The plane rose to about 14,000 feet before she jumped, she said. "It's not like falling…. It's just exhilarating until the chute opens, and then it's more scenic."
Recently Bergeson has helped raise money to refurbish the Corona del Mar High School aquatic center, which is named for her.
SCHROEDER JOINS ROMNEY
More local politicos are casting their lots with GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney, his campaign announced Thursday. Corona del Mar operative Mike Schroeder joined Romney’s team as a senior advisor, and those who followed the special election to fill the senate seat of Rep. John Campbell — another Romney-ite — may remember consultant Duane Dichiara.
Dichiara’s Coronado Comunications is based in San Diego and Sacramento, but he helped state Sen. Tom Harman squeak to victory in Orange County last year in a bitter GOP fight over Campbell’s old seat. Dichiara’s firm will head daily operations for Romney in California.
FOR MEMORIAL, MANSOOR
Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor is raising some cash, at least according to the Orange County GOP. The county party's calendar lists an event this Thursday at the Clubhouse in Costa Mesa that's billed as a fundraiser for a new veteran's memorial — see Monday's paper for a story on that — but it's apparently also "a special fundraising reception on behalf of Mayor Mansoor."
At a city event Wednesday, Mansoor said 10% of the money is for the memorial.
One could ask what the mayor needs money for, since he just won reelection to a four-year term in November. He declined to elaborate on his fiscal needs. "It's just something I'm doing to help out. I didn't want to make a big deal out of it," he said.
