is located at 4545 MacArthur that qualify for the program. Volunteers Newport Beach. Blvd., Newport Beach. take time from their days to use their www.armstronggarden.com own vehicles to lovingly ensure that no senior is without a meal. If you have questions about the program, how it works, or if you and a loved one qualify, contact Andrea at 949.718.1811. TRAVEL DAY TRIPS Day Trip departure/return location is at the Newport Coast Community Center, 6401 San Joaquin Hills Road,

Click on photo for a larger image Newport Coast (corner of Newport Coast Drive). Best Landscape Shrubs, Jeopardy Game Show Taping, Saturday, March 30 from 8 - 9 Wednesday, March 6. Taping at Sony a.m. Grow the best landscape Studios. Lunch on your own at EATaly. shrubs for California gardens. Departs: 9:30 a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. Their garden experts will discuss Cost: $65/$70. the most outstanding performers The Luck O’The Irish, Saturday, March for our area. Looking for 16. Celebrate St. Patrick’s weekend evergreen, flowering or a plant for with an Irish luncheon and musical shade? They will show you what review at Almansor Court with Irish works. No registration required. songs, comedy, costumes, dialogue Held at Armstrong Garden and dances. Lunch includes an entrée Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, or corned beef and cabbage, chicken Newport Beach. dijonnaise or veggie pasta, Irish ice www.armstronggarden.com cream sundae and wine. Green beer CALIFORNIA FRIENDLY® 0 can be purchased. Shopping and an Gardening Solutions Contest, opportunity drawing too! Departs: 10 Enter now and continuing a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $65/$70. through May 26. Voting takes Chillin’ on the buoy Wheel of Fortune Game Show Taping, place Monday, May 27 - Friday, Friday, March 29. Taping at Sony June 7 at 12 p.m. Enter Roger’s Studios. Lunch included at Canter’s, Gardens’ 11th Annual “Orange one of California’s oldest delis. County CALIFORNIA FRIENDLY® Departs: 11 a.m. Returns: 7:30 p.m. Gardening Contest.” A California Cost: $85/$90. Friendly garden supports Norton Simon Museum, Wednesday, pollinators, animals and other April 3. Travel to Pasadena and upon wildlife by creating a great habitat arrival at the museum and before it that is designed in harmony with opens, enjoy a private tour of their nature. It incorporates beautiful Modern World collection, early unthirsty plants, maintained Renaissance through the 20th century. organically, sequesters carbon to Later, view the special exhibit combat climate change, reduces Matisse/Odalisque (a harem slave or pollution, free of invasive plants, concubine) that shows how artists and may even provide locally exploit the tension between the reality grown fruits and vegetables. The and artifice in their images. View the CALIFORNIA FRIENDLY Garden works of Matisse, Picasso, Bazille and Contest celebrates and rewards others. Box lunch included at the these outstanding gardens by Norton Simon Garden café. Departs: promoting them in the 9:30 a.m. Returns: 4:30 p.m. Cost: community, and offering cash $65/$70. prizes and inspiration for all Hollyhock House/Judson Studios, gardeners. Enter at Friday, April 12. Your first top in Los http://rogersgardens.com/ca- Angeles will be at the Judson Studios, friendly-gardening-contest/. Click on photo for a larger image the oldest family-run stained glass There is no entry fee. For event Photo by Derek Breaux studio in America. You will have a categories, visit the website. These sea lions were relaxing last week on the bell buoy, about 1,000 feet past the jetties guided tour and view their exquisite, Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 of Newport Harbor handcrafted product representing the San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona best in traditional and modern design. del Mar. Lunch with a choice of entrée included www.rogersgardens.com at the Taix French Restaurant located Year Round 0 at its present location since 1962. Centennial Farm at the OC Fair & Then on to the Hollyhock House, Frank Events Center is open daily. Guest Column Lloyd Wright’s first LA project, recently Hours: Monday - Friday, 1 - 4 Grace Leung renovated. The hollyhock flower was p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 An insider’s look at what’s going on in and around City Hall the favorite of the original owner, Alice a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission and Barnsdall, and was incorporated into parking. Located at 88 Fair Drive, the house on its roofline, walls and Costa Mesa. columns. Tour on your own with docents available for information and FEBRUARY GARDENING TIPS: answering any questions. Please note: Attendees must wear flat shoes, preferably rubber soled and with a minimum heel width of two inches are required. No spike heels can be worn inside. Departs: 8 a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $99/$104. Wait List Only. Newport Beach City Manager Grace Leung Pala Casino, Wednesday, April 24. Our next City Council meeting is today, Tuesday, Feb. 26. The following are items that Time to return to the premier resort may be of interest. As always, this is not a summary of the entire agenda, which can be and casino with its 2,000 state-of-the- Click on photo for a larger image viewed here. art slot machines and video machines. Study Session begins at 5 p.m. with some notable recognitions: congratulations to In the Garden Receive a $5 credit on your Pala Emily Park, 2018 Junior Lifeguard of the Year and to the Newport Harbor High Varsity Girls Shop for seeds. Get a head start Privileges card. Departs: 8:45 a.m. on your summer kitchen garden. Soccer Team for clinching the League Championship! Great accomplishments! In addition, Returns: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $15/$20. Look for delicious varieties from we will recognize the outstanding work of our Police Department in the Linda Ann O’Keefe EXTENDED TRIPS Botanical Interests. Case. As you may have seen from the extensive media coverage, an arrest has been made in Extended trips can be 3 - 5 days within Stop weeds from sprouting. this 1973 cold case murder, a culmination of significant efforts by our staff and several law driving range or a shorter flight leaving Apply a pre-emergent herbicide, enforcement agencies. out of Orange County. Gambling trips like Amaze to stop weeds in their Also, for study session, staff will provide an update on the City’s water system with a are scheduled monthly. tracks. focus on our groundwater basin. There will also be an update on the recent emergency Laughlin - The Riverside Resort & In the House waterline break on Jamboree Road (between Bayside and Coast Hwy). This was a Casino -– March 5 - 7 (3 days and 2 Turn your plants. Turn significant break that required road closure and staff and contractors working long hours to nights) houseplants half way so they repair. Time to relax, gamble and perhaps don’t grow too much toward the The Regular Session begins at 7 p.m. and the following are items of note on the take a boat ride at your leisure while light. consent calendar: visiting Don Laughlin’s premiere For the Birds Following extensive negotiations, agreements have been reached with the Newport resort and a favorite Laughlin casino, Make room for the birds. Clean Beach City Employees Association and the Newport Beach Professional and Technical located on the banks of the majestic out bird houses so they will be Employee Association. The tentative agreements address the negotiated wages, benefits, Colorado River. Includes roundtrip ready to welcome new residents and other terms and conditions of employment for the 172 employees in these two transportation and three buffets. in a few weeks. associations. Details of the agreements including costs, are attached to the staff report. The Departs: March 5, 9 a.m. Returns: Keep feeding. Be sure to keep agreements will be presented for adoption at the March 12 Council meeting. March 7, 5:30 p.m. feeders full to attract and keep A contract amendment with Host Compliance is recommended to continue to provide Georgia On My Mind -– March 21 - 27 birds in your yard. online short-term rental audit service for the City. This service assists our staff in the or October 20 - 26. Tips courtesy of Armstrong enforcement of our short-term rental ordinance by identifying unpermitted listings across the California Coast & Wine Country -– Garden Centers. world’s 54 largest vacation rental websites. May 12 - 18 or September 8 - 14. Items of note for Public Hearing and Current Business include: Mystery Tours -– May 13 - 17 or May The applicant for a minor use permit for tattoo services at 2721 East Coast Highway, 20 - 24.

Suite 104, has appealed the Planning Commission’s denial of the permit. The City Council Kentucky & The Ark -– May 22 - 27 or Upper Newport Bay will hear the appeal at this meeting. October 23 - 28. Nature Preserve Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Hoag) is requesting an amendment of an Chicago All Access -– May 23 - 29 or existing development agreement to extend the term an additional ten years. Staff is September 1 - 7. negotiating with Hoag but needs more time before the current development agreement Alaska Cruise Holland America -– expires. Therefore, a six-month extension is recommended to allow additional time for May 25 - June 1. negotiations to be completed. Canyon de Chelly & Mesa Verde -– At the February 12 Council Meeting, the City Council directed staff to return with a September 8 - 12. resolution to amend the membership of the General Plan Update Steering Committee from Gambling trips are scheduled monthly. five to seven resident members. Following City Council approval at this meeting, the All trips are sold on a first-come, first- application period will open on February 27 and applications will be accepted through noon served basis and may sell out. Note: on March 6. Any applications received, as well as the 34 applications already on file, will be Trips fill up quickly, so sign up early! considered by the ad-hoc Appointments Committee. The Mayor will then recommend two Travel Office: Open Monday - Friday, 9 additional committee members to the City Council for its review and confirmation. a.m. - 1 p.m. Call 949.718.1810. What’s on the Calendar? About a year ago, City Council directed staff to consider changes to the municipal code Family Science Sundays, One to address residential street parking impacted by the ongoing construction occurring in For a complete list of classes and Sunday each month from 10 a.m. residential neighborhoods. Over the past year, staff has discussed ways to address this happenings, visit the OASIS website. - 4 p.m. Recommended for ages issue with community groups and local builders and implemented a pilot program to They are also listed in the quarterly 3 - 12. Enjoy free activities in the enhance enforcement. As a result of this outreach, several changes are proposed for City “Newport Navigator,” available at the Muth Interpretive Center Council consideration: restricting loud noise construction activity on Saturdays between Newport Beach Public Library classroom, with a different Memorial Day and Labor Day; require a temporary project information sign on jobsite fences; branches. educational theme to explore. require the submittal of a parking management plan for new residential construction; and The activities are self-guided and limiting the length of time a construction project may take. can include hands-on exhibits, As a reminder, public comment is welcome at the City Council meeting. The public can outside hikes, crafts and more. comment on any item on the agenda. If you cannot attend the meeting and/or want to No registration is necessary. communicate with the City Council directly on an item, the following email address gets to all of them: [email protected]. Wild Tales, every Friday, from The Week in Review is provided this week. In case you missed it, the latest edition can 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Peter and be found here [and also in Stu News this issue]. Mary Muth Interpretive Center for Thank you for reading. Feedback is appreciated so please don’t hesitate to ask a 2-8 year olds. Enjoy story time, a question or offer a comment. walk and an activity. Pre- Grace K. Leung registration is required. City Manager 949.923.2269. City of Newport Beach [email protected] 949.644.3001

0 Come out and support the NBPD Running Team...for a great cause Click on photo for a larger image Come out and support the Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) Running Team on Kayak Tour every Saturday and Sunday, March 3 from 12 - 3 p.m. for a great cause. Sunday at 10 a.m. Launch from NBPD will be raising funds for their team’s journey to the Baker to Vegas (B2V) the Newport Aquatic Center at 1 Challenge Cup Relay (to be held March 23 and 24) and N.E.G.U. “Never Ever Give Up” Whitecliffs Drive for a two-hour presented by the Jessie Rees Foundation. guided tour of Upper Newport Taking place at Irvine Terrace Park, the event features food, carnival games and a Bay. Trained naturalists begin chance to dunk a cop in the dunk tank. with a quick lesson on how to Crystal Cove State Park paddle and then lead participants w w w .crystalcovestatepark.org into the Ecological Reserve. They make several stops where they discuss various aspects of the ecology and wildlife of the Bay. Each tour is unique with startling differences in birds and other wildlife seen depending on the season and state of the tide. In winter, there is a huge Click on photo for larger image abundance and diversity of If you love hiking, lace up those shorebirds, ducks, and grebes boots. The backcountry and that have migrated from Canada wilderness areas offer you 18 miles of and Alaska. Roughly 80 species hiking trails through 2,400 acres of of fish have been found here. native wilderness, mostly the Bring sun protection, even in endangered coastal sage scrub plant winter, and be prepared to get a Click on photo for a larger image community. For energetic little wet. Make sure to arrive at The perfect way to spend a family-friendly afternoon, NBPD is asking for toy donations for backpackers, there are three least 15 minutes prior to tour to N.E.G.U. to create their “JoyJars” for area hospitals’ children’s cancer wards. Suggested toy environmental campgrounds, one in check in and fill out a waiver. donations include: rubber ducks, bouncy balls, Hot Wheels, Play-Doh (4 oz.), 24 count the canyon and two at the higher crayons, crazy socks, beanies, iTunes gift cards, sports trading cards, mini play packs, elevations. The higher trails offer mystery packs, mini LEGOS, card games, mini sports balls and playing cards. beautiful vistas of the mountainous The B2V Challenge Cup Relay is the world’s most prestigious and unique law backcountry, geological formations enforcement foot race. Starting in Baker, Calif. and ending in Las Vegas, Nev., law and the Pacific Ocean. Exploring the enforcement officers from around the globe battle it out every spring for the chance to win the lower trails offers hiking through coveted cup trophy, persevering a grueling 120 miles of pavement through the desert. riparian woodlands with oak and The Jessie Rees Foundation was inspired by a 12-year-old girl, Jessie Rees, who was sycamore trees along the seasonal beautiful, athletic, smart and compassionate. She bravely fought two brain tumors for 10 Moro Creek. Whether you trek the high months and two days. Her fight started on March 3, 2011 and ended on January 5, 2012, or low trails or both, you will see native Click on photo for a larger image when she earned her angel wings. The Foundation’s mission is, “Help every kid fighting plants and animals that call this park Courtesy stevescamera.com Back Bay Drive Nature Walks on cancer to Never Ever Give Up!” home. the first Sunday of the month. Irvine Terrace Park is located at 721 Evita Drive, Newport Beach. Enjoy a leisurely morning walk along Back Bay Drive observing birds and plants. A side channel of the estuary runs adjacent to the multi-purpose road and there 0 are great opportunities to view shorebirds, waterfowl and other birds. Tower 19 sunrise and silhouettes Back Bay Science Center Community Day every Sunday at 10 a.m. Learn about ongoing research, restoration and Click on photo for larger image Looking for birds? Bring a pair of education. Explore touch tanks binoculars and look for feathered and tour the teaching lab. Free; friends who have adapted to Crystal no reservations needed. 600 Cove, as you hike the trails, which go Shellmaker Road. from easy to strenuous. Among the Big Canyon Bird and Plant Walk birds you might spot: Anna’s on the third Saturday of the Hummingbird, American Kestrel, month. Expert Newport Bay Black-Bellied Plover, Black Phoebe, Conservancy Naturalists conduct Brown Pelican and the Great Blue highly informative themed plant Heron. For a directory of birds, visit and bird programs at Big www.crystalcovestatepark.org/ Canyon. They involve a short walk birds-of-crystal-cove/. For a trail map, in an area where several habitats visit https://crystalcove.org/wp-content/ meet, and provide a great uploads/2017/05/CrystalCove_ introduction for those interested Trails_Map.pdf. in identifying the birds and plants they see at the Bay. Free; no reservations needed. 600 Shellmaker Road.

