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D-6 /~,i\m»kgollnlon Sunday, April S, 1987 /A Rolls will be rolled out fot~Spera fund-raiser auction By Janet Sutter tarr Writer

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Proceeds will help support the Big Sister home in Hillcrest, a temporary shelter for women in crisis, and the Big/Little Sister program which matches adult women with girls ages 5 to 15. Eggstravaganza tickets are $30; call the Big Sister League. Globe and gown The Old Globe Theatre and the University of San Diego are linked now in a program for a Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Arts. The first students will enroll next fall, getting practical theater work at the Globe and academic studies in the USO English Department. -- That link will be celebrated by the attendance of many Globe board members at the USD Deans' Ball on Saturday. Best of all, Globe veteran actor Jonathan McMurtry will enter- tain. Also on hand will be USO academic vice president and provost, Sister Sally Furay, who happens to be pres- ident of the Old Globe Theatre's board of directors. Kim and Marilyn Fletcher are chairing the Deans' Ball which be- gins with cocktails at 7 p.m. at the Town & Country Hotel. The black-tie evening will benefit the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business

Spindrift Another opera coup. Scaasi, whose dressy clothes the women in "W" covet, is coming to California for the first time. Guess where. Right! Saks La Jolla is luring him here for the San Diego Opera fashion show Aug. 4. There'll be an intimate dinner party the night before for major pa- trons.Phyllis Parrish is chairwoman. Celebrated eggheads Dennis Conner, Stevie Wonder, Charles "Peanuts" Shultz, Jane Fonda and Bruce Willis, Frank Sina- tra, Gene Wilder, Olaf Wieghorst, Alan Alda, Jack Nicholson, Rue McClanahan of "Golden Girls." Now just what do all these folks have in common? They've all taken paint- brush, pencil, crayon or something similar in band to decorate an egg for "Eggstravaganza." That Easter egg auction sponsored by the Big Sister League of San Diego will be Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. in the lower level of University Towne Centre near Nordstrom. Some of the eggs are already on display in the lower mall. Robert Arnhym will be the auctioneer. The event also will feature dance music by "Biorhythm," hors d'oeuvres and a no-host bar.

The 1948 Rolls-Royce Silver Wra- ith has curving classic lines, the fa- mous handmade radiator, the signa- ture hood ornament, and an open chauffeur's compartment separated from the passenger seat by a glass partition. That dilly will be up for bids May 6 at the Sao Diego Opera's "Rolls-Royce of Garage Sales and uction." The party will help underwrite the opera season which opens Oct. 10 with "Rigoletto." Symbolic Motors, which donated the car, is loaning its La Jolla prem• ises for the party from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. A cocktail buffet and music by Steven Spencer will sustain and en- tertain. Wagener has donated a dress for the auction, as has Saks Fifth Av- enu . Trips to Paris and Australia ar among the tempters. The more expensive items will be auctioned, but little items will carry price tags and some half-price bargain., will be the prizes of a scavenger hunt. Dorene Whitney, chairwoman of the auction night and the "Rigoletto" opening night gala, says guests will be opera, auction and car enthusi• asts. Anyone interested should call the San Diego Opera office. Reserva• tions are $35 per person.

Mary Pappas, Athens Market restaurant owner, wearing a Jaeger suit, will join the models In 'Dress Up Downtown' Wednesday sponsored by Central City Association.

The dress from Wagener, and the 1948 Rolls-Royce on which Kathleen Kadir is seated, will be up for auction May 6 at a San Diego Opera fund-raiser.

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an effort to save others from death or injury in a fire. No-host cocktails will be at 6 p.m., the dinner and awards at 7 p.m., with KFMB's Clark Anthony as master of ceremonies. Reservations are $30, $50 or $500 per person.

Spinoffs. The Sao Diego Buro Institute will have its 14th Spirit of Courage Awards Banquet Thursday at the San Diego Hilton. The event honors indi- viduals who have risked their lives in

Administration, School of Education, School of Law and the Philip Y Hahn School of Nursing. Reservations are $500 per person for President's Cir- cle; $250 for Dean's Circle; and $125 for Circle of Scholars. Call Maggie (Mrs. John) Mazur.

