Beach Challenge Winners

Here are the individual and team winners of the Newport Beach 1/1 Foundation Beach Challenge. For more coverage of the event, see page 13.

Division Awards, Male                                                                  

Division Place Name              Age Location          Time  

M 14-39   1 Keith Woodside        36 Yorba Linda       11:10    

M 14-39  2 Matthew Montgomery    27 Newport Beach     11:59      

M 14-39   3 Dominic Fabri         16 Costa Mesa        12:17 

M 40-99  14 Kyle Robar            44 Newport Beach     13:36  

M 40-99  23 David Clarke          41 Newport Beach     14:26 

M 40-99  37 Tom Doyle             44 Newport Beach     15:40 

                                                                                      Division Awards Female                                                                

Division Place Name              Age Location          Time  

F 14-39  16 Malin Jelk            21 Newport Beach     13:45 

F 14-39  28 Natalie Dygert        22 Irvine            15:03 

F 14-39  33 Heather Brown         27 Garden Grove      15:25 

F 40-99  15 Allison Robar         43 Newport Beach     13:37 

F 40-99  41 Nice Barcelos         46 Laguna Hills      16:06 

F 40-99  43 Lisa MacDonald        47 Orange            16:12 

Teams – Open Division

First Place - JNPM (Team 9)

Score: 57:18

Name                 Sex Age Place DivPl    Time 

Mckenzie, Patrick     M   15    12    12   13:22

Kernan, Matthew       M   16    21    17   14:16

Cord, Nicholas        M   16    24    19   14:28

Hack, Ty              M   16    31    25   15:12

Second Place - Magnificent Bastards (Team 10)           

Score: 58:32

Name                 Sex Age Place DivPl    Time

Carter, Cayman        M   15    11    11   13:22

Martinez, Michael     M   16    17    14   13:45

Storm, Nick           M   16    34    27   15:28

Reinhardt, Tim        M   16    39    31   15:57

Third Place - CrossFit Newps (Team 3)                   

Score: 1:05:07

Name                 Sex Age Place DivPl    Time 

Clarke, David         M   41    23     2   14:26

Nguyen, Joann         F   29    45     4   16:18

Korengold, Jordan     M   23    49    36   16:35

Benitez, Ron          M   33    61    42   17:48

Fourth Place - Chuckles (Team 2)                         

Score: 1:10:38

Name                 Sex Age Place DivPl    Time

Lever, Rubin          M   24    13    13   13:29     

Frederickson, Matt    M   29    70    47   18:18

Sakai, Blair          F   26    71     8   18:18

Frederickson, Tammie  F   53    84     6   20:33

Fifth Place - Newport Jaycees (Team 12)                 

Score: 1:18:28

Name                 Sex Age Place DivPl    Time 

Brown, Heather        F   27    33     3   15:25

Pitts, Kevin          M   51    65     8   17:56

Vaz, Gareth           M   24    94    55   22:08

Nathan, Tara          F   32   100    16   22:59   

The List: Restaurant Week

Today marks the start of Restaurant Week in Newport Beach, with dozens of establishments offering special prix fixe meals. Dining reviewers Chris and Stasha try to plan their week here. Below is a list of participating restaurants.