Big Canyon Bird Walk on the last Click on photo for a larger image Sunday of the month (except in Photo by Jason Berry (Instagram @its_jason_berry) December). For those interested A stunning orange sunshine rising behind a perfectly silhouetted lifeguard tower in a more intense bird-watching Click on photo for larger image experience and the possibility of Courtesy of Crystal Cove Conservancy seeing something rare, one of Enjoy a free Sea Glass Jewelry the bird experts offers a 2 - 3 hour 0 Making Activity each Wednesday, outing at Big Canyon. Suitable for Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Turn a beginner and advanced bird Some of the “bad apples” throughout the history of found object into a beautiful piece of watchers. Free; no reservations jewelry. Learn the art of wire wrapping needed. Newport Beach sea glass to turn a found item into a By DUNCAN FORGEY one-of-a-kind creation. Takes place at Throughout the history of Newport Beach, there has been a long line of questionable the Education Commons in the characters. Like the old west and its gunslingers, the east coast and its pirates, Newport Historic District. Park in the Los Beach’s unique beauty and location helped grow storybook heroes and notorious residents. Trancos lot. (PCH inland at the These individuals, though not famous like Blackbeard and Billy the Kid, were stepping stones stoplight at Los Trancos then walk creating a history of Newport Beach that current residents do not know. Even though the across the street or take the shuttle.) perception is that Newport is “morally clean and infallible,” there has always been a dark Explore the Coastal Bluffs and side. intertidal Habitat on Saturday, March 2 One of our earliest pioneers who helped start a trend in financial misgivings was local from 12:30 p.m. when a park naturalist developer William S. Collins. He was the first to fall for Newport’s intoxication for leads a walk to Little Treasure Cove. development. Like many to follow, Collins was a dreamer, a visionary and a scoundrel. Who Learn a little of everything: geology, else at the turn of the 20th century had an imagination big enough to foresee the swampy substrate, wind & salt spray, wave area of Snipe Island as a livable and viable community? He rearranged the sand in such a shock, temperature and salinity way that people could build homes and access this new island from both the tiny village of changes, climate and how life in the Balboa and an inland bridge. two habitats has adapted to their Family Hike on the 1st and 3rd physical world. You’ll be observing Saturdays of every month. Meet birds, intertidal invertebrates, and the Muth Center patio for an seaweeds and common land plants. hour-long hike providing a great Meet at Pelican Point parking lot #1 introduction to the Bay. All ages (PCH turn coastward at Newport welcome. Call 949.923.2269 to Coast, right at the kiosk to the end.) RSVP. Tennis shoes or water shoes suggested for this walk on rocks and uneven terrain. Stop by Ranger Alex’s Beachside Chat table on Saturdays, March 2 and 23 from 12 - 3 p.m. and learn about some of the fun and interesting animals that live at Crystal Cove State Park. Find Alex and her bounty of Habitat Restoration in Newport nature props near the Historic District Bay on the second Thursday of Education Commons by the the month. Birds and other Beachcomber Cafe. Park in the Los wildlife need a healthy habitat to Trancos lot (PCH inland at stoplight thrive. Be a part of that positive Click on photo for a larger image Los Trancos then walk through the Submitted photo impact while enjoying the beauty W. S. Collins with a dredger, drawn by a cartoonist for “Out West” magazine tunnel or take the shuttle.) of Newport Bay and Big Canyon. So why was Collins a “bad boy,” responsible for one of the most desirable zip codes in Love birds, bugs, butterflies, bobcats All training, tools and gloves will the U.S.? His project was full of empty promises at the time. There was a promise of sewers, and buckwheat? Come join a park be provided. a ferry, gas, electricity and streetlighting, along with a prominent hotel. Some of these naturalist on an Early Winter Morning Shellmaker Discovery Tours on eventually came to Balboa Island, but not due to Collins. He spent more money on his fourth Hike to look for the plants and animals Saturdays where you can join a wife, his mansion on Collins Island and his lifestyle than he did to satisfy the loyal customers of Crystal Cove Park on Sunday, March California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife who had paid $300 to $600 for lots. He started building Balboa Island in 1902 and by 1915, 3 at 8 a.m. Meet at the Berns Naturalist to learn about Collins was broke and left Newport Beach with a bad reputation. He died in Kansas in 1952. Amphitheatre(PCH inland at the Shellmaker Island’s rich history, Another early Newport pioneer, John Scarpa, found his way to Newport via Venice, Italy stoplight School-State Park, follow the the future of the Back Bay and Venice, Calif., and finally settled on Balboa. It was here that he became well known for signs toward the campground.) Science Center, and discover romantic gondola cruises around the fledging harbor. These efforts at marketing the harbor Enjoy a free Sea Glass Jewelry unusual and endangered plant, included the first ever “boat parade,” which included a group of row boats adorned with Making Activity each Wednesday, bird and crab habitats. Japanese lanterns. After a short period of positive notoriety, Scarpa chose to exit Newport and March 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 10 a.m. - disappear back to Italy after a run-in with local police. The “illegal sale of chickens and 4 p.m. Turn a found object into a liquor” were his ultimate downfall. Not exactly a John Gotti crime wave, but one that helped beautiful piece of jewelry. Learn the art John Scarpa make history in our beloved bay. of wire wrapping sea glass to turn a found item into a one-of-a-kind creation. Takes place at the Education Commons in the Historic District. Park in the Los Trancos lot. (PCH inland at the stoplight at Los Trancos then walk across the street or take the shuttle.)

Restoration Program in Newport Bay on the second Sunday of the month. Join Preserve staff and other volunteers in enhancing the Bay’s habitat for local wildlife. Activities may include non-native plant removal, planting natives, watering, trash cleanup and Click on photo for larger image Submitted photo Help Crystal Cove learn about Moro Butterfly Garden maintenance. A rum runner illegally transported liquor during Prohibition No experience is necessary. Canyon’s ecosystem at Field Science Bring a hat, sunscreen and Another Italian of note during Prohibition was Tony “The Admiral” Cornero. He ran liquor Saturday on Saturday, March 9 from snacks. Water and tools are in and out of our town with his favorite drop being along the large expanse of beach at Crystal 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Become a citizen provided. Space is limited and Cove. Because it was owned by the Irvine Ranch, it was perfect for clandestine meetings with scientist alongside Crystal Cove pre-registration is required. very little scrutiny by the authorities. Additionally, Judge Robert Gardner in his classic book on Conservancy and collect data on local history, Bawdy Balboa, talks about long lines of expensive black sedans queued up on ecological research and monitoring Washington Street in downtown Balboa. On these occasions, secret drop-offs were projects in the park. Meet at the unnecessary, because someone in authority was turning a blind eye. Rum and whiskey Historic District Education Commons came by way of boat and were delivered to the drivers of the many black sedans. Many cases at 1:30 p.m. (Park in the Los Trancos went north to Los Angeles. During the Prohibition era, bootlegging liquor became a popular lot – PCH inland at the stoplight Los source of spirts, having been told that my mother lived above a neighborhood “blind tiger” or Trancos then walk across the street or speakeasy in the 1920s. take the shuttle.) Meet at the Berns In 1947, George (Bud) Gollum and Beulah (Louise) Overell became two of Newport’s Environmental Study Loop most notorious by being accused of murdering Walter and Beulah Overell, Louise’s parents. Amphitheater (PCH inland at stoplight The Overells, part of the Los Angeles high society, spent much of their time in Newport at School-State Park and follow the What Else? Harbor on their 47-foot powerboat ,The Mary E. On March 15, 1947, there was a large signs to the Campground/Moro day Walking and Jogging explosion killing Louise’s parents. Bud and Louise were seen near the explosion and use.) Back Bay Drive is a multi-use apprehended for questioning while eating hamburgers and malts in Balboa. At first, road that stretches 3 miles authorities believed it was merely a propane explosion. But investigators and firemen found northwards along the east side of items that indicated dynamite. Suspicious behavior by Louise and her boyfriend, Bud, led the Bay from the Back Bay police to find overwhelming evidence that the kids were guilty of murder. They were indicted Science Center at Shellmaker and tried after the longest trial to that date in U.S. history. But the story does not end there. Road to Vista Point on the corner Often being compared to the OJ. Simpson trial of 1995, the Overall trial had frenzied news of Eastbluff Drive. Back Bay Drive coverage and legal manipulation on a grand scale. The subsequent “not guilty” verdict was is one-way for motor vehicles as unsuspected as that of OJ Simpson, and sent press and the justice system into a tailspin. from south to north. This is the The outcome has been lost in time, but because of this trial, the sale of dynamite was best route if you would like to be regulated and could no longer be bought by anyone at the local hardware stores. Click on photo for larger image The gray whales are migrating and close to the water and see Crystal Cove State Park is a great spot shorebirds and waterfowl, but to look for them. Join a naturalist on bear in mind that bikes and Saturday, March 16 at 9 a.m. for a Gray pedestrians share the road. Whale “Twalk” and learn some fun Street parking south of facts about this California state marine Shellmaker Road, at the bottom mammal as you walk the bluff trail and of San Joaquin Hills Road and scan the ocean for the migrants at on Eastbluff Drive, and a parking each overlook. Meet at Pelican Point lot lot at Big Canyon. There are #4 (PCH coastward at Newport Coast, scenic pedestrian trails at Big left at the kiosk to the last lot.) Canyon.