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arketplace In L.A. Calls To Women will have to Tht_ SBA and SCORE _offer two management workshops this

Administration, for more informa, lion. . . The-·Society for Technical Communication's April 14 meet- ing will focus on "Advertising Technological Knowledge." The meeting will be held at the Cafe Del Rey Moro in Balboa Park star- tmg at 6 p.m. • • • Prof. Johanna Hunsaker will discuss "Men, Women, Power and Organizational Politics" on April 24 at the final program of the Business Update Spring 1987 Seminar series sponsored by USD. The breakfast starts at '7:30 p.m:- Contact USO Continuing Educa- tion for more information. • • "High-Tech Selling: How to Distribute Your Wares," is the topic of a morning breakfast meet- ing of the Computer and Elec- tronics Marketing Association on Wednesday. The meeting at the La Jolin Village Inn starts at 7 a.m Robert Vendeland, market- (ng consultant, will speak. He ad- vises companies to pick a suc- cessful method and stick to it. * * * Glen E. Spangler is the new COO at Image Hotels of America. Spangler is a certified hotel administrator who brings 17 years of experience to the job. He has worked with such hotels as Ramada Inn, Holiday Inn, Howard Johnson's and Days Inn.

ficer of the company's Equitable/ Source Corp. subsidiary based in Santa Clara. Sinclair was formerly executive v.p. ofoperations here. * * * Bill Acosta has been promoted . to manager of the local Social Se- : curity office downtown. Formerly : manager of the SSA Escondido of- _ fice, Acosta succeeds Eugene . Williams who retired last month. * * * ' Russell C. Brown, a former '. senior v.p. with Management 1 Analysis Co., has joined ICF Inc.,, as n v p. Brown moves to Washing-. ton, D.C., to accept the post. He '. will act as a major project manager ·, and senior consultant in manage- : ment, engineering, marketing and, 1 related areas.

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t.ravl'l to Los ng(•lcs if they want to hear about government and cor- porutc cont racting opportunities nPxt month. Sponsored by the U.S. D!•pt. of Commerce, State of Cali- fornia , L.A. County and ..!_he 1;9-· t1on11l . sociation of Women Busi• nc•s wncrs, McgnMurketplacc We t is expected lo utlrucl more than 3,000 women to the L.A. Con• vent ion Center May 27. " Wom<'n-owned businesses are one of the fastest growing seg- ments of the American economy," says Commerce Assistant Secre• tury Kay Bulow. They now com- prise 25 percent of all small busi- ncsse~. huv,ng grown nearly 75 percent over the past decade to number moro than 3 million. California houses more women- owned companies than any other 1 slate we. l of the Mississippi - / 487,029. Together these companies generate revenues of more than $10 million annually. Texas is se- cond with 261,995 female-headed companies. Nationally, ·women- owned firms bring in annual r<'ceipts ofmore than $53 billion. Those impressive statistics aside, women-owned companies receive less than l percent of all federal procurement dollars. MegaMarketplace sets up com- puter-matched appointments with government and corporate contrac- ting officials interested in wide- ranging goods and services. Oppor- tunities are available in such areas as automated data processing sys- tems analysis, constructipn of resi- dential and commercial structures, printing, advertising, personnel services and accounting services. MegaMurketpluce will also pro- vide exhibition space. Interested business own('rs should write MeguMark etplace, Community Development Commission, Los Ang!'les County, 1436 Goodrich Blvd.. Commerce 90022. • • • Harvey Levine, author of "Pro- ject·"'Martage'firent •Usirlg "Micro Cohtplit,,;s," will1speaT<:' nt a Pro- jJdl"Mdna~cment 'ForJ.n( April ' 21 The seminar, sponsored by the local chnpt<.Jr of the Project Man- agemt•nt Institute, will also fea lure peakers und panels on con- struction, DOU/DOE contractors and software development and pro- ject management software. Cost is $75 if reservations ure made by Friday. The program runs 8 a,m. to 5 pm. Contact William R Shcr- rnrd, SUSU College of Business ml51

month for current and future small business owners. The daylong workshops will be held at National University in Mission Valley April 14 and 28. Cost is $15 for the pro- gram that starts at 8:15 a.m. • * Small claims court: How lo win and collect is the subject of a one- day seminar sponsored by Educ tional Seminars Co. on April 27. The program will be catered to businesses, offering advice on how to avoid small claims, how to win in court and collect judgments. Cost 1s $85 for the first person in an office; $75 for each additional enrollee. Contact Educational Seminars, 2215 R Market St., 1274, San Francisco 94114, for more information. Frank P. Kristoff is the new president and CEO at Stoody Deloro Stellite. Based in San Diego, SOS is a leading designer and maker of wear prevention alloys and has eight operating divisions internationally. Kristoff most recently was president and director of the Metallurg division of Sieldalloy in New Jersey. He succeeds Richard L. Tickell, who will consult on the company's European operations and continue as a company director. * * * Equitable Life Leasing Corp. has promoted John C. Sinclair Jr. to president and chief operating of- • * • *

