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• • a1 Serving the Newport-Mesa cotnmunity since 1907 TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 , 2003 Same old story for council Costa Mesa ledd.er"> once again will look at plan'> for a t\l\.O-~tory hou~e . an i">'>Ue tha t i'i quicklv becoming all too familiar. Lolita Harper [Ja1l1 P1k>t <I l" l•\ \II \:\ ~.11111 ,-. ... 111 0..,.1111t i oun· t ilm,111 I >1ll c·rt·nt adtJr,.,.., rht· <,II\ ( Oll!ll iJ \\Ill fl'\ W\\ plJll' 1111 .tll 11tlwr {\\. () \ tor\ .iddHl••n I 11!.I\ .tllt'J ( OUll ulmdll Om' 'ilt•t•I .ppt•,1lt·d .JJI 11\t'fV."lll'lrn mg l'lannmg C 1111 "11'-.1<1n .1ppr•1\.1k .,.1,111g lhl' pl.in' \\ ert• 11111 b ig l11r 1111 M• .1 'itt'\l'll I lt'\\ <tll ,,!J, "''fl' .1 n1 ..d1• ... 1 li11u,1· •m Bf•Mll\\ '' pl.111 ... l•• J).! 1111 hnng \'1 th l111T1 J ... ni.dl 1111' "' '1pp11n1·r' l•1 < 11\ 11.111 ·111 11iJ1\1Jlll' ••11Jrl11i lllt'nl tin-. 1111 ... tin11· 111 .ipr;>r<h 1• INSIDE 111 ... J.·... 1g1t' ti,, <1dd1t 11111.d "Jl.tt 1 f IJ.., 111111.1! rr·q111·-.1 For m ore on the Costa Mesa hdd ht'1·n dn1ll'd In 1 111 /11111ng \d1111111 ... 1r 11111 ~ ['IT 'RE'" 'h f... Cit y Council Rep. Chris Cox Jokes with the audience during an appreciation reception in his honor at the Upper Newport Bay Peter and Mary Muth meeting. see l't'rr\ \Jl.m111 1· I h.11 d1 111.il ,, ,1, ·•PP• .tl•·d l" Interpretive Center on Monday. Cox was presented with this aerial photpgraph as part of the ceremony re cognizing his work Page A3 < llllfltilril,111 t ,,n\ \!••11.i l1a11 Jlld ).!1\tl " 1111 l'lanrnng < wn111 1'"'"n.ro ntlt· ,,, I),., 11 l'l;urnmg t omm1-.-.1on1·r-. g,t\ 1 .1 gl• ''""J.: rt·uHnr11t·nddt1on tu the <fr,1gn' ol11n11)! !lit "Jlt'n.tl fll t't'llllg hdd during tlw h1.1l1d.11 brt· J~ ...c11lw l lt'\\ Jtl'- '•1ul<l li<1\• .i Jt'li11111\• Doing his part dt•t1..ion .ind 11111 wa.., lt <1n\ rn• 11· 111 •rt<'\ 1n !lit' pr111 t:''' C nn11111 ...... 11Jr1t'P• ...wl 1J1•:1 u11 uer... 1uod tha t \ 1ungt'1 IJni1ht•' 1ii·1•t!nl About 50 county leaders honor Rep. Chris pe1 ~e\\ pun Bay HC'habihtation 10 obtain 111 :wcu tor th" 1w 1wmk rnort' "P.tl't' than 'iO vt'ar old .m 11111· 11ir ii Cox for securing funding for 2 e nvironmental Proiect. congre">'> awarded of man-made wetl.u1d '> 1hJ t natu Im, $972,000 at Cox'<. urging. Thi' rally riht•r contaminant'> from ur Hut Ill.ti J1·1 l'>lllfl ' ' '' J.JlP•'dh:d h\ "II·•· projects benefiting the Back Bay. prOJt•ct - Lhe largt''>t environ· ba1) runoff bt·fure the\ get to the hnng11 1g th1 ltred '''lit' b1 lort· tlw t 11un1 ii mentnl re.,torallon prniect undl'r ocC"an. Ille v.etland' aho provide I tlunl.. 11 0., red!!\ unfonun<1tt· 11t.11 tilt I h June Casagrande fo r the Upper Nci,vpon Bav Re~ way 111 Cahforn1a by the IJ 'i. hah11at for local wildhfr. includ " an ... remodel v. " ' .ippealt-J ,1111 l'IJ111 111~· Daily Pilot torat1un Proiect and the '>Jn Di t\rmy Corp.., of I ngineer<; - bt'n mg endangered 'Pet"IC''>. < 11n 1m1...... 111n <.l1c11J"\\ tHTI<lll l'-.Jlnn,1 h1ln I ego <.reek Ndtural lreatllll' Jll <.,y,. efito; the 752 ant• California 'i1a1e .. rht'> " tn fall a celebration of thtll~ th.II llh:'lf p l.in' J rl' ..,t'fhlll\• ' 111 tilt NFWPOHT Bl·AU I - Ag<unc;t (Clll Lcological rC">erve through a the return of a '>ig111filanr p11rt1un nt•1?)1bor ... .icceplt1h !C' h\ Jll 11! th1 rt'i1•\ ant the bark.drop of lhe Back Bay on "Om' ha.., been one ot the number o( proiect,. Lrn'>y">tem nf our t~ dollar' ha t ~ h om e,·· rw 1ghb11r' .ind .ue rhe ~ nJ of n m"dt I 1li.1' Monday. nearly 50 local leader-; mo't impona11t factor.., 111 .,up reMoration aml <.1Jt remowl are C o>. ...aid. '" \Ve haH' ht'en m ore \\l' v. ould hkC' ID '>t'l' Lhrnughnut th1• 1 II\ toa:.red U.S. Rep. thn~ Lox for hi" portmg Newport Bearh in i:mi two cumponl'nt' of the project <.uct esstul 111 the pa'>t war ob I lt·r dt'-..1p po111 tment on tht· a·n1t1dd .., ... 111 work on two area enVJronmental mnmental 1"ues:· '-.did \1ayor The San Diego Creek Water· tammg federal tundmg for \.e" "a., ... h.ired b\ l ounul member' '' hu .1t projects. ~tcw Bromberg .,hcd Natural I reatment '>v~tC'rn port Beach than 111 all mv y<·M., in tlw 1r la'ot met'Ung, t•\prt•.....,t•d fn1... 