Click on photo for larger image Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of murderpedia.com Enjoy a Guided Tidepool Walk to Buelah (Louise) Overell and George (Bud) Gollum, right, are shown on their way to the Pelican Point on Saturday, March 16 at courtroom for attempted murder, where they heard a public reading of their torrid love 12:30 p.m. when the tide will be a low - letters 0.6. A park naturalist will help identify Newport Beach socialite Eloise Popeil lived on Harbor Island and wanted to rid herself animals and describe some of her husband. This 49-year-old blonde hired two men to kill her millionaire husband, awesome adaptations. Meet at Pelican Samuel, the inventor of the Veg-O-Matic. But the plot fell apart. She had a boyfriend, Dan Point parking lot #2 at the top of the Ayres, who was eager to share in the husband’s money. Popeil and Ayers were recorded boardwalk near the parking lot. (PCH Click on photo for a larger image discussing prospective murder methods on tape and offered diamond jewelry as a security turn coastward at Newport Coast, right Horseback Riding deposit on a $25,000 payment to the hit men. As her defense during the trial, Popeil claimed at the kiosk to first lot.) There are designated horse trails that her husband was insanely jealous. She and Ayres were found guilty of attempted murder About Tidepool Etiquette: Crystal between 23rd Street and Bayview in 1974 and she served 19 months at the women’s prison at Frontera, was awarded a Cove State Park is a Marine Protected Drive, but there are no horse $250,000 divorce settlement in 1976 and then remarried Samuel Popeil after she got out of Area. Taking or possessing tidepool rental facilities in the Ecological prison. sealife is illegal. To help preserve the Reserve or Nature Preserve. I was able to sit down and discuss life with another of Newport Beach’s “bad boys” – Sid longevity of the tidepools: Never Cycling Soffer – a restaurateur, gadfly and an overall pain in the ass for governments from the local remove animals, shells or rocks; There is a 10-mile bike loop level all the way to Washington. Corki Rawlins (longtime local advocate and owner of Corki’s Never pick up animals, observe them around the Bay. Starting at Embroidery) had property affected by Soffer’s holdings. Rawlins and I spent an afternoon in where they are; Walk gently, taking Jamboree at San Diego Creek Las Vegas with Soffer. He was not a murderer, nor a criminal in the true sense of the word. care not to step on plants and and heading clockwise the first He was an anti-government fanatic. In fact, he spouted theory to the two of us that only could animals; and Never turn over rocks. stop is Vista Point on the corner have come from either a true genius or someone insane. I left our three-hour meeting of Eastbluff Drive and Back Bay thinking that Soffer was closer to the former than the later. This was because of his absolute Drive. Take Back Bay Drive to the dedication to “individual rights” guaranteed to us by the Constitution of the United States. He Newport Dunes Resort. Follow railed upon hundreds of governmental abuses with a closing argument that nowhere in the the sign-posted bike path Constitution does it mention income tax. He was truly one of a kind. through the resort, which brings Soffer’s steakhouse on Old Newport Boulevard reflected the way he saw the world. With you out onto Pacific Coast a “my way or the highway” attitude, he offered no salt, no pepper and certainly no ketchup. He Highway at the bridge. Take the cooked food his way and that was it. Unfortunately, this restaurant failed, not due to a lack of highway over the bridge and turn loyal customers, but due to his escape to Las Vegas after the City of Costa Mesa put out a right on Dover Drive. You can take series of warrants on him. Still in existence, however, is “Sid’s Blue Beet,” which new owner a quick detour to Castaways Steve Lewis reminds us with a sign: “Sid doesn’t work here anymore.” Park, Northstar Beach or Galaxy The Blue Beet is Newport’s oldest saloon and perhaps its most historical restaurant. It Park or follow the direct route has a history of being a house of ill-repute, a speakeasy and having “never-ending poker along Dover to Irvine Avenue games” in the back room. It is still famous for its food and its music, and is definitely a place Click on photo for larger image where you will turn right. On Irvine where its walls speak the language of “Old Newport.” For additional information on events just beyond Santiago Drive a set One night in Cassidy’s Bar with our beloved bartender, Mary, a group of us were and to make reservations, contact of paved trails begin. These take celebrating a birthday and watching the LA Lakers struggle to stay in the NBA finals. Within www.crystalcove.org, or call you to the Interpretive Center, and 10 feet of us was Dennis Rodman, another of Newport’s “bad boys.” After a tumultuous life of 949.376.6200. from there to Bayview Drive and numerous bouts with alcohol, movie star romances, a turbulent yet outstanding NBA career Note: For all events, activities are free back to Jamboree Road. The 22- and far reaching political ideals that took him all the way to North Korea, he had left the (unless cost is listed). Day-use fee: mile Mountains to Sea Trail, Lakers to return home and party with his beach “bros.” He left behind story after story about $5/per hour (max. $15). which runs from Weir Canyon the loud and illegal happenings at Rodman’s Reef, his home (80 police visits and a north of Irvine Regional Park helicopter landing), on his boat Sexual Chocolate, his DUIs and the shutdown of his joins the Back Bay Loop at restaurant on PCH. Special ordinances were created to prevent future hellraisers like Jamboree Road and continues Rodman from disrupting the city. through to Shellmaker Road. Newport Beach is as colorful as it is dynamic. After a lifetime here, it has shown me that Newport Bay Conservancy those that maintain for the good of the town are truly accepted, but those that fall in disgrace www.newportbay.org. Peter and are soon forgotten. That is, unless, one looks to the true history of the town, not just the Mary Muth Interpretive Center, glamorous. 2301 University Drive, Newport ~~~~~~~~ Beach. Email: Duncan Forgey, a life-long resident of Newport Beach, now makes his home in Hawaii. He Click on photo for larger image [email protected] is a monthly contributor to StuNewsNewport. Interested in a historic cottage Photos courtesy of Upper Newport Bay rental? Visit www.reservecalifornia.com.