AIRPORT AREA         

BAMBU RESTAURANT & LOUNGE           949-476-2001

IL GIARDINO  949-660-1010

TEN ASIAN BISTRO          949-660-1010

TRADITION BY PASCAL          949-263-9400

BALBOA ISLAND

AMELIA'S RESTAURANT          949-673-6580

BAROLO BY THE SEA          949-675-6193

CIAO ITALIAN RESTAURANT          949-675-4070

PAS TU RESTAURANT          949-566-9525

VILLAGE INN            949-675-8300

WILMA'S PATIO          949-675-5542

BALBOA PENINSULA

21 OCEANFRONT          949-673-2100

AVILA'S EL RANCHITO          949-675-6855

IL FARRO          949-723-5711

PESCADOU BISTRO          949-675-6990

ROCKIN BAJA COASTAL CANTINA          949-723-0606

WOODY'S WHARF          949-675-0474

BALBOA VILLAGE

HARBORSIDE RESTAURANT          949-673-4633

NEWPORT LANDING RESTAURANT          949-675-2373

CANNERY VILLAGE

BLUEWATER GRILL          949-675-3474

BUDDHA'S FAVORITE          949-723-4203

CANNERY RESTAURANT          949-566-0060

CORONA DEL MAR

AVILA'S EL RANCHITO          949-644-8226

BUNGALOW           949-673-6585

FIVE CROWNS          949-760-0331

LANDMARK STEAKHOUE          949-675-5556

MAYUR CUISINE OF INDIA          949-675-6622

PORT RESTAURANT & BAR          949-723-9685

ROTHSCHILD'S RESTAURANT          949-673-3750

SUMMER HOUSE          949-612-7700

THE CROW BAR AND KITCHEN          949-675-0070

TOMMY BAHAMA ISLAND GRILLE          949-760-8686

MARINERS MILE

A RESTAURANT          949-650-6505

BILLY'S AT THE BEACH          949-722-1100

CHART HOUSE          949-548-5889

COAST POINT CP RESTAURANT          949-631-8088

FIRST CABIN AT THE BALBOA BAY CLUB          949-630-4390

RUSTY PELICIAN          949-642-3431

SOL COCINA          949-675-9800

WINE LAB NEWPORT          949-515-8466

NEWPORT BACK BAY

BACK BAY BISTRO          949-729-1144

BAYSIDE RESTAURANT          949-721-1222

BISTRO LE CRILLON          949-640-8181

SAGE          949-718-9650

SAPORI RISTORANTE          949-644-4220

NEWPORT CENTER

BLOOMINGDALES 59TH & LEX CAFÉ          949-729-6709

BRASSERIE PASCAL          949-640-2700

CANALETTO RISTORANTE VENETO          949-640-0900

EL TORITO GRILL          949-640-2875

FLEMING'S PRIME STEAKHOUSE          949-720-9633

MULDOON'S DUBLIN PUB & CELTIC BAR          949-640-4110

RITZ RESTAURANT & GARDEN          949-720-1800

ROY'S HAWAIIAN FUSION          949-640-7697

RUSTICA          949-706-8282

YARD HOUSE          949-640-9273

DAILY GRILL          949-644-2223

TRUE FOOD KITCHEN          949-644-2400

NEWPORT COAST

BLUEFIN          949-715-7373

COLISEUM POOL & GRILL          949-467-5262

MODO MIO CUCINA RUSTICA          949-497-9770

PELICAN GRILL          949-467-5802

WILDFISH SEAFOOD GRILLE          949-720-9925

ZOV'S NEIGHBORHOOD CAFÉ & BAR          949-760-9687

WEST NEWPORT

ALLEY RESTAURANT & BAR          949-646-9126

ROYAL THAI CUISINE          949-645-8424

City Boards and Commissions

Newport Beach has several boards and composed of city residents that oversee aspects of the city’s operations and advise the City Council on policy matters related to their areas of responsibility. These boards and commission meet once or twice per month. Meeting dates and agendas, and minutes of past meetings, are available at www.newportbeachca.gov.

ARTS COMMISSION

Robyn Grant, Chair, rbgrant@cox.net

Robert Smith, Vice Chair, robertbsmith8088@sbcglobal.net

Rita Goldberg, Secretary, RitaLax@aol.com

Carole Boller, carole@bollerart.com

Wendy Brooks, artsluvr@cox.net

Christopher Trela, chris4arts@aol.com

BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES

Karen Clark, Chair, kclark@gibsondunn.com

Lynn Crutchley, Vice Chair, lcrutch@earthlink.net

Kathleen Peterson, Secretary, Kathleen.peterson@klgates.com

Jerry King, jking@brandman.com

Stephanie Maurguia, steph-murguia@sbcglobal.net

CIVIL SERVICE BOARD

Hugh Logan, Chair, hughlogan@cox.net

Debra Allen, Vice Chair, debraallen@yahoo.com

Douglas Coulter, dacoulter@earthlink.net

James M. “Mickey” Dunlap Jr., mickeydu@pacbell.net

Maiqual Talbot, Talbot@spacelines.com

HARBOR COMMISSION

Donald R. Lawrenz, Chair, dl7law@cs.com

Marshall “Duffy” Duffield, Vice Chair, duffy@duffyboats.com

Ralph Rodheim, Secretary, Ralph@rodheim-marketing.com

Duncan McIntosh, Duncan@goboating.com

Karen Rhyne, rhyneharbor@aol.com

Vincent Valdes, vince@nauticalplayingcards.com

Douglas West, douglasmwest@mac.com

PARKS, BEACHES & RECREATION COMMISSION

J. Marie Marston, Chair, jmmarston@adelphia.net

Phillip Lugar, Vice Chair, phillip.lugar@sce.com

Thomas Anderson, npbtom@yahoo.com

Timothy Brown, tim-brown@sbcgtlobal.net

Ron Cole, roncole@lyon1.com

Kathy Hamilton, cocoh1@roadrunner.com

William E. Garrett, bgarrett@interpacificmgmt.com

PLANNING COMMISSION

Earl McDaniel, Chair, emcdaniel@sunwestbank.com

Charles Unsworth, Vice Chair, cwunsworth@roadrunner.com

Michael L. Toerge, Secretary, strataland@earthlink.net

Fred Ameri, ameri@rbj.com

Barry Eaton, eaton727@earthlink.net

Robert C. Hawkins, rhawkins@earthlink.net

Bradley Hillgren, bhillgren@highrhodes.com

The city also has a couple dozen citizens advisory committees, which generally include up to three councilmembers as well as city residents. There are about a half-dozen standing advisory committees and many ad hoc committees formed around specific issues or areas of interest. These committees advise the City Council as requested. Their meeting dates and agendas and minutes of past meetings are available at www.newportbeachca.gov. Here are the two most active standing advisory committees:

