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OC Weekly Budget
Date: 04-25-2002 10:30 PM - Word Count: 2086

OC Weekly Budget
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   Eds: Here is a listing of Orange County budget items for April 28-May 4,
provided for your planning purposes. The events will be supplemented in daily
budgets and may be revised as the week progresses.

   Sunday

   8:15 a.m. NEWPORT BEACH - The March of Dimes WalkAmerica is expected to
attract more than 6,000 participants. Fashion Island, Newport Center Drive.
Contact: Anita Roark, (213) 637-5058; Irma Arvizu, (213) 637-5052; Russell
Bell, (949) 348-8600, ext. 222.

   9:30 a.m. GARDEN GROVE - The ``singing policeman'' from the ``Ground Zero
Prayer Service,'' Sgt. Daniel Rodriguez, will sing at the Crystal Cathedral.
He will also perform at the 11 a.m. service. Contact says Rodriguez is
studying with Placido Domingo. 12141 Lewis St. Contact: John Charles, (714)
971-4013.

   10 a.m. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO - The second annual ``Education Fair 2002'' for
families with students who are learning English will be held at Del Obispo
Elementary School. 25591 Camino del Avion. Contact: David Smollar, (949) 489-
7452.

   10 a.m. COSTA MESA - ``America's Family Pet Expo'' will conclude. Orange
County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive. Contact: Corrine Hanley, (818) 366-7263.

   11 a.m. COSTA MESA - A staged reading of ``Our Boy,'' by Julia Jordan, will
be held at South Coast Repertory. 650 Town Center Drive. Contact: (714) 708-
5500.

   11 a.m. HUNTINGTON BEACH - The second annual Free To Breathe Kite Festival,
organized by the American Lung Association of Orange County, will be held on
the north side of pier at Pier Plaza. Contact: (714) 835-5864.

   4 p.m. IRVINE - Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah of Iran, will
speak as part of the ``Irvine at the Crossroads'' lecture series. His speech
is titled ``Working Together for a Common Cause -- The Establishment of a
Democratic and Secular Government in Iran.'' Civic Center Piazza, One Civic
Center Plaza. Contact: Heidi Olson, (949) 724-6673.

   6 p.m. BREA - The 10th anniversary ``Candlelight Vigil and Names Dedication
Ceremony'' will be sponsored by the Orange County chapter of Parents of
Murdered Children. Memory Garden Memorial Park, 455 W. Central Ave. Contact:
(714) 647-7508.

   7 p.m. COSTA MESA - The Pacific Chorale will perform at the Orange County
Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive. Contact: Tim Dunn, OCPAC, (714)
556-2122, ext. 209; Angela Dickson, ext. 710; Mary Lou Githens, ext. 206.

   8:30 p.m. ANAHEIM - Jagged Edge will perform at The Grove of Anaheim. 2200
E. Katella Ave. Contact: (714) 712-7250.

   Monday

   9 a.m. SANTA ANA - A third trial is scheduled to begin for Peter Solomona.
He is accused of killing a teen-ager over a stolen Halloween decoration. Dept.
C37, Central Court, 700 W. Civic Center Drive. Contact: (714) 834-4759.

   9 a.m. LAGUNA NIGUEL - Arraignment is set for Tawny Kitaen Finley, who is
charged with inflicting corporal injury and battering her husband, former
Angels pitcher Chuck Finley. Dept. S1, South Court, 30143 Crown Valley
Parkway. Contact: court services, (949) 249-5116.

   9 a.m. SANTA ANA - Trial is scheduled to begin for Raymond Busch, an Orange
Unified School District counselor accused of recall election fraud. Dept. C47,
Central Court, 700 W. Civic Center Drive. Contact: (714) 834-3250.

   1:30 p.m. SANTA ANA - Sentencing is set for Dr. Fredesminda Yabut-Baluyut,
who was convicted of distributing millions of pseudoephedrine tablets, a key
ingredient in making methamphetamine. Courtroom 10D, U.S. District Court, 411
W. Fourth St. Contact: Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Cutler, (714) 338-3534.

   6 p.m. NEWPORT BEACH - A reception will be held for the governor's wife,
Sharon Davis, on behalf of the Community Action Fund, which supports Planned
Parenthood. Home at 6 Rue Marseille off Big Canyon Drive. Contact: Kimberly
Custer, (714) 633-6373.

   Tuesday

   7:30 a.m. IRVINE - The results of the 2002 Orange County Executive Survey
by the UC Irvine Graduate School of Management will be released. University
Club, UCI, University Drive. Contact: Linda McCrerey, (949) 824-6286.

   7:45 a.m. IRVINE - The Orange County Business Council will host an Ocean
Water Quality Summit. Hyatt Regency, 17900 Jamboree Road. Contact: Julie
Puente, (949) 794-7217.

