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2 Part IIMonday, November 19, 1984 Coa Angeled Slimes Orange County Digest it vs. -J life ill, i i iir One for the bookies Trainer Kelly Mutch, left, represent- holds up Hilda after the hurrying hamster won ing the Silverado Branch of the Orange County Main Library, County library sweepstakes at Placentia, thus DON KELSEN Los Angeles Times the Orange herself as the "fastest hamster in Orange County." At right, establishing Kelly hurries Hilda, in her rolling plastic ball, over finish line. Irvine Drive at Costa Mesa High Students Respond to Hunger Problem 'From the Heart' Garden Grove has formed a committee that includes Councilmen Milt Krieger and Ray Littrell to investigate the rate increase, similar to the one imposed on Los Alamitos and Rossmoor. Garden Grove Unified School District Seeks Substitute Teachers The Garden Grove Unified School District is recruiting substitute teachers for elementary and secondary class assignments. Substitutes are paid $65 per day, increasing to $75 after 10 days in one class.

Substitutes can be on call for daily assignments or exercise the option of working just a few days each week. Particular schools may be requested. Substitute teachers must possess a bachelor's degree and be able to pass the California Basic Educational Skills Test for teachers. Eligibility requirements can also be satisfied by holding a valid California public school teaching credential, passing the test and having experience teaching in a public school within the past 39 months. The school district serves most of Garden Grove and portions of Anaheim, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Santa Ana, Stanton and Westminster.

Candidates interested in more information on the substitute positions should call 638-6410. Anaheim Firefighters Aid Fund Drive: Firefighters will be stationed at Anaheim Plaza from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 8 to seek public support to "Fill the Boot" with donations to support Muscular Dystrophy Assn.

research and treatment at Childrens Hospital in Orange and at UC Irvine. Orange Missing Woman Sought: Police are investigating the disappearance of a state Department of Corrections employee who was last seen leaving a nightclub in Orange. Jesslyn Rich, 35, did not return home Nov. 11 and did not report to work last Tuesday night, according to police Lt. Bob Krauss.

Police found her car parked in the East Chapman Avenue nightclub's lot, he said. to See Christmas, Victorian Rossmoor Los Alamitos Rollback in Cable TV Rate Increase Sought The Los Alamitos City Council has asked its attorney to investigate legal actions, including revoking the cable contract for the city and Rossmoor, if Rogers Cablesystems refuses to roll back a recent rate increase. Acting City Manager Mitch Lansdell said city officials were surprised to hear from residents that they had received rate increase notices. Rogers had notified the city of its intention to raise rates, Lansdell said, but the city attorney had written to the company challenging the hike. Lansdell said the city attorney is still waiting for a response to his last letter.

A meeting between city officials and Rogers' attorneys and executives has been set for Tuesday afternoon. Los Alamitos officials contend that under terms of the 1982 franchise agreement, Rogers may not raise rates without their approval until December, 1985. In Orange County, Rogers operates in Los Alamitos, the unincorporated Rossmoor area and other cities including Garden Grove. Officials in Garden Grove also are involved in a dispute with the cable television company, the world's largest, over a rate increase. Los Alamitos and Rossmoor residents are offered a "tiered" service from which to choose.

The basic service, Tier One, includes UHF and local college stations. The $6.95 charge for Tier One has not been increased. Tier Two, however, including satellite-served programming and news channels, jumped from $9.95 per month to $11.95. Additionally, the monthly fee for a remote control operating device doubled to $6. Lansdell said most Los Alamitos subscribers receive Tier Two service with the remote-control option.

The rate increase for these users is $5 per month, or about 39, he said. Monthly charges for special "pay" services such as HBO, Showtime, Bravo and the Disney Channel all were increased from $8.95 to $9.95 and extra outlet charges for second or third television sets went from $4.95 to $5.95. The increases were effective Nov. 1. Rogers regional Vice President R.J.

LaTourette has said the rate increases are justified and are based on recent decisions of the Federal Communications Commission and federal courts. A meeting between Garden Grove and Rogers officials is also scheduled for next week. Calendar Cal State Offers a Chance than any other organization in Orange County. It is impossible to determine how much money has been given by Orange County residents because national and international groups do not make public where the donations originated. Nationwide, the Red Cross is planning a fund-raising campaign in January to raise $5 million to help African drought victims, said Lynn Blacker, administrative assistant for the Orange County chapter of the American Red Cross.

Still, the money has been coming in the past two weeks and "seems to be picking up every day," she said. "People start getting more conscientious about people having something to eat during this time of the year." Like many other churches, Grace Community Church of Saddleback Valley in El Toro asks members of its congregation to donate to the needy during the holidays. Raised $12,000 Last year the congregation of 1,200 raised $12,000 as part of an ongoing campaign. Each year they give money to people in Cairo who live by foraging through garbage dumps, said the Rev. Richard Bush.