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Arlene Greer, Chair

Mayor Mike Henn

Councilmember Nancy Gardner

Michael Alti

Bruce Asper

Laura Curran

Kathy Harrison

Snadra Haskell

Kimberly Jameson

Kevin Kelly 

Vincent Lepore

Charles McKenna

Laura Meier

Jay Myers

Kevin Nolen

Joan Penfil

Ed Reno

Nick Roussos

Debra Stevens

Timothy Stoaks

Barbara Thibault

Merritt Van Sant

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Mayor Mike Henn, Chair

Councilmember Keith Curry

Councilmember Steve Rosansky

Planning Commissioner Robert Hawkins,

Mike McNamara, Vice Chair

Craig Batley

Seymour Beek

Jeffrey Cole

Steven Coyne

Sheri Drewry

Jennifer Gonzalez

Arlene Greer

Mark Hoover

David Hsiang

John Hyatt

Lloyd Ikerd

Brion Jennette

Debra Legan

Richard Leuhrs

Scott Palmer

John Robinson

Gregg Schwenk

Gary Sherwin

Kim Van Natta

Gay Wassall-Kelly

Newport Beach Mayors

Name            Term

John King*             1906-1908

C. A. Barton*            1908-1910

A. N. Smith*            1910-1912

Albert Hermes*            1912-1914

W. K. Parkinson*           1914-1916

Stetson R. Jumper*            1916-1917 (resigned mid-term)

H. A. Robinson*            1917-1918

J. P. Greeley*            1918-1922

J. J. Schnitker*            1922-1924

George P. Wilson*            1924-1926

Dr. Conrad Richter*            1926-1928

Marcus J. Johnson            1928-1932

Dr. Herman Hilmer            1932-1936

Harry H. Williamson            1936-1940

Irvin George Gordon              1940-1942

Clyan H. Hall            1942-1946

O. B. Reed            1946-1948

Dallas K. Blue            1948-1950

Lester L. Isbell            1950-1952

A. W. Smith            1952 (resigned mid-term)

Norman Miller            1952-1954

Dora O. Hill            1954-1958

James B. Stoddard            1958-1962

Charles E. Hart            1962-1964

Paul J. Gruber            1964-1968

Doreen Marshall            1968-1970           

Ed Hirth            1970-1972           

Donald McGinnis            1972-1976           

Howard Rogers            1976 (died in office)           

Milan M. Dostal            1976-1978           

Paul Ryckoff            1978-1980           

Jackie Heather            1980-1983            

Evelyn Hart            1983-1984           

Philip Maurer            1984-1986           

John Cox, Jr.            1986-1988           

Donald Strauss            1988-1989           

Ruthelyn Plummer                    1989-1990           

Phil Sansone            1990-1992           

Clarence Turner            1992-1994           

John Hedges            1994-1996           

Jan Debay            1996-1997           

Thomas Cole Edwards            1997-1998           

Dennis D. O’Neil            1998-1999           

John E. Noyes            1999-2000           

Garold B. (Gary) Adams            2000-2001           

Tod W. Ridgeway            2001-2002           

Steven Bromberg            2002-2003           

Tod W. Ridgeway            2003-2004           

Steven Bromberg            2004-2005           

John Heffernan            2005            

Don Webb            2005-2006           

Steven Rosansky            2006-2007           

Edward Selich            2007-2009            

Keith Curry            2009 - 

* Board president. Before 1928, the city was governed by a Board of Trustees.

Enough Already: Books That Should Be Banned

This week is Banned Books Week, a week in which the American Library Association urges everyone to reflect on our First Amendment freedoms and recognize how fragile they can be (see Paige Turner’s column on page 14). We certainly support the ALA in their effort, and agree that banning books from library shelves because of political or moral objections – because they challenge us and make us uncomfortable – is antithetical to the free and open society envisioned by the Founding Fathers and that we still aspire to.

However …

There are some books that are just annoying, vapid and a waste of trees, and it’s hard to see how society would be harmed if someone would just tap some authors and publishers on the shoulder, brandish a baseball bat, and quietly suggest that they knock it off.

Here, with all due respect to the ALA, is our list of books that should be banned. If we’ve left any out, let us know in the comments or by email to editor@newportbeachindy.com.

Oh look, a new Pilates book. Why?1. Anything about Pilates. When does a fitness fad become a tree-killing environmental menace? We don’t know exactly where that line is, but we do know that Pilates crossed it long ago. Way long ago.

2. Anything by Danielle Steel. She has made her millions many times over. To persist at this point is just reader abuse.

3. Anything with “Chicken Soup” in the title. Unless it’s a cookbook, and then we’ll take it on a case-by-case basis.

4. “The Bridges of Madison County.”

5. Children’s books written by celebrities. Reading education guru Jim Trelease brought this to our attention. Upon reflection, we agree.

6. Biographies of people younger than 30.  We don’t care how many billions they made in social media, it’s just a ridiculous concept.

7. “The Secret.” We’re visioning a life without claptrap.

8. All of the “Dune” sequels. There’s what, 549 now? Sheesh.