   9 a.m. SANTA ANA - Arraignment is set for Michael Goodwin, who is accused
of the 1988 slayings of racing legend Mickey Thompson and wife Trudy. Dept.
C40, Central Court, 700 W. Civic Center Drive. Contact: (714) 834-4596.

   9 a.m. SANTA ANA - Arraignment is set for Brian Dance, who is accused of
raping and torturing a 15-year-old girl he met in an Internet chat room. Dept.
C5, Central Court, 700 W. Civic Center Drive. Contact: (714) 834-3792.

   9 a.m. NEWPORT BEACH - A preliminary hearing is set for Cary Jay Smith, an
admitted pedophile accused of molesting a boy. Dept. H2, Harbor Court, 4601
Jamboree Road. Contact: (949) 476-4702.

   10 a.m. HUNTINGTON BEACH - The city of Huntington Beach will dedicate a
flood-control pumping station. Contact says the old one could not handle
runoff from storms. At 6252 Shields Drive. Contact: city, (714) 536-5511.

   10 a.m. NEWPORT BEACH - A monument meant to raise awareness about child
abuse will be unveiled. Contact says more than 2,000 victims of child abuse
have died since Sept. 11. Parent Help USA office, 3848 Campus Drive, Suite
101. Contact: Sally Kanarek, (949) 251-9274.

   7 p.m. IRVINE - Former Republican Sen. Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming will
speak on ``Democracy in America,'' as part of the ``Irvine at the Crossroads''
lecture series. Council Chamber, One Civic Center Plaza. Contact: Heidi Olson,
(949) 724-6673.

   8 p.m. COSTA MESA - ``The Music Man'' will run for eight performances as
part of the Broadway Series in Segerstrom Hall. Orange County Performing Arts
Center, 600 Town Center Drive. Contact: Tim Dunn, OCPAC, (714) 556-2122, ext.
209; Angela Dickson, ext. 710; Mary Lou Githens, ext. 206.

   Wednesday

   7:30 a.m. ORANGE - Researchers at Children's Hospital of Orange County will
present their latest findings as part of ``Research Day.'' CHOC West Building,
Harold Wade Education Center, 2nd Floor, 455 S. Main St. Contact: Denise
Almazan, (714) 532-8680.

   9 a.m. WESTMINSTER - Arraignment is set for David King, a Cypress High
School teacher who is accused of having sex with a student. Department will be
posted. West Court, 8141 13th St. Contact: court services, (714) 896-7208.

   9 a.m. SANTA ANA - The Orange County Children & Families Commission will
meet. Hearing Room, Hall of Administration, 10 Civic Center Plaza. Contact:
(714) 834-2206.

   Noon IRVINE - Former Republican Sen. Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming will speak
at the Orange County Forum. His speech is titled ``Right in the Old Gazoo,''
the same as his book, a critique of the media's coverage of American politics
and politicians. Hyatt Regency, 17900 Jamboree Blvd. Contact: (949) 588-9884.

   Noon ORANGE - A luncheon hosted by the Orange County Bar Association will
mark the start of ``Law Day U.S.A.'' Doubletree hotel, 100 The City Drive.
Contact: Trudy Levindofske, (949) 440-6700, ext. 162.

   Noon NEWPORT BEACH - The 29th annual In-Water Boat Show at Newport Dunes
will conclude on Sunday. 1131 Back Bay Drive. Contact: (949) 757-5959.

   2:30 p.m. IRVINE - The Great Clips NASCAR race car will be at the Great
Clips Salon, 4513 Campus Drive. Contact: (714) 556-2547.

   8:30 p.m. ANAHEIM - Goldenvoice Presents Slayer/Hatebreed for a two-night
engagement at The Grove of Anaheim. 2200 E. Katella Ave. Contact: (714) 712-
7250.

   Thursday

   7:15 a.m. CORONA DEL MAR - Poet James Bruce Joseph Sievers will present
``An American In Love With His Country'' as part of the 5th annual Interfaith
National Day of Prayer breakfast. St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church,
3233 Pacific View Drive. Contact: Jim de Boom, (949) 660-8665.

   9 a.m. WESTMINSTER - Arraignment is set for Riad Mohamad Ahmed, a scientist
charged for keeping radioactive carbon 14 at his home. Department will be
posted. West Court, 8141 13th St. Contact: court services, (714) 896-7208.

   3:30 p.m. IRVINE - Former Republican Sen. Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming will
present ``Why Politics Is a Contact Sport.'' At UC Irvine, 1100 Social Science
Plaza A, University Drive. Contact: Lisa Stieler, (949) 824-7687.

   7 p.m. YORBA LINDA - Bruce Herschensohn, a foreign affairs authority and
political commentator, and Hussein Ibish of the Washington, D.C.-based
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee will debate ``Is Peace Possible''
in the Middle East. At the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace. 18001 Yorba
Linda Blvd. Contact: Arianna Barrios, (714) 993-5075, ext. 208.