This year, they decided to give 25 of the donated funds to the African relief project. As in other churches, a few weeks before Thanksgiving members of the congregation take home a plastic "love loaf," a bread-shaped piggy bank. Church members place the loaves on their dinner tables and put money into the loaves "as a Thanksgiving offering," Bush said. On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, they bring the loaves into church. For information on donating to the Orange County chapter of the American Red Cross, call the community development office at 835-5381.

The group is not accepting food. To mail donations to the Red Cross, send to "African Relief," care of the American Red Cross, 601 N. Golden Circle Drive, Santa Ana, 92705. The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Child Care Coordinator May Be First for a City For the pasi 12 years, Nancy Noble has directed the child development center at Orange Coast College, taking care of dozens of students' children. Now she's using her skills on a much larger scale. This week she assumed her duties as Irvine's child care coordinator. Officials say it may be the first position of its kind for a city. "Irvine is wonderful," said Noble, who has lived in Irvine's University Park area for the past decade.

"I'm terribly proud that the city had the foresight and is forward thinking in that they recognize the need (for child care) and they want to do something about it." The specifics of her job are still unclear. In general, though, she is responsible for bettering the city's child care efforts, she said. One of her first tasks will be to help create a nonprofit organization to solicit federal and state child care funds for the city. Also, she will try to increase the number of child care facilities in the city and help private businesses develop their own programs. By hiring her, the City Council has provided "seed money" and is helping itself improve Irvine's child care situation, she said.

But Irvine isn't alone in its lack of child care, she said. "The need for quality child care in every community is huge," Noble said. "It's pretty hard to go to work if you can't find child care." In part, she will be working from recommendations included in a $30,000 study two years ago of the city's child care situation. The study recommended, among other things, that all sectors of the city schools, the city, businesses work' together to improve its child care situation. Over the past few years, the City Council has had a growing ambition to head off a major crisis in child care, said Ken Lazette, manager of community services and Noble's boss.

The council has "placed an emphasis on child care as an area that had to be looked at," he said. There has been a Child Care Committee dealing with child care issues in the city in various forms since 1979. And by hiring Noble, the council has escalated its commitment to child care, he said. Although specifics aren't nailed down, Noble sees her task in very simple terms: "to get this community's child care organization on its feet." DanNakaso Style 2 By DAN NAKASO, Times Staff Writer Students at Costa Mesa High School knew they could donate money individually to help drought victims in African nations. They decided instead to wage their own fund-raising campaign.

Last Tuesday, the student council placed cans and boxes in the school's 60 rooms and asked students to give whatever they could. In the past, fund-raising campaigns at the high school typically offered prizes as incentives. But not this one, which is "from the heart," said Steve Pavich, assistant principal and activities director, who suggested the drive. By Friday afternoon, more than $300 had been collected. It will be forwarded to the International Red Cross on Monday, along with whatever comes in at the last minute, Pavich said.

Others Collect Funds Around Orange County, many groups have launched fund-raising drives spontaneously in response to reports of starvation in parts of drought-stricken Africa. Although several national and international groups are accepting donations, several Orange County organizations have begun their own campaigns. Many, like the Costa Mesa High School students, are in the "Thanksgiving spirit," Pavich said. "After having a week's worth of (drought) news on the television last week, I thought this might be a good project for the student council. And the kids thought this was a good idea, thank goodness." The donations by students and others "have no strings attached, rather than 'if my room gives $50, I get a free ice "It's time for us to give," Pavich said.

"The motto was: Costa Mesa High School Gives Thanks. We're coming upon a time here in the United States when most of us will sit down to a nice meal. It was a unifying thing." The Orange County chapter of the American Red Cross has received $3,000 in donations, probably more 3 Hourly ozone averages, from 10 a.m. to 6 Key: Federal clean air standard 1 1st stage smog episode; air unhealthful for everyone. 2 2nd stage smog episode; air hazardous for everyone.

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to 4 p.m. Nov. 29 in the conference room of the hospital, 14662 Newport Tustin. The hospital's Employee Assn. is sponsoring the holiday bazaar.

Free Feast Offered: Thanksgiving dinner will be served from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Harbor Christian Fellowship, 740 W. Wilson Costa Mesa. The meal is free, and anyone is welcome. Reunion Members Sought: Reunion organizers are looking for members of the Huntington Beach High School Class of 1965.

The 20-year reunion is set for Aug. 24, 1985, at the Huntington Harbour Bay Racquet Club. For information, call 891-1583. Herb Vida Day Camp Planned: A Christmas day camp for children ages 5 through 12 will be offered by the Santa AnaTustin YMCA during the school holiday vacation period from Dec. 26 through Jan.

4 at Pine Tree Park in Tustin. Campers will have daily activities at 'he park, trips to the Los Angeles Zoo, skating parties and sports events. The cost is $60 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Real Estate Seminar Set: A free seminar titled "Real Estate. What's It Worth" will be presented at 7 p.m.

Nov. 27 by the Newport Harbor-Costa Mesa Board of Realtors in its auditorium at 401 N. Newport Newport Beach. Realtors will discuss the value of today's 0 To" 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 1 2 3 4 5.