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networking mixer at Priestley Chiropractic The Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce is holding its sunset networking mixer HOAG HEALTH tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Priestley Chiropractic from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. COMMUNITY EDUCATION THE LOT Join in an evening of fun, while you network and enjoy hors d’oeuvres, wine and CLASSES/SUPPORT GROUPS 999 Newport Center Drive champagne. There is a DJ to get the party started and door prizes. (If you would like to donate 844.810.2933 www.thelotent.com a prize, please bring it with you.) Register online at www.hoag.org –Isn’t It Romantic Please Note: Classes fill quickly. –The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part –Cold Pursuit –What Men Want –Green Book –The Upside –Bohemian Rhapsody Gentle Meditation –How to Train Your Dragon: The Tuesdays | 6:45 - 7:45 p.m. | $15 | Join Hidden World this gentle meditation class that can –Fighting With My Family help you set your priorities and focus –Captain Marvel (pre-sale) on the health of your body, mind and –The Oscars Party (pre-sale) spirit. You will participate in simple, yet effective exercises that are pleasant. Edwards Big Newport 6 Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for 300 Newport Center Drive Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, www.regmovies.com Newport Beach. –How to Train Your Dragon: The Gentle Yoga Hidden World Tuesdays | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | $15 | Join –Alita: Battle Angel this gentle yoga class where everyone –The Lego Movie 2: The Second feels welcome and supported. The Part class is structured to help participants –Happy Death Day 2U Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Facebook find inner peace and calm while –Cold Pursuit Meet the Priestley Chiropractic team tonight at the CdM Chamber of Commerce’s sunset providing gentle exercise to help the –Green Book networking mixer body-mind rewind and recharge. –Bohemian Rhapsody Cost: CdM Chamber members and Priestley Chiropractic patients are free; guests are Instructor Dr. Milka Gronlund, Ph.D., –The Favourite $10. PsyD, specializes in wellness and has –BlacKkKlansman Advance registration is not required, but if you RSVP at www.cdmchamber.com, it allows been practicing internationally for more –Gone With the Wind 80th you easy access and confirmation. There is plenty of complimentary parking in the lot. than 20 years. Note: This class is not Anniversary (pre-sale) Priestley Chiropractic is located at 3 Corporate Plaza, #200, Newport Beach. for pregnant women. (See Prenatal –Captain Marvel (pre-sale) Yoga). Takes place at Hoag for Her –The Karate Kid 35th Anniversary Center for Wellness, 500 Superior (pre-sale) Ave., Ste. 315 in the Pilates Room, –My Fair Lady 55th Anniversary 0 Newport Beach. (pre-sale) Prenatal Yoga –Wonder Park (pre-sale) Wednesdays, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. and –Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family NBPLF to present Amy Walter on March 8 and 9 The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation (NBPLF) continues its 22nd Annual Witte Fridays, 1 - 2 p.m. | $20 | Instructor Funeral (pre-sale) Dolly Lai is a Certified Yoga Therapist. –Us (pre-sale) Lecture Series, featuring renowned speakers on a variety of compelling, current topics. On March 8 at 7 p.m. and March 9 at 2 p.m., Amy Walter will be the featured speaker. Her holistic approach guides –Five Feet Apart (pre-sale) participants through an integrated Walter is the national editor of The Cook Political Report where she provides non-partisan analysis of issues, trends and events that shape the political environment. practice of asana, pranayama and The Port Theater Yoga Nidra meditation. Takes place at 2905 E. Coast Highway Hoag for Her Center for Wellness, 500 www.portnewport.com Superior Ave., Ste. 315 in the Pilates –Isn’t It Romantic Studio, Newport Beach. Restorative Yoga with Meditation Lido Theater Wednesdays | 12 - 1 p.m. | $15 | Takes 3459 Via Lido place at Hoag for Her Center for www.regencymovies.com Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, –How to Train Your Dragon: The Newport Beach. Hidden World Mommy N’ Me Yoga Wednesdays | 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. | $20 | Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. Sweet Life Cooking Demonstration April 16: Spring Fling with light, colorful and refreshing dishes; May 21: The Click on photo for a larger image Breakfast Club with a breakfast menu Courtesy of NBPLF to fuel and nourish; July 16: Summer Amy Walter will be at Central Library on March 8 and 9 as part of the distinguished Witte Sizzle BBQ and picnic delights; August Lecture Series 20: One Pot Wonders with easy six Over the past 19 years, Walter has built a reputation as an accurate, objective and ingredient meals for the busy cook; insightful political analyst with unparalleled access to campaign insiders and decision- Sept. 17: Fall Fiesta with nutritious makers. Known as one of the best political journalists covering Washington, she is the Latin dishes full of flavor; Nov. 19: former political director of ABC News. She is also a regular panelist on NBC’s Meet the Press, Bountiful Fall Favorites with healthy Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier and CBS’s Face the Nation. According to Charlie low-carb alternatives; Dec. 17: Winter Cook of The Cook Political Report, Walter’s “work is trusted and respected by Democrats and Wonderland with healthy holiday Republicans alike. She knows how to get beyond bluster and spin to unearth – and explain – recipes. . | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Free. | what really matters.” Takes place in the Mary & Dick Allen The Friday evening lecture and community conversation with dinner and wine is $58 for Diabetes Center, 520 Superior Ave., NBPLF members and $63 for non-members. The lecture and Q&A takes place from 7 - 8:30 Conference Room 5, Newport Beach. Click on photo for a larger image p.m.; light supper and wine follow at 8:30 p.m., with book sales and signing. Parking is available in front of the 520 The Saturday afternoon lecture with coffee, cookies and conversation is $38 for NBPLF building or in parking structure B. To members and $43 for non-members. The lecture and Q&A takes place from 2 - 3:30 p.m.; join the waitlist, call 800.400.4624. coffee and dessert are at 3:30 p.m., with book sales and signing. Keep Your Brain Young For more information and tickets, visit www.nbplfoundation.org/content/The-Witte- City Hall Thursday, Feb. 28 | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Free. Lectures.html, contact [email protected], or call 949.717.3818. The event will Council, Boards, | Be a part of an informative discussion sell out! It takes place in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport on how to keep your brain young and Commissions, Committee Beach. prevent memory loss and other types The Witte Lectures Series, established by the Witte Family in honor of Martin Witte, is Meetings – Etc. of cognitive impairment due to made possible through the support of generous donors. It encourages dialogue on relevant ••• dementing disorders, such as issues of our time. Members of the NBPLF receive advance notice and ticket purchase diabetes, heart disease, high blood Thursday, February 28 access for the events, among other benefits. Reservations are encouraged to assure access pressure, high cholesterol, sleep Corona del Mar BID Board to this popular series. apnea and Alzheimer’s disease. Learn Meeting about risk factors and how you can City Hall – Corona del Mar reduce your risk for these dementing Conference Room (Bay E - 1st Floor) disorders. The class will also go over 100 Civic Center Drive – 7:30 a.m. 0 ways to enrich your brain’s function ••• through pleasurable activities and Thursday, February 28 Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce invites locals to provide tips for how to recognize signs of memory loss, and the many things Zoning Administrator sunset mixer at Red O on Thursday we can do to slow down its Hearing The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce invites locals to a sunset networking mixer progression. Presented by Greg City Hall – Corona del Mar on Thursday, Feb. 28 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Red O Restaurant in Fashion Island. Come Whitman, M.D. and William Shankle, Conference Room (Bay E - 1st Floor) discover new business relationships while enjoying a great atmosphere. M.D., respectively. Takes place at 100 Civic Center Drive – 3 p.m. Hoag Hospital Newport Beach ••• Conference Center, 3900 W. Coast Highway, Room CC2, Newport Beach. Friday, March 1 Free. Emergency Siren System Strong Warning Signs and Symptoms Test Monday, March 4 | 6 - 7 p.m. | Free. | The City tests its Outdoor Stroke is the No. 1 cause of adult Emergency Notification System for a disability and the fourth cause of death brief period of time at a reduced in the U.S. Join the discussion to learn sound level from 12 - 12:15 p.m. about the risk factors and warning signs of stroke. Also, you’ll be ••• discussing the latest innovations in stroke intervention and treatment Monday, March 4 delivered by Hoag’s rapid response Civil Service Board Meeting team. Free. Takes place at Hoag City Council Chambers Hospital Newport Beach Conference 100 Civic Center Drive – 5 p.m. Center, 3900 W. Coast Highway, ••• Conference Room 2, Newport Beach. HER Talks: Information Worth Monday, March 4 Sharing Community Emergency Join Hoag for Her Center for Wellness Response Team (CERT) for engaging and empowering presentation on Newport clinician-led talks on women’s health CERT Deployment to Butte topics, such as: County Secrets for Restful Sleep Wednesday, March 6 | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Newport Beach CERT Volunteer Free | Registration, refreshments and Richard Eimers will present on his mini massages followed by the Talk CERT Deployment to assist in Butte and a Q&A. Takes place at Hoag for County with the Paradise Recovery Her Center for Wellness, 500 Superior Efforts. Open to the public and no Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. registration is needed. Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of NB Chamber of Commerce The Ins and Outs of Eczema Central Library Friends Room Red O is known for its unique combination of Prime Steak & Seafood with Rick Bayless’ Wednesday, March 20 | 6 - 7 p.m. | 1000 Avocado Ave. – 6:30 p.m. signature Mexican-inspired influences and hard-to-forget Margaritas. Free. | Join Hoag Medical Group ••• Cost: Free for Newport Beach Chamber members and $35 for non-members at the immunologist, Ankmalika (Malika) door. Come enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres, a no-host bar and opportunity drawing Gupta, M.D., as she shares new Tuesday, March 5 prizes. Valet parking is $6; self-parking is free. No reservations are required. Parks, Beaches & Recreation findings and treatment for eczema. For more information, contact Pam Smith at [email protected] or call During her informative presentation, Commission 949.729.4411. she will discuss how the latest Civic Center – City Council Red O is located at 143 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. advancements in the immune system Chambers have propelled the treatment of 100 Civic Center Drive – 6 p.m. eczema and a host of itchy skin ••• problems. Takes place at Hoag Wednesday, March 6 0 Hospital Newport Beach Conference Center, 3900 W. Coast Highway, Level Fair Housing Certificate Save the Date: Youth Track Meet of Champions C, Room CC2, Newport Beach. Management Training Strong Mom, Strong Core: Find Your City Hall – Corona del Mar April 26 at new location Core Postpartum Conference Room (Bay E - 1st Floor) Attention kids! Registration is open...so sign up now for the 2019 Youth Track Meet of Thursday, April 11| 5 - 6 p.m. | $20 | 100 Civic Center Drive – 12 p.m. Champions in Memory of Frank E. Anderson, taking place Friday, April 26. Check in takes Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for ••• place at the stadium entrance from 2:30 - 4 p.m., with Opening Ceremonies beginning Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, promptly at 4 p.m. Presented by the City of Newport Beach Recreation & Senior Services Newport Beach. Wednesday, March 6 Fatigue 101 – Discusses fatigue Newport Heights/Cliff Haven Department and Newport-Balboa Rotary Club, this year it is happening at a new location – Davidson Field at Newport Harbor High School. management from a physical, Neighborhood Meeting emotional and spiritual perspective Join Councilmember Brad Avery to Wednesday, April 17| 10 - 11:30 a.m. | review the implementation of the Free | Takes place at Patty & George recent Newport Heights School Hoag Cancer Center, One Hoag Drive, Traffic Study improvements and to Newport Beach (lower campus). discuss further ideas for making the Fatigue 101 – Tips for a Better streets of these neighborhoods safer. Bladder Newport Theatre Art Center Tuesday, April 23| 11:30 a.m. | Free | 2501 Cliff Drive – 6 p.m. Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for ••• Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. Wednesday, March 6 SUPPORT GROUPS General Plan Update Steering Gestational Diabetes Support Group Committee Second and Fourth Tuesday of every Central Library Friends Room month from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1000 Avocado Ave. – 6 p.m. Takes place at the Mary & Dick Allen ••• Diabetes Center, 520 Superior Ave., Classroom 6, Newport Beach. Thursday, March 7 Type 2 Diabetes Wellness Group Wake Up! Newport Breakfast Third Thursday of every month | 2 p.m. with guest speaker, Newport | Free | Meet other people who Beach Mayor Diane Dixon understand what you are going through. The group focus is to share Come hear our mayor discuss the Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of City of Newport Beach experiences, tips and create new State of the City and Goals & Youngsters who were born between 2004 and 2012 are eligible to participate, and may networks to expand your support Projects for 2019. This event is free enter a maximum of three events: two track and one field or two field and one track. system. Learn new tools from the and open to the public. The school that earns the most points for its students’ performance wins the Spirit Cup. group facilitator to help you manage Central Library Friends Room (Only NMUSDF teams and schools will be eligible.) In addition to the Youth Track Meet, stress and further assist you in 1000 Avocado Ave. – 7:15 a.m. participants placing first through sixth will qualify to represent Newport Beach in the Orange reaching your health and well-being ••• County Champions Meet on Sunday, May 19. (Location and time TBA.) From there, athletes goals. Come experience Thursday, March 7 may move to the Southern California Track Championships held on Sunday, June 2 at encouragement, understanding, and Downey High School. the opportunity to empower not only Water Quality Coastal Registration fees: Residents – before April 12, $10; after April 13, $15 (online Tidelands Committee yourself, but others as well. Takes registration closes April 24). Non-Residents – before April 12, $13; after April 13, $18 (online place at the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Civic Center – Crystal Cove registration closes April 23). Registration of the day of the meet will only be accepted for Center, 520 Superior Ave., Classroom Conference Room (Bay D 2nd Floor) residents. Club teams must submit full team roster in Excel, individual waivers and register 6, Newport Beach. 100 Civic Center Drive – 3 p.m. by April 10. Type 1 Diabetes Wellness Group ••• For more information, email [email protected], visit Third Thursday of every month | 5:30 – www.newportbeachca.gov/sports, or call 949.644.3151. 6:30 p.m. | Free | Managing the day to Thursday, March 7 Newport Harbor High School is located at 600 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Planning Commission day demands of diabetes and juggling the different aspects that come with Meeting young adulthood can be stressful. Join City Council Chambers the T1D Young Adult group to meet 100 Civic Center Drive – 6:30 p.m. 0 others who are going through similar ••• experiences and to receive emotional Tuesday, March 12 Check out the Camp Newport Expo at Spirit Run, Sunday, and educational support. Different group themes will include stress City Council Meeting March 17 management, enhancing your Civic Center – City Council The annual Camp Newport Expo is scheduled for Sunday, March 17 from 6:30 - 11:30 relationships through better Chambers a.m., located near the finish line of the Spirit Run in Fashion Island, Newport Beach. communication, mindfulness, and 100 Civic Center Drive – 7 p.m. how to set attainable health and well- Study Session at 4:30 p.m. being goals. Come meet new people, ••• share experiences, realistic tips and Wednesday, March 13 new tools to assist you in living a balanced life. Takes place at the Mary Office Hours with Council & Dick Allen Diabetes Center, 520 Member Will O’Neill Superior Ave., Classroom 6, Newport 6401 San Joaquin Hills Road – 8 - 10 Beach. a.m. ONGOING HEART HEALTHY CLASSES ••• with the JEFFREY M. CARLTON HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE Wednesday, March 13 Low Sodium Eating Harbor Commission Second Wednesday of every month | 1 City Council Chambers - 2 p.m. | Free | Join their Registered 100 Civic Center Drive – 6:30 p.m. Dietician to learn about low sodium ••• eating. You will discuss the role sodium plays in congestive heart Thursday, March 14 failure and the importance of following Zoning Administrator a low sodium diet to include: sources of sodium, label reading and how to Hearing maintain a low sodium diet. You will City Hall – Corona del Mar also learn strategies to modify recipes Conference Room (Bay E - 1st Floor) at home while keeping them healthy 100 Civic Center Drive – 3 p.m. and delicious. Takes place at Hoag ••• Hospital Newport Beach, 520 Superior Thursday, March 14 Ave., Conference Room 2 (1st floor), Newport Beach. Finance Committee Healthy Eating for Your Heart City Hall – Crystal Cove Conference Fourth Wednesday of every month | 1 - Room (Bay D) 2 p.m. | Free | Join their Registered 100 Civic Center Drive – 3 p.m. Dietician to discuss how nutrition ••• impacts cholesterol, blood pressure Thursday, March 14 and weight. Participants will learn label reading and strategies for City Arts Commission reducing fat, sodium and sugar intake Meeting while still enjoying what you eat. Takes City Council Chambers place at Hoag Hospital Newport 100 Civic Center Drive – 5 p.m. Beach, 520 Superior Ave., Conference ••• Room 2 (1st floor), Newport Beach. Dining Out the Heart Healthy Way Monday, March 18 Fourth Wednesday of every other Board of Library Trustees Click on photo for a larger image month | 1 - 2 p.m. | Free | Join the Meeting Courtesy of City of Newport Beach Registered Dietician to discuss Newport Beach Central Library These girls had a great time at a previous Camp Newport Expo strategies for making healthy choices 1000 Avocado Ave. – 5 p.m. The Expo features more than 20 contract instructors who will share information about when dining out and tips for eating out their upcoming summer camps to be held all throughout the City. There will be giveaways, ••• at various types of restaurants. Takes interactive demos, a photo booth and more! place at Hoag Hospital Newport Wednesday, March 20 Are you ready to seize your summer and make the most of all our area has to offer? With Beach, 520 Superior Ave., Conference Balboa Village Advisory more than 500 weekly half- and full-day camps to choose from, Camp Newport, presented by Room 2 (1st floor), Newport Beach. Committee (BVAC) Meeting the City of Newport Beach Recreation & Senior Services Department, has just the camp to keep your child busy all summer long. They have every topic under the sun from sports or Marina Park Sailing Center 1600 W. Balboa Blvd. – 4 p.m. science to dance or the arts... so kids, come seize your summer! ••• Service Organizations Tuesday, March 26 Meetings City Council Meeting What’s on the Calendar? Civic Center – City Council Elks Chambers Newport Harbor Elks # 1767 100 Civic Center Drive – 7 p.m. The lodge is located at 3456 Via Study Session at 4 p.m. Oporto, Newport Beach. ••• www.newportelks.com Thursday, March 28 Exchange Club of Newport Zoning Administrator Beach/Corona del Mar Hearing Meets Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 City Hall – Corona del Mar Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. Conference Room (Bay E - 1st Floor) The Exchange Club annually presents 100 Civic Center Drive – 3 p.m. the Field of Honor at Castaways Park ••• (Dover Drive and 16th Street), to honor Thursday, March 28 service members, past and present, Earthquake and Tsunami during Armed Forces Day weekend by Awareness Workshop erecting American flags and those memorialized throughout the park. The Civic Center Community Room public is invited to support a flag 100 Civic Center Drive – 6 p.m. dedicated to a member of the military. ••• Call 949.631.3567. City Council Meetings 101 – FAQs www.nhexchange.net about City Council Meetings (copies Kiwanis are available in the City Clerk’s office Click on photo for a larger image Kiwanis Club of Newport at 100 Civic Center Drive, Bay E, 2nd Courtesy of City of Newport Beach Checking out the skateboard ramp with Skatedogs Beach/Corona del Mar Floor; or call 949.655.3005). Meets Thursdays at noon and the www.newportbeachca.gov For additional information and to register, visit www.campnewport.com, call 949.644.3151, or email [email protected]. The website launches on March 2 second Wednesday of each month at ••• with registration opening on March 7 at 8 a.m. Sign up by May 6 and receive a 10 percent or 6 p.m. at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht CLICK HERE for agendas, meeting more discount. Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del minutes and more info Mar. For more information, call 949.371.9802. For calendar info., contact Program Chair Jeff Hallin at [email protected] 0 Get Outside Lions Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Sign of the times Club On Fridays we give you a partial glimpse of a sign around town. You guess what the Meets the first and third Tuesday at overall name of the business is. 6:30 p.m. at the Chicken Coop, 414 This one must have been super tough, because Stu only received one correct answer. Old Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. Congratulations to Ashley Johnson, who really knows her company logos. The two-toned Known as the Fish Fry Club, they petal symbolizes YogaWorks. This studio is located in Gateway Plaza at 230 Newport Center began this community tradition of Drive, #230, Newport Beach. frying fish 62 years ago. It takes place If you’re a business and you want to play, you can send us a high-quality photo of your annually, the weekend after Memorial sign to [email protected] and we’ll take it from there and challenge our readers. Day at Fairview Park, Costa Mesa. Community Days - Sundays Let’s have some fun! 714.964.7884. email: from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. [email protected] Come explore parts of the Back www.cmnhlions.com Bay Science Center and Newport Beach Hawaiian Lions Club participate in fun hands-on Meets the third Wednesday with dinner activities to learn more about the at 6 p.m.; Club meeting at 7:15 p.m. at ocean. 600 Shellmaker Road, Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099 Newport Beach. Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Tom Hollister, president, 714.964.7226. email: [email protected] Masonic Lodge Seafaring Masonic Lodge of Newport Mesa #604 Meets for the Stated Dinner on the first Wednesday at 6 p.m. which is free of charge and open to the public. It is followed by the Stated Meeting from 7 - Click on photo for a larger image Click on photo for a larger image 9 p.m. Bridges of Buck Gully Hike on 1401 E. 15th St., Newport Beach. Saturday, March 9 from 8 - 11:30 949.515.8788. a.m. Led by Irvine Ranch www.nm604.org Conservancy Staff. Buck Gully is 0 a natural, coastal canyon which Rotary opened to the public in 2012 with Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary announces March events Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Meets Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Five the installation of four bridges to The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary is holding two upcoming March events at the allow for safe public access. Eminent Speaker’s Guild. The club meets on Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Five Crowns, 3801 E. Crowns Restaurant, 3801 E. Coast These bridges facilitate Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. The public is invited to enjoy breakfast and the featured Highway, Corona del Mar. exploration of the Buck Gully speakers. 949.612.0992 Reserve, and also provide www.newportbeachsunriserotary.com viewing platforms from which to Two upcoming March events: pause and observe the abundant Tuesday, March 12: Ron Yeo, a local life in and around the stream. architect who has lived in Corona del The guided program starts with a Mar for 53 years, will discuss his short walk from the OASIS Senior environmentally friendly art consisting Center to the beginning of the of recycled bottle caps, plastic tops, Buck Gully trail, offering a visually action figures, etc., that he has dramatic entrance into this gathered on his morning beach walks. special canyon. Walking pace. Tuesday, March 26: Glenn Bozarth will Distance: 5 miles. Duration: 3.5 discuss the Painted Turtle Camp, hours. Difficulty: Moderate. Schedule: which provides a life-transforming, Staging location: Buck Gully – –Tuesday, March 12: Ron Yeo, a local architect who has lived in Corona del Mar for 53 intensive, medically supported OASIS Senior Center (auxiliary lot years, will discuss his environmentally friendly art consisting of recycled bottle caps, plastic camping experience for children with at 5th and Marguerite, Corona del tops, action figures, etc., that he has gathered on his morning beach walks. chronic and life-threatening conditions Mar). Geared to 12 years and up. –Tuesday, March 26: Glenn Bozarth will discuss the Painted Turtle Camp, which for no charge at Lake Hughes. His Free. provides a life-transforming, intensive, medically supported camping experience for children other philanthropic activities include Monthly Beach Cleanups with chronic and life-threatening conditions for no charge at Lake Hughes. His other serving on the board of directors of Surfrider Foundation philanthropic activities include serving on the board of directors of Keep a Child Alive and the Keep a Child Alive and the UCLA Their chapter hosts a two-hour UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, president of the Mattel Children’s Foundation and 12 Mattel Children’s Hospital, president of beach cleanup at 9 a.m. and a international trips with Habitat for Humanity, including Jordan this fall. Bozarth was senior vice the Mattel Children’s Foundation and three-hour harbor cleanup at 8 president, Corporate Communications at Mattel, Inc. and director, public relations at the 12 international trips with Habitat for a.m. on the first Saturday of each worldwide headquarters of Hilton Hotels. Humanity, including Jordan this fall. month. They also partner with OC For more information and to RSVP, contact Herman Kelting, Newport Beach Sunrise Bozarth was senior vice president, Public Works to host an annual Rotary Club membership committee member at [email protected]. Corporate Communications at Mattel, flood control channel cleanup on Inc. and director, public relations at the Earth Day in April and Coastal worldwide headquarters of Hilton Cleanup Day in September. For Hotels. more information, contact Both events are open to the public to 0 Michelle Giron at enjoy breakfast and listen to the guest volunteercoordinator@newport speakers. Contact Herman Kelting, beach.surfrider.org Ole! Ole! Fiesta Fantástica fundraiser at OASIS Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club Beach Cleanups membership committee member at For the first Saturday of the month on April 13 [email protected] to RSVP. Save the date for Ole! Ole! Fiesta Fantastica – the spring fundraiser at OASIS Senior beach cleanups, meet on the Newport- Irvine Rotary Club Center taking place Saturday, April 13 from 5 - 9 p.m. beach in front of Prospect Street Meets Thursdays at noon at Rancho Presented by Friends of OASIS, the evening features dinner, dancing, drinks and and Ocean Front Boulevard in San Joaquin Clubhouse, One Ethel gaming. Try your luck at the Wheel of Fortune, take part in the Silent Auction and Surprise Newport Beach. They run from 9 - Coplen Way, Irvine. The public is Balloon Sales, with prizes donated by restaurants, retail shops and local services. Enjoy live 11 a.m. There is paid public invited to join in the camaraderie at music by Tears of Joy. parking nearby but there are lunch. limited spots. Art Kleinpell, Membership Director, c: Upcoming: March 2 248.760.0955. email: You’ll receive a T-shirt as a thank [email protected] for your efforts. The following www.ni-rotary.org items will be provided: water (bring your reusable water bottle), Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa gloves, trash grabbers and trash Meets Thursdays from 5:45 - 7:45 p.m. bags. at Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Harbor Cleanups Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. Join in the harbor cleanups that 949.258.7083. meet at Southwind Kayak Center JoAnne Holman: [email protected] at 100 N. Bayside Drive, Newport Tickets are $45 each and go on sale in March. Sponsorships are available. or Helen Maxwell: Beach. From PCH, turn onto For more information, call 949.718.1800 and visit www.friendsofoasis.org. [email protected] Bayside Drive toward Newport OASIS Senior Center is located at 801 Narcissus Ave., Corona del Mar. Dunes. www.newportbeachrotary.com www.newportbeach.surfrider.org The Club will be taking another group to Panama from April 21 - 30, to