1r.111011 111 Orange County -;upen1-;or' Jtm Cox \\.J\ in~lrumt'nlal tn tun aJ.,o nwe:.. tis federal fund{ng in ( ongre...... " hJ11ng 10 rl'Vlt'\\ "'' man-. rt'11111u t'I pr 1'1·1 '' Silva and fom Wibon hoMcd the nelmg more than SI ~ million of part to Cox. The $.119,000 llit' reception look place Jt lhl' .rnd ' did thl' u t\ mu...i t1 gl11 1·11 '' ... 1.rntl.inh presenrauon Monday lo honor federal fund.., into thee two enVJ · awarded for that pro1et't for llXH to '>top the Lonlu .. 1on drl tl 111< 011 ... 1\lt•nn Cox's work in ohtaming fundmg ronmental pn>Jt't.l' I or the lJp- 1:-. on top of money.., Cox wa., able See PART, Page A4 '>tl'C'I v..hn -..ud ht' Jppt'alt·J 11 11· l'l.111r1111g ( O!l lllll'-...,111 11' dt•t h JOfl 1111 ht'hilll •>! ,111 op See COUNCIL, Page A4 Still full of Spirit after 20 years The·Spirit Run has legs and continues to use profile sponsors have increa5ed FYI their funding in celebrauon of For more information or to them to raise more than $100,000 annually the event's 20lh anmversarv register. call f949l 451 4848 for five Newport Beach e lementary schools. milestone. Blue Cro"!i nf CaJifor· nia has upped its conuibu11on June Casaarande proudly pomt out. '' celebrating from $ 10,000 to $15.000. A..<,io. I lock.ey Rml Daily Pilot its 20Lh anniversary this year. footwear and Dr. Leslie Aspt' "Tiu·., really 1<; a communtt\ "It's pretty ama7.mg," said Ro bave also made notable 111 · even t that creates a very pD\IUVt' NEWPORT BEACI I - No one byn Moss, co-chair of lhe annual creases to lhc·ir yearly support family enV1.T0nment. " Mo... .-. "1!d thought it would come to thi ~. fund-raio;er that talces place f..nother mgn-dient to the The Spirit Run draw.. more After all, the Spirit Run was just a March 9 at Fashion Island. "It even t's growmg \Ucces.-. i!> that 1l than 8.000 participant!> and .u litt.le race to raise money for a started out so small." goes beyond the typical SK and iendtts each year and rat<,e<i single school. No doubt sponsors have been IOK race eve nts to include chtl more lhan SI00.000 for Ander· That Oedging community a big part of the event's success. dren and families w1th a ~. Lroller sen, Hamor View. Eastbluff. event has blossomed into the For the fourth year in a row, lhe SK" event, a SK family walk and a Newpon Coast and IJncoln ct FILE PHOTO I DAILY Pll 01 biggest children's race in the Lucy and Leigh Steinberg Foun 25-yard Toddler Tro t. There's also ementary '>C'hOOl'i.. The Spirit Run, seen here on March 10 at Fashion Island, enters county and the Lhird largest in dation is titJe sponsor with a a Kids Expos with activities, food its 20th ye~r of fund-rai sing for Newport elementary schools. the state that. as organiurs $20,000 backing. 1\.vo other h igh - and a Mighty Ducks Goal Patrol See SPIRIT. Paa .. A4 THE VERDICT Daily Pilot Winters get chilly living in Corona del Mar AT A GLANCE .. everal weeks ago, my furnace went have an ounce of the time I'm ready for breakfast, the under the covers.. After enough time. I ONlliEWEB: out Now, to someone living in lnsulation any place. house is a reasonable. Southern would get up and try to get ~ in www. ~com S Minnesota. hearing someone In and it's been so long California summer temperature, and l . the 2-foot area or heat, then go down Southern California complain about the since l used the can read the morning paper in comfort. the free-ling hall a..~ quickly as I could WEATHER lack of a furnace might seem absurd. fireplace. I'd be afraid So imagine my horror the morning I and huddle in front ot the kitchen After all, Minnesota registers much Ignore the me>rrJtno fog to st.art a fire In there. went down the hall. turned the heater while 1 made my breakfast. then end It'll leive. H'egha will lower temperatures, but people in On those damp, gray another dart to the Uving room. wh~ I thermostat on and nothing happened. stidt to the eo. whilt lows Minnesota are prepared for those days when the sun l could see the headlines.