Corona del Mar Home Tour brings...

Corona del Mar Home Tour brings in $92,500

The 29th annual Corona del Mar Home Tour raked in about $92,500,

which will go toward programs and equipment for students at Corona

del Mar High School.

The tour, which took place Tuesday, was sponsored by the school’s

PTA. The owners of six Corona del Mar homes opened their doors to

about 1,800 guests throughout the day.

“I think it went great,” co-chair Janice Newfield said. “I think

it was a nice variety of homes and there was something for

everybody.”

The PTA does not earmark how the funds raised should be used.

Instead the funds are dispersed to teachers as they make requests and

are usually spent on new technology, classroom posters and additional

textbooks, Newfield said.

The amount raised this year is lower than the amount raised in

2001, which was about $106,000, Newfield said.

Car dealers present checks to schools

During halftime of the Friday night football game between Costa

Mesa and Estancia High Schools Friday night, both teams became

winners.

Representatives of the Harbor Boulevard of Cars, an auto dealer

association in Costa Mesa, presented the principals of each school

with checks for $25,000.

The gift brings the association’s total contributions to

Newport-Mesa Unified School District projects to $250,000 since its

“Dollars for Schools” program was launched two years ago.

The gift to Estancia High School is for its stadium construction

project. Costa Mesa High School’s gift is designated to its proposed

50-meter aquatic facility. The two athletic facilities will be used

by both high schools. A $7-million fund-raising project -- Costa Mesa

United -- is being conducted by the Costa Mesa Community Athletic

Foundation to benefit both high schools.

Creepy house a scary fund-raiser for orphans

Professional creators of creepy haunted houses Bloodline

Productions have donated their creative talents to the haunted house

at this year’s Newport Coast Cares Halloween Carnival.

The event is a fund-raiser for Corazon de Vida, a nonprofit

organization that feeds orphans in Baja California. Organizers hope

to raise about $25,000 this year.

The carnival will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the Newport

Coast Shopping Center parking lot, at Newport Coast Drive and San

Joaquin Hills Road. The event includes costume contests, games, a

petting zoo, pony rides, a silent auction, food and entertainment.

Tickets are $15 per person and may be purchased at the Toy Boat

Toy Store, In A Flash One Hour Photo or at Pavilions on Newport Coast

Drive. For more information, call (949) 476-1144. ext. 358.