provide free dental and humanitarian 0 services near Coronado, Panama. They are looking for dentists, dental Balboa Island hygienists and Rotarians to join their missions. Contact Steve Bender at Classical Series Pet of the Week [email protected] if you are opens with Stu News Newport is delighted to be working with the Newport Beach Animal Shelter to interested in volunteering at any of help get the word out in search of loving homes for pets that deserve a warm, nurturing their local or international clinics. saxophone quartet environment and a place to call “home.” Soroptimists On Tuesday, March 12, the Soroptimist International of Newport Balboa Island Improvement Harbor Area Association (BIIA) presents the Meets once or twice a month; locations first in the 2019 Balboa Island and times vary. Classical Series, featuring a The American Legion quartet of saxophones – the Noir Newport Harbor Post 291 Quartet. Located at 215 15th St., Newport The ensemble has performed Beach. together since 2013. Their 949.673.5070, ext. 100; email: repertoire includes music from [email protected] Bach to Rock, Beethoven to Ellington. Toastmasters Newport Center Toastmasters Club 231F Meets Monday 7 - 8:30 a.m. at The Bluffs Homeowner’s Association at 2414 Vista Del Oro, Newport Beach. 949.391.3671. email: [email protected] Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Newport Beach Animal Shelter MEET KENDRA Want to see your club meetings listed Kendra, an absolutely gorgeous domestic, long-haired, white kitty with mesmerizing here? Share your events, happenings emerald eyes, is still looking for a forever loving home. She is very social and loves and fundraisers with other viewers? interacting with everyone. Kendra is a bit cat selective, so she should either be slowly Send in your information to Click on photo for a larger image introduced into her new environment that includes another cat, or would do wonderfully fine [email protected]. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and as an only cat that gets all of the attention. She loves dry food and is pretty particular with her the concert takes place from 7 - 8 palate as far as her wet food preferences go. She seems to enjoy the fish-flavored pâté best. p.m., without intermission. She keeps her living quarters remarkably clean and tends to enjoy spending her day hanging Limited tickets at $10 per out and just being mellow. Kendra is definitely a house cat that will require combing every few Newport-Mesa Unified person are on sale at Island weeks. Her fur is astonishingly beautiful. Home, 313 Marine Ave., Balboa If you are interested in finding out more about Kendra or any other animals up for School District Board Island. adoption, call 949.644.3656 or email Valerie Schomburg at [email protected]. The The saxophone symphony Newport Beach Animal Shelter is located at 20302 Riverside Drive, Newport Beach. It is open Meetings takes place at St. John Vianney daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular Board Meetings are held the Chapel, 314 Marine Ave., Balboa Adoption costs at the shelter: second and fourth Tuesday of each Island. –Dogs - $130 month (with certain exceptions), with –Puppies - $150 Public Input and Consent Calendar items beginning at 6 p.m. in the –Cats - $90 –Kittens - $110 Newport-Mesa Unified School District ENC presents Tiny To find out how you can help support the shelter, visit www.nbpd.org and click on “Our Roderick H. MacMillan Board Room, Animal Shelter” to view the wish list. The shelter can always use food & treats; new toys; 2985-A Bear St., Costa Mesa. grooming, hygiene & comfort products; as well as laundry soap, dish soap, paper towels, Naturalists this sponges, scrub pads and lint rollers. If you are interested in volunteering, you can fill out and Scheduled Meetings: sign the application on the website. February 26 spring March 12 Join Outreach Coordinator March 26 Mindy Schwartz for an April 9 (Cancelled - Spring Break) unstructured Parent and Me-style 0 April 23 class on the Environmental May 14 Nature Center (ENC) grounds May 28 during Tiny Naturalists this Newport Beach – A Look Back June 11 spring on Mondays, March 4 - Photo series courtesy of Balboa Island Museum & Historical Society June 25 April 8 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Contact: Sherri Snyder, Coordinator of Each week, babies ages three - Administrative Services, 714.424.5031; nine months along with their [email protected] moms or dads*, will hike out to a different habitat along ENC trails, set up a big blanket, and relax in the shade of the forest canopy. Parents will get to know one 2019 Newport Beach another while the babies experience tummy time and free Art Exhibition call for play outdoors. Each session will end with story time and a song. entries The Newport Beach City Arts Commission invites artists to participate in the 55th Annual Newport Click on the photo for a larger image Beach Art Exhibition to be held on Strange as this looks, this is an old-fashioned eye glass case. Found in the attic of the Saturday, June 15 at the Newport Balboa Island Hotel, it is probably from the 1920s or ‘30s. The hard exterior would have Beach Civic Center, 100 Civic Center protected the glasses inside from damage pretty effectively, while the indent would have Drive, Newport Beach. allowed someone to remove their glasses with minimal fuss. For more than 50 years, the Newport Balboa Island Museum and the Museum Store are located at 210 B Marine Ave., Balboa Island. They are Beach City Arts Commission has open Monday - Thursday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Friday - Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. For more information, recognized the talent and contributions call 949.675.3952, visit www.balboamuseum.org, or email [email protected]. of local and regional artists by hosting a juried art exhibition that gives the community the opportunity to view and purchase the art on display, mingle Click on photo for a larger image 0 with the artists, and enjoy a festive This is a six-week series. atmosphere of music, wine and food. Strollers are discouraged; baby- OCMA announces second season of exhibits in temporary wearing devices are encouraged. Registration is required; no walk- space ins are allowed. After a successful inaugural season in its temporary space in Santa Ana, the The cost is $24 for ENC Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) announced it will present six new exhibitions of works members, $30 for non-members by Pacific Rim artists and a seventh show featuring objects from the museum’s collection on (includes all six classes). view from April 7 through September 1. Through a wide range of media including interactive To sign up, visit installations, photography and site-specific interventions, the works touch on notions of value, https://encenter.org/blog/events/ control and power, and truth and reality, responding to some of today’s most pressing global tiny-naturalists-spring-2019/ socio-political concerns. Click on photo for a larger image *Note: Babies only, no older Courtesy of NBPL For this second season at OCMAEXPAND-SANTA ANA, OCMA will continue the strategy Artists, 18 years of age or older, may kids permitted to attend. of considering its interim location as a laboratory for artistic experimentation, taking the idea submit one or two original works of art Environmental Nature Center is of the Pacific Rim as a research question. to be displayed and judged. Entry fees located at 1601 E. 16th St., are $30 for one entry and $40 for the Newport Beach. maximum two entries. Categories include Painting: Watercolors and Painting: Oils and Acrylics, along with Photography and 3D Art. Awards in the Leadership one-day juried exhibition range from Tomorrow Alumni $100 - $300. Awards will be announced at the reception at 4:30 mixer on March 12 p.m. on June 15 in the Civic Center Leadership Tomorrow alumni Council Chambers. are gathering together for a The deadline for entries is May 27. networking mixer to mingle on Applications should be submitted Tuesday, March 12 from 5:30 - 7 online at www.CallforEntry.org. p.m. at Lighthouse Bayview Café Eligibility and submission guidelines in Marina Park. If you have can be found on the City website at experienced Leadership www.newportbeachca.gov/culturalarts Tomorrow, come relax and under “Newport Beach Art Exhibition” reconnect with other alumni. Click on photo for a larger image or at www.CallforEntry.org. Admission is $10 and includes Photos courtesy of OCMA “Ultraviolet,” 2016 by Hiromi Takizawa: Installation: polycarbonate film, neon, live plants For more information, contact the complimentary appetizers and a “The season of exhibitions by artists Diego Berruecos, York Chang, Victoria Fu and Matt Cultural Arts office at 949.717.3802 or no host bar. Metered parking is Rich, Fritzia Irizar, UuDam Tran Nguyen and Hiromi Takizawa continues OCMA’s proud send an email to free after 6 p.m. (If you have a history and trajectory as a leader in presenting the freshest art of our time,” said Todd D. [email protected]. boat, you can tie it up at the public Smith, OCMA’s director and CEO. “We look forward to a robust exchange of ideas born out of dock.) The Lighthouse Café will showing these artists, especially in such a public-facing space.” provide picturesque harbor Located in South Coast Plaza Village, OCMAEXPAND-SANTA ANA is the Museum’s views! temporary venue while it builds its Thomas Mayne-designed new home at Segerstrom ENC is now enrolling for Center for the Arts. “We are also delighted to have an opportunity to continue exhibiting objects from our Summer Nature Camp permanent collection of more than 4,500 works of modern and contemporary art during this The Environmental Nature Center time of change and growth as we prepare for our new home,” Smith said. The new iteration (ENC) has offered summer nature highlights small-scale sculptures and includes works by many artists who are central to the camps since 1977. Nature Camp art history of Southern California, including Chris Burden, Vija Celmins, Judy Chicago, Ken provides quality science education in Price and others. an outdoor, hands-on setting. Camps Spring Exhibitions: are geared toward ages 3 through –Diego Berruecos: Only A Shadow grade 8 and run from June 24 - August Known for his biting investigations into power structures in Mexican politics, 15. Hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. or 9 a.m. photographer Diego Berruecos offers two bodies of work that together demonstrate the - 1 p.m. Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of lighthousenb.com Mexican artist’s insightful and nuanced take on the effects of globalized economic power on ENC Nature Camp emphasizes If you would like to attend, RSVP rural or economically disadvantaged communities in Mexico. His series 26 Used To Be Gas experiential learning. Campers spend to Stations in Mexico features former state-run Pemex gas stations and shines a light on the most of their time outside, having a www.leadershiptomorrow.org/alumni-impact of the global oil industry on Mexico. His Red Bull series documents Mexican farmers great time observing nature up close mixer. trying the energy drink for the first time. The images call attention to the implications of multi- using tools like binoculars, magnifying Celebrating its 30th national economic power dynamics in the context of this farming community. lenses and microscopes. Science anniversary, Leadership –York Chang: To Be Wrong with Infinite Precision concepts are introduced in a fun Tomorrow provides concerned Los Angeles-based artist York Chang’s exhibition’s To Be Wrong with Infinite Precision environment, with crafts, games and citizens with a nine-month probes how we make sense of the tumult of information we are confronted with today and hands-on activities. There is a 10 program for one full business how we struggle to decipher fact from fiction. The title of the show comes from an essay by percent discount for ENC members. day each month, whereby class Nassim Nicholas Talib, in which he describes our tendency to organize complexity (statistics, participants focus on a workshop data, images and random events) into invented narratives that reinforce pre-existing beliefs. dedicated to one aspect of the Through sculpture, photocollage, painting and performance, Chang sheds light on the fragile local community (Newport Beach, nature of truth and reality, especially in today’s media environment. The exhibition reveals Costa Mesa and Irvine). To find how – more often than not – what one might have trusted as true may be inaccurate. out more about the programs, view alumni classes and read testimonials, visit the website at www.leadershiptomorrow.org. Lighthouse Bayview Café is located in Marina Park at 1600 W. Click on photo for a larger image Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach. Courtesy of encenter.org Campers will be led by an ENC