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Conference Center on the~SD campus. For reservations, call Joh Nunes at 260-4682. /

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Brown Estill At Lloyd Pest Control,. the new technical director. He joined Lloyd, in 1978 as a technician. Most'. recently, Estill was quality control, inspector. * * * Pamela Langston is new com- , (Continued on Paget) , Thomas R. Estill is

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Jl/len', L. -"'7--------------------------=------- -.., / Editorial O~ch~~?,,~~d!!~!!~not the San Diego Region adopt a coordinated hryut It. The passage of Proposition A by San qro_wth Management Plan which actively • Diego voters was a definitive step for tougher hmits growth?" controls than heretofore have been applied. No question could be formulated to incite One _survey commissioned by the San Diego more fireworks than this one. But that is the As~~c1at1on of Governments, soliciting query which will be addressed May 13 at the opm1on~ from 1,000 county residents, shows Lrceum Theatre on the University of San t~e _p_ubhc to be of !WO minds on actually B1ego campus where important issues hm1tmg growth. Nineteen percent said they fre..9uently receive a thorough airing. would try to reduce future growth; 13 percent The setting in which the questions will be want market forces to dictate the growth asked - and hopefully answered_ will be in pattern. But 60 percent of those polled say they the sryle us~~ by "The Advocates," a popular would try to regulate the "quality" of future public telev1s10n show. The grilling will be growth. done by members of the USD Law School Quality doesn't mean the same thing to faculty. ----- everyone, so that response is murky. T_his is the first in what USD intends to be a Nevertheless, it indicates that people want ~.enes _of ~ebate~ about critical issues, such as planners and developers to pay attention to morality m public office (San Diego really the factors which commonly are included in needs t~at one), border issues and airport the ''.quality of life": open space, air quality, relocatwn. traffic flow, educational and cultural Growth has been an issue in the opportunities, water purity, an infrastructure .deliberations of public bodies for at least 20 adequate to take care of sewage and provide the other necessities of modem life. P. c. B. Est 1888

Busin$sMatters .L" (Continit,d/ftY3:tage3A) municationsl ~~ciate for United Way here. The Imperial Beach res- ident will work with businesses during non-campaign months to encourage health fairs, informa- tion and referral opportunities and volunteer recruitment. • * * Parties anyone? Larry Rinehart, chef and former owner of Rinehart and Co. restaurant in Encinitas, has teamed with up with Tony Kopas to form Tony Kopas & Associates, a party planning and production firm. Kopas, a caterer and special events planner from L.A., will continue to rnn his Somerset Caterers, which will work with the new firm. Kopas a nd his staff have produced such events as La Jolla Museum of Con- temporary Art's Monte Carlo night a nd th e San Diego Historical Soc_iety's holiday celebration and designer showcase. The company also runs the Museumcafe at the La Jolla museum. . * * * _Epic Enterprises has moved to b,_gger offices at 3838 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 164. /

Spangler Westheimer La Jollan Patricia Westheimer has signed a contract with Scott, Foresman & Co., a Time-Life Books subsidiary, to write a four-book series on business writing skills. The series to be published next year, will be: "The Perfect Memo," "The Compete Book of Executive Writing," "The Executive Style Book" and "Power Writing for Pro- fessional Women." Westheimer runs WestRoots Business Writ- ing Systems, presenting business writing seminars to corporations. • • •

¥ears, _but often the subject is approached on 1ts I?enphery, not at its core. Rarely has the topic been attacked as directly as it will be There have been growth management plans May 13.

ln~re~singly, the challenge IS to preserve quality m the face of a sharply rising population curve. Increasingly, the question 1 s whether that can be done. On May 13 we may get some answers. Or more questions.