Santa Ana College

Two weeks ago Kimberly Stotmore found herself accosted for her shaved head. A man grabbed Stotmore as she walked to her car in the parking lot of Santa Ana College and accused the mother of two of being a skinhead. Stotmore, also an 18-year nurse, tried to explain that her lack of hair was merely the result of chemo treatments she recently completed while combating breast cancer. “He didn’t believe I had cancer, he didn’t want to believe me,” Stotmore said.

South Coast Rep unveils "Eureka!," a touring production aimed at students.A South Coast Repertory educational touring production is taking a look at one of the California's most famous historical events. "Eureka!," a musical about the Gold Rush in 19th century California, is a world premiere musical by Richard Hellesen and Michael Silversher, directed by John-David Keller. It tours Southern California elementary schools from Jan. 11 to April 29. In conjunction with the tour, there will be four public performances of "Eureka!"

Reehl-Shwam Lynn and Michael Reehl of Costa Mesa announce the engage- ment of their daughter Celina Reehl of Costa Mesa to Michael Shwam of Huntington Beach. The bride-elect graduated from Newport Harbor High School, UC Santa Barbara and Pepperdine University. The future bridegroom, son of Stanley and Nancy Shwam of Huntington Beach, graduated from Edison High School and attends the Santa Ana College Fire Academy. An Aug. 14 wedding is planned at the Santa Ana Country Club in Santa Ana. Narotsky-Jetton Stuart and Patricia Lancer and Robert Narotsky all of Minne- apolis announce the engage- ment of their daughter Nicole Narotsky of Minneapolis to Douglas Jetton of Newport Beach.

The Newport Beach-based OC Vision 13U and 14U basketball teams won The Swoosh Spring Slam sponsored by Swoosh at Santa Ana College and Warren High last weekend. With the combined efforts from the 13U team, Shan Dharod, David Atencio, Christian Swint, Brenton Woods Jr. and Rahul Patel put on a dominating performance by beating Hooptown (72-45), TBF (72-51), PV Cagers (46-34) and then finally Camarillo Aces (59-26) to secure the championship. OC Vision 13U is ranked No. 9 in the West Coast Elite.

Michael Miller Aide Brambila's public education, which began with her packed in a room of 50 children, ended with her alone amid a stack of volumes. As a child growing up in Jalisco, Mexico, Brambila attended first grade and second grade in a tiny, two-room schoolhouse. Afterward, she had to travel to other towns to attend secondary school; her village, with a population of about 400, didn't offer the third grade and above. Nearly 40 years later, the 50-year-old Costa Mesa resident once again went out of her way to go to school.

WOMEN'S WATER POLO Orange Coast 27, Saddleback 8 COSTA MESA - Alyssa Thomas led the Pirates with seven goals in the Orange Empire Conference opener for both teams Wednesday. OCC used an 11-goal opening period to cruise to the victory. Sierra Driessen, Audrey Hung and Brianna Salas scored four goals each. Layla Jahanshai and Vivianne Mai each had three goals, while Kaitlyn Finney and Belen Cairo each contributed a goal each. OCC goalies Anna Venturini and Cailend Robbins combined for seven saves in the win. The Pirates return to the OCC pool Wednesday when they play host to Santa Ana College, beginning at 4:30 p.m. * MEN'S WATER POLO Orange Coast 17, Saddleback 4 COSTA MESA - Connor Moulton had three goals and an assist to lead the Pirates, while Randy Trimmer added two goals and three assists in the Orange Empire Conference opener for both teams Wednesday.

COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College women's basketball team saw its 18-game winning streak come to an end at the hands of visiting Santa Ana College, 72-69, in Wednesday night's Orange Empire Conference action. The winning streak was the longest in the school's history, surpassing the 1992-93 mark of 15 in a row. Sarah Middlebrooke led the Pirates (20-2, 4-1 in conference) with 16 points, while Leah Wilde added 14 and Karyn Fierst had 12. Santa Ana (18-2, 5-0)

COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College women's tennis team was edged by Santa Ana College, 5-4, in Orange Empire Conference action Monday. The Dons won all three tiebreaking sets played to pull out the win. Sondra McNamara, Merin Yoshida and Jessica Andrus each swept in singles, while the team of Lot Keijzer and Erica Goode swept in doubles for the Pirates (2-3, 4-4 in conference). Monday's contest was a completion of a March 7 matchup with the Dons, which was suspended due to darkness.

TODAY Basketball College women -- Air Force at UC Irvine, Bren Events Center, 7 p.m. Community college men -- Orange Coast at Cuyamaca Tournament. Community college women -- Coast Christmas Classic at Orange Coast College, semifinal: Orange Coast vs. Southwestern, 7:30 p.m. High school boys -- Corona del Mar at Arroyo Grande Tournament, vs. Atascadero, 11:30 a.m.; Costa Mesa at Irvine World News Classic, vs. Redondo-Stockdale loser, 1 p.m. at Concordia University; Newport Harbor at Holiday Basketball Classic at Anaheim Convention Center, vs. Foothill, noon; Estancia, Sage Hill at Garden Grove Tournament, Estancia vs. Western-Santa Ana winner, 7:30 p.m., championship; High school girls -- Corona del Mar at Los Alamitos Tournament, seventh place, 3 p.m.; Costa Mesa and Estancia at Artesia Tournament, Costa Mesa vs. St. Joseph, at Millikan, 3 p.m. Wrestling High school -- Costa Mesa at El Modena Tournament at Santa Ana College, 10 a.m.; Estancia at Big Bear Tournament.

Traffic is the destination for those seeking the latest trends in women's apparel and accessories. The store features brands such as Comme des Garcons, Moschino, Philosophy by Alberta Ferretti, Paul Smith, Juicy Jeans, Frankie B. and more. Exclusive in Orange County, Traffic located in the Crate & Barrel/Macy's Home Store Wing. Modeling Traffic apparel are Carla Zuniga, a sales associate at Traffic and sophomore at Orange Coast College studying broadcast journalism, and Stephanie Peters, also part of the Traffic team and a student at Santa Ana College studying fashion.