Naturalist for a hands-on, nature- based outdoor play curriculum filled with adventure experiences and Photograph 51 learning activities. Campers in Little comes to SCR Naturalists will make a morning snack On March 3 - 24, Photograph 51 each day, and if attending for the full graces the Julia Argyros Stage at day, an additional afternoon snack. South Coast Repertory ( SCR). Nature Adventure and Science Performance times and ticket Explorers Campers will bring their own prices vary. snacks. Families are to provide lunch Synopsis: Rosalind Franklin and a hearty breakfast before camp is was a British pioneer in science recommended. in the early 1950s, yet her Three summer camps by age/grade groundbreaking role in the level are being offered: discovery of DNA’s double helix –Little Naturalist Camp for ages 3 - 5 Click on photo for a larger image –Nature Adventure Camp for K - 3rd structure is still often overlooked. “Monster A.,” by Victoria Fu and Matt Rich, 2018 grade Based on a true story, –Victoria Fu and Matt Rich: Monster A. –Science Explorers Camp for 4 - 8 Photograph 51 presents an Monster A. joins the artistic practices of San Diego-based artists and collaborators grade intriguing portrait of a complex, Victoria Fu and Matt Rich. Fu’s screen-like images and textures combine with Rich’s bold Each weeklong camp focuses on a courageous woman making her palette and painterly surfaces on sewn fabric elements that take the form of aprons. Their different theme. way in a male-dominated field. installation consists of a series of site-responsive vignettes that draw together the aprons –Session 1: Nature Creativity: June While rival teams of researchers with neon sculptures and vinyl wallpaper-like elements. The theatrical display challenges the 24 - 27 compete for a breakthrough, traditionally utilitarian nature of the apron and the implications of gender and labor associated –Session 2: Oceans & Wetlands: Franklin focused and unbending, with it, while also suggesting the familiar bodily experience of wearing one. is locked in a race of her own. A July 1, 2, 3 and 5 hit in the West End, it was –Session 3: –ologies in Science: proclaimed “A triumph” by the July 8 - 11 Telegraph. –Session 4: Awesome Animals: July 15 - 18 –Session 5: Legends & Myths: July 22 - 25 –Session 6: Mad Science: July 29 - August 1 –Session 7: We Love California: August 5 – 8 –Session 8: Planet Protectors: August 12 – 15 Fees*: –Full Day Nature Camp (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.) costs $265/student per session ($238.50 for members). –Half Day Nature Camp (9 a.m. - 1 Click on photo for a larger image p.m.) costs $180/student per session Ostra by Fritzia Irizar: Research image for “Fritzia Irizar: CaCO ,” 2019 3 ($162 for members). –Fritzia Irizar: CaCO Click on photo for a larger image 3 *Fees include all costs of instruction, Courtesy of SCR Mexican artist Fritzia Irizar’s work explores the concept of value relative to precious laboratory and art supplies and an The play is written by Anna materials such as diamonds and gold. CaCO focuses on the pearl and uncovers its vast, 3 organic cotton camp T-shirt. Ziegler and directed by Kimberly historic web of influence as a commodity for centuries and across civilizations. Through Note: Nature Camp is held Monday - Senior. video, sculpture and ephemera, this exhibition examines the implications that the Thursday. There is no camp on Fridays South Coast Repertory is international trade of this precious material has had on natural resources and labor, with a (except during the week of July 3). located at 655 Town Center particular emphasis on the history of pearl production in Mexico. For more information and to register, Drive, Costa Mesa. For more –UuDam Tran Nguyen: TIME BOOMERANG California Edition – From S.E.A. Atolls to the visit www.encenter.org or call information and tickets, visit Next Dead Stars 949.645.8489. www.scr.org. Vietnamese artist UuDam Tran Nguyen’s ongoing Time Boomerang project began in Environmental Nature Center is 2013 when he set out to explore China’s historic claim over the islands in the South China located at 1601 E. 16th St., Newport Sea, which were also claimed by Vietnam, The Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Beach. To Nguyen, this declaration was a bold exercise of power on the part of China, confusing the territorial map on an international scale. Nguyen began to consider this somewhat arbitrary and subjective approach to measuring ownership and recalled as a child how he would use his own hand with fingers outstretched as a unit of measure. He created a bronze cast of his hand, cut off the fingertips, and set out to drop each one in oceans bordering five continents. OCMA’s exhibition documents the stages of this project already completed in Europe, Australia, and Japan. It also includes an interactive element in which visitors are invited to break plaster maps Nguyen has created for different phases of the work. As part of the exhibition, the artist will complete the California phase of Time Boomerang in the Pacific Ocean. –Hiromi Takizawa: Open Air Born in a small mountain village outside Nagano, Japan and now living in Santa Ana, Calif., Hiromi Takizawa investigates identity and the immigrant experience through themes of distance, time, space and longing. Takizawa’s exhibition consists of site-specific glass and light installations and new sculptural works exploring the wonder and phenomena of nature, inspired by contrasting landscapes on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. Takizawa has deftly pushed traditional notions of glassmaking to create delicate glass sculptures and immersive installations of neon lights, blown glass and natural sunlight. –Closer Look: Intimate-Scale Sculpture from the Permanent Collection Co-curated with exhibiting artist Hiromi Takizawa and the Orange County Museum of Art, this exhibition provides a focused look at small sculpture in the OCMA permanent collection. Selected for their innovative materials, playfulness in scale and function, and historic importance within the context of significant art movements and artistic careers, each artwork in Closer Look is intended to be viewed at a close distance, providing the viewer with an intimate moment to make slow and careful observations about content and construction. Artists include Libby Black, Chris Burden, Vija Celmins, Judy Chicago, Joel Morrison and Ken Price, among others. Admission to and parking at OCMAEXPAND-SANTA ANA are free. Hours are Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. OCMA/EXPAND is located in South Coast Plaza Village, 1661 W. Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana. For more information, visit www.ocmaexpand.org.

0 Sherman Library & Gardens to hold free Hollywoodland lecture On Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m., Sherman Library & Gardens will hold a special lecture: “Hooray for Hollywoodland: 96 Year History of the Hollywood Sign.” In 1923, Moses H. Sherman, namesake of Sherman Library & Gardens, partnered with several associates to create an upscale hillside housing development named Hollywoodland. Built as a temporary billboard to advertise the development, the Hollywood sign now ranks as one of Los Angeles’ top tourist attractions and one of the most iconic images in the world. Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Sherman Library & Gardens Historian Mary Mallory presents the fascinating story of how this emblem of glamour and opportunity has come to symbolize the city in which it resides. This is a free event. To RSVP, call 949.673.0033 or visit www.slgardens.org. Sherman Library & Gardens is located at 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

0 Sage Hill School hosts 2nd annual GEMfest on Saturday Sage Hill School will host the 2nd annual GEMfest, a celebration-like conference that aims to educate girls in grades 6 - 8 (and their parents) about empowerment, self-esteem and independence, and will host the second annual event on campus on Saturday, March 2 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Back by popular demand, this ticketed event will feature accomplished guest speakers, panels and hands-on workshops that cover a variety of topics including nutrition, wellness, social media, public speaking, habits for a healthy life and more.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Sage Hill School (L-R) Alex Losey, YouTube influencer and Eliza Feffer, co-president of GEMfest “GEMfest is organized and run by 13 Sage Hill students who are part of the school’s GEM Team (Girls Empowerment Movement),” said Torrey Olins, director of Communications and Marketing for Sage Hill. “Based on what this group has observed in their own lives and what they wish they’d known in middle school, the GEM Team decided on this year’s theme of ‘Emotional and Physical Health & Wellness.’” The event will kick off with a message from keynote speaker, Kamie Crawford, who is an activist for diversity and body positivity and former Miss Teen USA 2010. Then, attendees can choose to attend one of two panels: Healthy Habits for Middle School Girls or A Mindful Approach to Social Media. Following the panel discussions, student attendees can partake in a variety of hands-on workshops while parents and chaperones attend a special session led by experts on how to help middle school girls thrive physically, emotionally, and academically during this time in their lives and beyond. GEMfest 2019 will conclude with a message from keynote speaker, Victoria Garrick, USC Volleyball player and body-image advocate.

Click on photo for a larger image The GEMfest Committee While learning about the importance of maintaining a balanced lifestyle, GEMfest ticket holders are invited to enjoy lunch, snacks and a special photo pop-up courtesy of The Confetti Project. This year’s list of panelists and workshops include: Panelists: (Healthy Habits) –Sadie Radinsky, 17-year-old food blogger –Aurora Kaye, graduate student at USC Rossier School of Education, youth advocate and Sage Hill alumna –Kelsey Rose, OB/GYN at UCLA and Sage Hill alumna –Daisy Renteria, head Trainer at Orangetheory Fitness and American Ninja Warrior contestant (Social Media) –Alexa Losey, YouTube influencer –Taylor Hiskey, social media director for Urban Decay Cosmetics –Kenzie Piper, social Media influencer –Krissy Saleh, photographer/social media influencer Workshops: –Coding –Creativity for Self-Care –Hula Hooping for Fun and Exercise –My Story, My Way –The Confetti Project –Public Speaking –Yoga for Students –Adult Workshop for parents In addition, every attendee will leave with a swag bag filled with gifts from sponsors including Honest Beauty, Lola, Polished Perfect by Twila True, Patchology and Urban Decay Cosmetics. “The most wonderful element of this event is the impact that it has on young girls in our community,” said Head of School for Sage Hill, Patricia Merz,. “We recognize the importance of giving middle school-age students the opportunity to meet like-minded peers and learn from inspiring and approachable female mentors so that they can make positive changes in their life, school, the community and the world. Event tickets* are limited with two options available for purchase, including $15 tickets for students and $25 tickets for parents, available online here. *Ticket Giveaway: GEMfest is holding a ticket giveaway to the March 2 conference for Stu News readers. Parents/guardians of a middle school girl (grades 6 - 8) who would like her to participate in GEMfest may send an email to Miki Akil at [email protected] by Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. PST. The first four readers to reach out will each receive a complimentary ticket to attend the conference. For more information about this event, visit www.gemfestoc.com. Sage Hill School is located at 20402 Newport Coast Drive, Newport Coast.