   8 p.m. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO - David Wilcox will perform at the Coach House.
33157 Camino Capistrano. Contact: (949) 496-5927.

   Friday

   9 a.m. LAGUNA NIGUEL - Arraignment is set for Arnulfo Rios, who is accused
of killing his wife. Dept. S2, South Court, 30143 Crown Valley Parkway.
Contact: court services, (714) 249-5116.

   9 a.m. WESTMINSTER - Arraignment is set for Jeffrey Alan Smith, who is
accused of the 1998 slaying of a woman in a motel. Department will be posted.
West Court, 8141 13th St. Contact: court services, (714) 896-7208.

   9 a.m. SANTA ANA - Motions are scheduled to be argued in the trial of Art
Romo, a suspected Mexican Mafia member accused of moving more than 200
kilograms of cocaine. Dept. C38, Central Court, 700 W. Civic Center Drive.
Contact: (714) 834-4710.

   9 a.m. SANTA ANA - A court trial is scheduled for Isidron Hernandez. He is
accused killing a teen-ager on a bicycle by hitting him with his car and
driving for several miles with the teen's body jammed in his car windshield.
Dept. C38, Central Court, 700 W. Civic Center Drive. Contact: (714) 834-4710.

   9 a.m. FULLERTON - More than 2,500 developmentally disabled Orange County
students will participate in the 17th annual Cal State Fullerton Special
Games. This year's theme is ``Salute to Our Heroes.'' Soccer practice field
north of Titan Gymnasium, CSUF, 800 N. State College Blvd. Contact: Lisa
Thies, (714) 278-3112; Jeannie De Santis, (714) 550-9155; Pamela McLaren,
(714) 278-4852.

   1 p.m. ANAHEIM - The 20th annual Homeworld 2002 Home & Garden Show will run
through Sunday at the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W. Katella Ave. Contact:
Monica Gillen, (714) 271-4081.

   2 p.m. ORANGE - Chapman University students, who had planned to meet with
former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, will meet with Chancellor of
the Exchequer Lord Nigel Lawson instead. Thatcher canceled due to illness.
Argyros Forum 202, CU, 333 N. Glassell St. Contact: Ruth Wardwell, (714) 532-
6075.

   6 p.m. BREA - Los Angeles Times sports reporter Diane Pucin will receive
the ``Distinguished Communicator of the Year Award'' at Cal State Fullerton.
The Orange County Register's Jeff Rowe will be named ``Outstanding Part-time
Faculty Member.'' Embassy Suites, 900 E. Birch St. Contact: Susan Katsaros,
(714) 278-2414.

   7 p.m. SANTA ANA - The Kidseum Family Festival, ``Voices of the Future:
Youth Story Telling'' will celebrate folktales. Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main
St. Contact: (714) 567-3600.

   7:30 p.m. COSTA MESA - The Paquito D'Rivera Sextet will perform over two-
evenings as part of the Jazz Club Series in Founders Hall. Orange County
Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive. Contact: Tim Dunn, OCPAC, (714)
556-2122, ext. 209; Angela Dickson, ext. 710; Mary Lou Githens, ext. 206.

   8 p.m. IRVINE - Lila Downs from Oaxaca, Mexico, will perform at the Barclay
Theatre. 4242 Campus Drive. Contact: (949) 854-4646.

   8 p.m. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO - Ambrosia, Union of Saints and Bluefish will
perform at the Coach House. 33157 Camino Capistrano. Contact: (949) 496-5927.

   Saturday

   8 a.m. ANAHEIM - Some 1,200 volunteers will paint 50 homes during the
annual ``Paint Your Heart Out Anaheim.'' Call for addresses. Contact: Carolyn
Griebe, (714) 758-1387.

   9 a.m. SANTA ANA - Orange County youths will learn the rules of the road at
the traffic safety education program ``LOOKOUT!'' developed by the Orange
County Red Cross. 600 Parkcenter Drive. Contact: Rebecca Long, (714) 481-5376.

   10 a.m. IRVINE - The Spring Flower & Orchid Show will be held at the UC
Irvine Arboretum, UCI, University Drive. Contact: Laura Lyons, (949) 824-5833.

   10 a.m. GARDEN GROVE - A Vietnamese Health Fair will be held at 11391
Acacia Parkway. Contact: Uyen Luong, (714) 530-1566.

   3 p.m. COSTA MESA - Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, will sign
his new CD ``I Am Not Homer!'' at Borders South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St.
Contact: Mike Gibb, (714) 279-8933.

   8 p.m. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO - Martin Sexton and Chris Trapper will perform
at the Coach House. 33157 Camino Capistrano. Contact: (949) 496-5927.

   8 p.m. SANTA ANA - Manic Hispanic, The Distillers and Union 13 will perform
at the Galaxy Theatre, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd. Contact: (714) 957-0600.

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