0 For A Good Cause From Golf to Galas: Supporting Our Community

Courtesy TripAdvisor Cure Duchenne | March 2 from 5 - 10 p.m. | Wine connoisseurs and epicureans: Indulge in Napa Valley’s premier wines at CureDuchenne’s Napa in Newport event. From cult wine brands to exquisite cuisine to unparalleled auction lots, Napa in Newport brings together renowned vintners and wine enthusiasts for a truly unforgettable evening. Featuring coveted wines served alongside perfectly paired culinary creations, the Grand Tasting offers a spectacular night of wining and dining, and culminates in a spirited live auction. Celebrity Chef: Casey Thompson, a former finalist and three-time competitor on Bravo’s Top Chef. Cocktail attire recommended. Single tickets: $800. Sponsorships available. With this evening’s proceeds going to CureDuchenne – the nation’s leading Duchenne nonprofit organization with a mission of finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy – you can enjoy the festivities all the more knowing you’re supporting a righteous cause. The most common and fatal form of muscular dystrophy, Duchenne is a devastating, progressive muscle-wasting disease most commonly found in young boys. Affecting 15,000 children in the U.S. and 300,000 worldwide, there is currently no known cure for Duchenne. Cure Duchenne is headquartered in Newport Beach. Contact: www.cureduchenne.org Takes place at Monarch Beach Resort, 1 Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point. CDM Foundation | March 2 from 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. | Neptune in Vegas is an every other year fundraiser presented by the CDM Middle and High School Foundation, and it is open to the public. Come enjoy a fun casino night. Register to attend here. Bassman Blaine is the High Roller Sponsor for the evening, and is offering 20 percent off any piece(s) that you see on their showroom floor, with an additional 20 percent given back to the CDM Foundation. The CDM Foundation is a parent run group that invests in educational programs and campus improvements that help students prosper, have a positive school experience and prepare for their college careers. Contact: www.CDMFoundation.org Takes place at Bassman Blaine home furnishings showroom located at 2485 McCabe Way, Irvine. NBPD and N.E.G.U. | March 3 from 12 - 3 p.m. | Come out and support the Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) Running Team! The NBPD will be raising funds for their team’s journey to the Baker to Vegas (B2V) Challenge Cup Relay (to be held March 23 and 24) and N.E.G.U. “Never Ever Give Up” the Jessie Rees Foundation. the event features food, carnival games and a chance to dunk a cop in the dunk tank. The perfect way to spend a family- friendly afternoon, the NBPD is asking for toy donations for N.E.G.U., to create their “JoyJars” for area hospitals’ children’s cancer wards. Suggested toy donations include: rubber ducks, bouncy balls, Hot Wheels, Play-Doh (4 oz.), 24 count crayons, crazy socks, beanies, iTunes gift cards, sports trading cards, mini play packs, mystery packs, mini LEGOS, card games, mini sports balls and playing cards. The B2V Challenge Cup Relay is the world’s most prestigious and unique law enforcement foot race. Starting in Baker, Calif. and ending in Las Vegas, Nev., law enforcement officers from around the globe battle it out every spring for the chance to win the coveted cup trophy, persevering a grueling 120 miles of pavement through the desert. The Jessie Rees Foundation was inspired by a 12-year-old girl, Jessie Rees, who was beautiful, athletic, smart and compassionate. She bravely fought two brain tumors for 10 months and two days. Her fight started on March 3, 2011 and ended on January 5, 2012, when she earned her angel wings. The Foundation’s mission is, “Help every kid fighting cancer to Never Ever Give Up!” Takes place at Irvine Terrace Park located at 721 Evita Drive, Newport Beach. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | March 6 - 10 | After an illustrious 20-year partnership with Toshiba, this event is entering a new era with Hoag assuming title sponsor ownership and becoming the Hoag Classic. This tournament will deliver world-class entertainment and infuse millions of dollars into our local economy. The Hoag Classic is televised domestically on the Golf Channel, and internationally on PGA TOUR television partners overseas. This exposure provides benefits that are immeasurable, and the positive light shed on Orange County residually impacts the businesses and individuals who reside here. Pre-tournament events include Monday, March 4: Womanology from 7:30 -10 a.m. in the Newport Beach Country Club Ballroom that will lead guests on a journey to better health and enhancing their well-being. The special event will start with a morning brunch and meet and greet, followed by an entertaining open panel discussion with well-known female leaders and physicians from Hoag. Proceeds from Womanology will benefit the Women’s Health Institute at Hoag. (By pre- purchased ticket only.); Monday Pro-Am - Competing inside the ropes and alongside the legends of the PGA TOUR is the most unique golf and entertainment experience in the world. The Monday Pro-Am offers sponsors the first opportunity to experience the championship course before their favorite PGA TOUR Champions players go head-to-head later that week. Each amateur foursome is paired with a professional in this one day competition; Tuesday, March 5: Breakfast with a Champion from 7:30 - 10 a.m. in the Newport Beach Country Club Ballroom features Darren Clarke. Do you ever wonder about the journey it takes to become a tour pro? Or the most prized moment in an accomplished career? And what it was like playing alongside some of the most influential players in the history of golf – like Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus or Sam Snead? The Breakfast with a Champion event provides an unparalleled opportunity to get to know one of your favorite golf legends like never before. Stay tuned for the announcement of the 2019 Breakfast with a Champion Guest of Honor. (By pre-purchased ticket only.) Contact: For a detailed roster of tournament events, visit www.hoagclassic.com Takes place at Newport Beach Country Club, One Clubhouse Drive, Newport Beach.

Submitted photo BrightFutures4Kids | March 9 | 21st Annual BrightFutures4Kids fundraiser, The Heart of Broadway evening themed Bright Lights, Brighter Futures features dining, dancing, entertainment and silent & live auctions. The elegant gala will unite business and community leaders for a night of awareness and support for child abuse prevention services to many of the 10,000 at-risk children and their families in Orange County. Sponsorships range from $5,000 - $25,000. Contact: www.brightfutures4kids.org Takes place at Balboa Bay Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Childhelp Orange County | March 14 | The 33rd Annual Diamond Jubilee Fashion Show & Luncheon is one of three fundraisers held by the Childhelp Orange County Chapter members each year. At this year’s event, they will honor Childhelp founders, Yvonne Fedderson and Sara O’Meara with the Inspiration Award, and actress and singer, Jen Lilley, with the Children’s Friend Award. Event co-chairs Linda Burns, Patti Edwards and Tami Smith anticipate welcoming 400 guests for an afternoon of friendship, fashion and fun. Childhelp is celebrating its 60th year in the fight against child abuse and neglect. Guests will be treated to a New York Fashion Week runway-style fashion show presented by South Coast Plaza and featuring the latest fashion trends from the likes of Bally, Escada, Intermix, Lafayette 148, Max Mara, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tadashi Shoji and Ted Baker London. David Yurman will offer informal modeling of their jewelry. There will also be an opportunity drawing offering prizes provided by South Coast Plaza designer boutiques. Tickets: $175 - $50,000. To purchase tickets, visit www.one.bidpal.net/childhelpocfashionshow2019. Contact: Pam Pharris, 949.892.7300. www.childhelp.org Takes place at Fashion Island Hotel Newport Beach, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image Submitted photo 36th Annual Spirit Run | March 17 | This road race and expo take place on St. Patrick’s Day featuring 15 running and walking events with something for every age: from toddler to grandparents, and fitness level, from walkers and joggers to elite runners. Bring your furry friend for the Kriser’s Dog Mile where humans age 13 and older run or walk with their favorite pups. Spirit Run is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with St. Patrick’s Day-themed happenings including T-shirts, a costume contest, and a four-leaf clover medal and coupon for a free “Banger Bites” appetizer at Muldoon’s Irish Pub for adult finishers. Net proceeds benefit education and athletics in local schools. Contact: For event details and registration, email [email protected] and visit www.nmspiritrun.org Takes place at Fashion Island, Newport Beach. Courtesy of Spirit Run OASIS Senior Center | April 13 from 5 - 9 p.m. | Ole! Ole! Fiesta Fantastica is the annual spring fundraiser presented by Friends of OASIS. Enjoy a fun-filled evening of wining, dining, dancing and gaming including a wheel of fortune, a silent auction and surprise balloon sales with prizes donated by restaurants, retail shops and local services. Live music by Tears of Joy. Tickets are $45. Sponsorship opportunities are available from $250 - $5,000. Contact: Call Sharon at 1.435.640.3634, Barbara at 949.633.1514, or the Friends of OASIS office at 949.718.1800 for more information. www.friendsofoasis.org Takes place at OASIS Senior Center, 801 Narcissus Ave., Corona del Mar. Southern California Hospice Foundation | April 16 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. | The Southern California Hospice Foundation’s annual golf tournament is a place where you or your company can become active members of the SCHF Family, as they offer a forum to mingle with individuals of common background who share the beliefs that hospice is a vital, indispensable service for our community. Join the day’s festivities as an individual player, sponsor, or both. You will enjoy breathtaking ocean views from every hole, offering a unique golf experience you will not soon forget. Bring a guest, client, or colleague and enjoy the ultimate Southern California golfing experience. Your support allows this organization to continue to celebrate life and restore hope throughout the years to come. Ticket information: Individual, $600; Sponsorship opportunities from $1,000 - $30,000. Contact: Michelle Wulfestieg at [email protected], or call 877.661.0087. www.socalhospicefoundation.org/events/life-links-love-annual-charity- golf-tournament Takes place at The Resort at Pelican Hill Golf Club, 22800 S. Pelican Hill Road, Newport Coast.

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Editor’s Note: If you have a philanthropic event with a connection to Newport Beach you would like to see publicized, please email the information with an image and contact person with email address to Lana Johnson: [email protected]. If you would like to reach out to Newport Beach non-profit organizations, visit https://greatnonprofits.org/city/newport- beach/CA.

0 Newport Beach Public Library Hosts Events, Workshops

Click on photo for a larger image Submitted photo Upcoming Events & Workshops “In Residence” landscape oils by Gianne de Genevraye, Continuing through March 1 during library hours. The Newport Beach City Arts Commission presents an exhibition of landscape oil paintings by international artist Gianne de Genevraye who paints public gardens in Europe and the United States. She is a contemporary nature painter, exhibiting widely with work seen in collections in France, Italy, Sweden and the U.S. Born in California, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of California Irvine, studying under contemporary masters Judy Chicago, Tony Delap, Craig Kaufman and John Paul Jones. She was studio assistant to Jennifer Bartlett in France for three years. In 1990-91, she was an Invited Artist at the American Academy of Rome. In 2017, de Genevraye was in residence at the Villa Fontaine in Antibes, France, beginning her residency for her upcoming Sister Cities exhibition at the Newport Beach Public Library. She then returned to Baja, Mexico, painting in both Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. In 2018, she traveled during the spring with Newport Beach Sister City to Okazaki, Japan to paint in residence during the cherry blossom festival. Paintings on display at the Newport Beach Central Library gallery, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Gianne de Genevraye LEGO Block Party, February 27 from 3 - 4 p.m. Design, build and invent with LEGOs at this fun, creative program! No registration required. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Beyond the Canvas – The Great Masters in Art: Giovanni Bellini, February 27 from 7 - 8 p.m. This season, award-winning professor Jacqueline Hahn will explore the Great Masters, in this fascinating art lecture series on legendary artists’ lives and artistic movements. Giovanni Bellini’s sumptuous color and fluent, atmospheric landscapes had a great effect on the Venetian painting school, especially on pupils Giorgione and Titian. Learn more about the great masters of art in a fascinating visual presentation. Free to the public; seating is first come, first served. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. Takes place in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of NBPL Library Live: Rachel Devlin February 28 from 7 - 8 p.m. The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation presents Library Live with Rachel Devlin. In the years before the Supreme Court struck down school segregation with its 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, the struggle to desegregate America’s schools was a grassroots movement, and young women were on the front lines. As early as the 1940’s, parents and young girls were filing desegregation lawsuits. Author Devlin’s research transforms our understanding of one of the 20th century’s most important civil rights battles, set in motion by undaunted students. After years spent researching these remarkable women, she brings to us their powerful stories of leadership, bravery and a steely resolve to gain civil rights. Devlin reminds us of the courage and sacrifice they endured and how relevant their struggle remains today. This lecture is free. Reservations are required. Sign up at this link: www.nbplfoundation.org/content/freeevents.html. Takes place in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. AP Practice Test (World and U.S. History), March 2 from 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sharpen your test-taking skills with a free, full-length practice AP test. In partnership with C2 Education of Newport Beach, NBPL is hosting free AP practice tests. Students can choose between AP World History and AP U.S. History. Please include the test name in the “Comments” box on the registration page. You must provide this information when you register in order to be admitted to the test. The test will last approximately four hours. Students don’t need to bring pencil or paper, but can bring a calculator if they wish. Results will be presented at a separate results program on Monday, March 11 at 7 p.m. at Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. This is a free event, but registration is required and space is limited. Only those who register in advance will be allowed to take the test. You will receive a confirmation email from this address: [email protected]. Please add this email address to your contacts, or check your junk/spam mail if you did not receive a confirmation. Age Level: Teens taking AP Test in May 2109. If you have any questions regarding your registration or to change your AP Test subject area, contact [email protected]. For the online registration form, visit the NBPL calendar on the website. This program was also offered on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Mariners Branch Library. Please only register for one AP Test date. The test will be held at Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Under the Sea Drop-In Crafts, March 2 from 12 - 3 p.m. Come enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of crafts inspired your ocean animal friends. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration is required. Geared for ages 3 - 8. Takes place in the Central Library Children’s Storytime Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image National Pig Day Crafts, March 5 from 4 - 5 p.m. Come join the fun in celebrating National Pig Day by learning about pigs and making pig-inspired crafts. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration is required. Geared for ages 3 - 8. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Click on photo for a larger image LEGO Block Party, March 6 from 3 - 4 p.m. Design, build and invent w ith LEGOs at this fun, creative program! No registration required. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., New port Beach. The Witte Lectures: Amy Walter, March 8 from 7 - 9 p.m. and March 9 from 2 - 4 p.m. The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation (NBPLF) presents a Witte Lecture with Amy Walter, the national editor of The Cook Political Report where she provides non-partisan analysis of issues, trends and events that shape the political environment. She also appears on PBS NewsHour weekly and hosts the WNYC radio show The Takeaway. Over the past 19 years, Walter has built a reputation as an accurate, objective and insightful political analyst with unparalleled access to campaign insiders and decision makers. Known as one of the best political journalists covering Washington, she is the former political director of ABC News. She is also a regular panelist on NVC’s Meet the Press, Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier and CBS’s Face the Nation. According to Charlie Cook, of The Cook Political Report, Walter’s work is trusted and respected by Democrats and Republicans alike. She knows how to get beyond bluster and spin to unearth – and explain – what really matters.” Friday night, March 8 includes a lecture and community conversation with a light supper and wine. Cost: NBPLF Members: $58; Non-members, $63. Saturday afternoon, March 9 includes a lecture and Q&A with coffee & dessert. Cost: NBPLF Members: $38; Non-members, $43. Both sessions include book sales & signing. Takes place in Central Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image LEGO Saturdays, March 9 from 12 - 3 p.m. From buildings to action figures, design, build and invent with LEGOs at this casual, but creative program for elementary age children. No registration required. (Not held the first Saturday of the month.) Takes place in Central Library’s Children’s Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

AP Results Program, March 11 from 7 - 8 p.m. Students who attended the February 9 and March 2 AP Practice Tests at NBPL can attend this program to view their results and get free tips and advice for taking the test in the future. This is a free event that is limited to students and parents of students who took the practice AP Tests on those dates. Age Level: Students 9th - 12th grade taking AP tests in May 2019. Takes place in Central Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. SCORE Workshop, March 12 from 5:30 - 8:45 p.m. (Check in from 5:30 - 6 p.m.) “Money From Home! 10 EZ Steps to Starting a Home Based Business. This free series of business workshops is funded by Friends of the Library. Geared to adults. For more information and to register, visit www.orangecounty.score.org. Takes place at the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Book Discussion Group, March 13 from 9:15 - 11 a.m. The Charlotte “Charlie” Alexander Book Discussion Group will be discussing, The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin. Synopsis: It’s 1969 in New York City’s Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children – four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness –sneak out to hear their fortunes. Their prophecies inform their next ve decades. Golden-boy Simon escapes to the West Coast; dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician; eldest son Daniel seeks security as an army doctor post 9/11, hoping to control fate; and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality. Doors open at 9 a.m.; Free; no reserved seating and registration isn’t necessary. If you haven’t finished or read the book, come anyway. Presented by the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation. Takes place in Central Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

LEGO Block Party, March 13 from 3 - 4 p.m. Design, build and invent with LEGOs at this fun, creative program! No registration required. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Luck o’ the Irish Crafts, March 13 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Come all ye leprechauns for a craft- filled celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration is required. Geared for ages 3 - 8. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Takes place at Balboa Branch Library, 100 Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image Sleeping Beauty for Kids, March 16 at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The whole family will enjoy this program for children. Sleeping Beauty for Kids is an abridged narrated version of the classic ballet presented by Festival Ballet Theatre. The shortened performance, the heart-warming production of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece, brings to life fabled storybook favorites Princess Aurora, Puss ‘n Boots, Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf…characters that remind us that good always triumphs over evil. Admission is free. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Ticket distribution, for both shows, will begin at 9 a.m. Ticket holders should return 15 minutes prior to the show to be seated.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of NBPL LEGO Saturdays, March 16 from 12 - 3 p.m. From buildings to action figures, design, build and invent with LEGOs at this casual, but creative program for elementary age children. No registration required. (Not held the first Saturday of the month.) Takes place in Central Library’s Children’s Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Catepillars and Butterflies, March 19 from 4 - 5 p.m. Back by popular demand, watch as caterpillars grow into butterflies at the Newport Beach Public Library. On this first day, you can meet their new caterpillar friends while enjoying butterfly-themed stories and crafts. They will display their live caterpillars at the children’s desk and you can visit them over several weeks as they grow and change into butterflies. Check the website for further information; they will post their butterfly release event one - two days in advance, as they begin to emerge from their cocoons. Children of all ages are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult. Takes place in Central Library’s Children’s Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image LEGO Block Party, March 20 from 3 - 4 p.m. Design, build and invent with LEGOs at this fun, creative program! No registration required. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. LEGO Saturdays, March 23 from 12 - 3 p.m. From buildings to action figures, design, build and invent with LEGOs at this casual, but creative program for elementary age children. No registration required. (Not held the first Saturday of the month.) Takes place in Central Library’s Children’s Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Medicine in Our Backyard, March 25 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. NBPL Foundation, in partnership with UC Irvine Health, presents Medicine in Our Backyard, a series of lectures featuring internationally known UC Irvine Health physicians who will discuss research and cutting- edge technology in their various fields of expertise. Speaker: Marcela Dominguez, M.D. Dr. Dominguez will discuss Bio-Identical Hormone Restoration and the latest information to keep you feeling youthful and preventing future illness. This lecture will explore the foundations of healthy bio-identical hormone restoration to maximize your quality of life and prevent significant illness. She is one of a handful of doctors in the country who is an expert in combining western and alternative therapies to provide state of- the-art bioidentical hormone replacement, functional medicine, nutrition and herbal therapy in a highly customized, complementary and integrated protocol. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; Lecture and Q&A from 7 - 8:30 p.m. No charge to attend. Takes place in Central Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. LEGO Block Party, March 27 from 3 - 4 p.m. Design, build and invent with LEGOs at this fun, creative program! No registration required. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Beyond the Canvas – The Great Masters in Art: Giorgione, March 27 from 7 - 8 p.m. This season, award-winning professor Jacqueline Hahn will explore the Great Masters, in this fascinating art lecture series on legendary artists’ lives and artistic movements. Giorgione was an Italian painter whose career was ended by his death at a little over 30. He is known for the elusive poetic quality of his work, and together with Titian, founded the distinctive Venetian school of Italian Renaissance painting, which achieves much of its effect through color and mood, and is traditionally contrasted with Florentine painting, which relies on a more linear disegno-led style. Free to the public; seating is first come, first served. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. Takes place in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Courtesy of NBPL Lyric Opera of Orange County, March 28 from 7 - 8 p.m. Join Lyric Opera of Orange County for this special program for “Opera Outsiders.” Discover how 400 years of music can be applied to a modern stage, complete with secrets, sex and scandals. Exploring the operatic works of women, gender bending characters and voice types and casting dilemmas for the modern audience. Not to be missed! Free. Takes place in Central Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. LEGO Saturdays, March 30 from 12 - 3 p.m. From buildings to action figures, design, build and invent with LEGOs at this casual, but creative program for elementary age children. No registration required. (Not held the first Saturday of the month.) Takes place in Central Library’s Children’s Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Let’s Read! Kids’ Storytimes Books & Babies – It’s never too early for storytime. Introduce language and reading to the littlest lap-sitters, 6 - 24 months. Central on Mondays at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.; Grant Howald Park’s Community Room on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 11:45 a.m. Mariners on Wednesdays at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.; Balboa on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Toddler Storytime – Start building a love of reading early with fun stories and songs for toddlers from 24-36 months. Please arrive on time and do not bring older siblings. Central on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Mariners on Thursdays at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Songs & Stories – Children 2 - 5 years of age will enjoy stories and music, while being introduced to guided movement, yoga and instruments. Grant Howald Park’s Community Room on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 11:45 a.m.. Preschool Storytime – Stories, poems and songs will inspire literary, dramatic and musical fun for kids 3 - 5 years of age. Balboa on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Mariners on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Grant Howald Park’s Community Room on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 11:45 a.m.. Central on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Pajama Storytime – Children from age 3 - 7 can enjoy just-before-bed storytelling fun. Don’t forget to come in your pjs! Central on Mondays at 7 p.m. Family Storytime – Enjoy family time with stories, songs and a craft geared especially for children ages 3-7. Central on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. www.newportkids.org

Branches Central Library 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. 949.717.3800 Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday, Noon - 5 p.m. Mariners Branch 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. 949.717.3838 Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday, Noon – 5 p.m. Balboa Branch 100 E. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach. 949.644.3076 Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Closed Sundays Corona del Mar Branch 420 Marigold Ave., Corona del Mar. 949.644.3075 Closed for reconstruction. Scheduled to re-open in Spring 2019. Customers will be able to use services at the Central Library or concierge services at OASIS Senior Center for pickup and return of materials. Existing holds set for pickup at Corona del Mar have been re-routed to the Central Library. Customers can change their desired pickup location by accessing their account online or by contacting the Library. www.newportbeachlibrary.org Police Beat Primer Compiled by Tom Johnson Police Beat derives from information in the log maintained at the front counter by the Newport Beach Police Department and required under CA Government Code Section 6254 (f). The press does not have access to written police reports. Information in the police department log is deemed reliable and StuNewsNewport is not responsible for mistakes made available as public record by the Newport Beach Police Department. Any person arrested is innocent until found guilty in a court of law. Abbreviations sometimes used in Police Beat: 647f – Public Intoxication; DUI – Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; NFA – No fixed address; RP – Reporting/Responsible Party; UTL – Unable to locate

0 DUI Arrests Sarah Campbell Moore, 24, New port Beach – Saturday, February 23 Gabriel Angel Vega, 23, Los Angeles – Saturday, February 23 Ramon Lorenzo Venegas Jr., 56, Chino – Saturday, February 23 Sean Christopher Butler, 49, Long Beach – Saturday, February 23 Roberto Pastrana, 54, Capo – Friday, February 22 Sergio Coronado Garcia, 33, Huntington Beach – Wednesday, February 20 (w ith prior) Incident Reports Saturday, February 23 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Shaw n Paul Desrosiers, 22, Grande Nathaniel Anthony Marriott, 21, Grover Beach Irvine Ave. I 1100 Block I Controlled Substance for Sale, Paraphernalia, Driving without License, Controlled Substance in Prison, Controlled Substance, Battery and Warrant 3:44 p.m. Victoria Rose Boatman, 59, Santa Ana, w as arrested for possessing a controlled substance for sale, possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia, driving w ithout a license, possessing a controlled substance in prison, possessing a controlled substance, battery on a peace officer and a w arrant related to transporting methamphetamine. Bail w as set at $25,000. Signal Road & Cliff Drive I Driving while Suspended/Revoked and Paraphernalia 11:13 a.m. Andres Moraluna, 27, Long Beach, w as arrested for driving w hile suspended/revoked and possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia. Bail w as set at $500. E. Coast Highw ay & Goldenrod Ave. I Drinking in Public and Parole Violation 9:15 a.m. Michael Patrick Cow an, 47, Laguna Beach, w as arrested for drinking in public and on a parole violation. Bail w as set at $100. Avocado Ave. I 1500 Block I Under the Influence and Paraphernalia 8:28 a.m. Jayson Lee McGee, 52, Costa Mesa, w as arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia. Bail w as set at $1,000. 16th St. & New port Blvd. I Costa Mesa I Paraphernalia 8:07 a.m. Logan Craig Clark, 35, Costa Mesa, w as arrested for possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia. Bail w as set at $500. Bayview Way & Shearw ater Place I Paraphernalia and Controlled Substance 4:07 a.m. Matthew C. Dehlinger, 51, Cerritos, w as arrested for possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia and possessing a controlled substance. Bail w as set at $2,500. Friday, February 22 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Mykal David Roybal, 24, Costa Mesa Thursday, February 21 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Michael Gregory Pasbjerg, 63, New port Beach 22nd St. & The Arcade I Appropriating Lost Property and Dirk/Dagger 7:56 p.m. Angela J. Nunez, 39, Huntington Beach, w as arrested for appropriating lost property and carrying a concealed dirk or dagger. Bail w as set at $500. Seaw ard Road & E. Coast Highw ay I Taking Auto, Controlled Substance, Narcotics, Paraphernalia and Warrants 4:19 p.m. Javier Coronado Jr., 35, Santa Ana, w as arrested for taking an auto w ithout ow ner’s consent, possessing a controlled substance, possessing a narcotic controlled substance and w arrants (2) relating to possessing narcotics. Bail w as set at $20,000. 4:19 p.m. Karli Elizabeth Kuhns, 30, Costa Mesa, w as arrested for taking an auto w ithout ow ner’s consent, possessing a controlled substance and possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia. Bail w as set at $20,000. Oceanside Blvd. I 1600 Block I Oceanside I Robbery 2:29 p.m. Marco Antonio Rodriquez Arrango, 23, San Marcos, w as arrested for robbery. Bail w as set at $50,000. W. Coast Highw ay I 3400 Block I Controlled Substance, Contempt of Court and Obstructing/Resisting 9:50 a.m. Shaw n Timothy Brack, 51, Santa Ana, w as arrested for possessing a controlled substance, contempt of court for disobeying a court order and obstructing/resisting a peace officer. Bail w as set at $15,000. Wednesday, February 20 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public None Marigold Ave. & E. Coast Highw ay I Warrant 5:32 p.m. Michael Anthony Garcia, 22, Easton, w as arrested on a w arrant related to corporal injury on a spouse. Bail w as set at $25,000. Campus Drive I 3700 Block I Burglary Tools, Receiving Stolen Property, Obstructing/Resisting, Burglary, Conspiracy, False Personation, Driving without a License and Warrants 3:33 p.m. William Basneer Aluqdah, 46, San Diego, w as arrested for possessing burglary tools, receiving stolen property greater than $950 in value, obstructing/resisting a peace officer, commercial burglary w ith no forced entry, conspiracy to commit a crime, false personation of another and w arrants related to a post release violation, driving aw ay an animal and fraudulently appropriating property. Bail w as set at $280,000. 3:16 p.m. Danny Lee Washington Jr., 27, San Diego, w as arrested for commercial burglary w ith no forced entry, conspiracy to commit a crime, possessing burglary tools, receiving stolen property w ith a value greater than $950, appropriating lost property and driving w ithout a license. Bail w as set at $20,000. 3:07 p.m. Jamillah A. Prince, 47, San Diego, w as arrested for commercial burglary w ith no forced entry, conspiracy to commit a crime, possessing burglary tools and receiving stolen property w ith a value greater than $950. Bail w as set at $20,000. Avocado Ave. I 900 Block I Shoplifting 3:03 p.m. Jerri Nelle Filicicchia, 65, Huntington Beach, w as arrested for shoplifting for a value less than $950. Bail w as set at $500. Morning Canyon Road I 300 Block I Fake Identification and Driving without a License 10:24 a.m. Samaria Ixchell Martinez, 26, Upland, w as arrested for displaying fake identification and driving w ithout a license. Bail w as set at $500. New port Blvd. & Finley Ave. I Paraphernalia and Under the Influence 2:46 a.m. Kyle Max Leviton, 29, Acton, w as arrested for possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Bail w as set at $1,000. 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