Oftelie Mentioned as Mittermeier II; Lido Residents Nix Gate

With Jan Mittermeier presumably on her way out, who’s in line to be the next Orange County CEO? The name most often mentioned: former OCTA and current OC Biz Council boss Stan Oftelie It looks like drivers, bikers, joggers, walkers and anyone else will be able to continue drifting in and out Lido Isle for the foreseeable future. A proposal to turn the Newport Beach island into a gated community was soundly defeated by a vote of residents, said Lido association prez John Wortmann If you like red and you like hot, ask for the tomato basil soup at Chanteclair in Irvine What a feeling to have youngsters ask you for your autograph. That’s what lucky CHOC Follies cast members, including Editor RR, experienced after the April 1 matinee of “Fabulous Fables and Twisted Tales.” Talk about getting more than you give. How can sports and Hollywood stars ever tire of it? The weekend run netted $250,000 for Children’s Hospital, bringing the Gloria Zigner-produced show’s 4-year total to $750,000 Happy 60th to supe Tom Wilson What have OCBJer Jill Tangredi and her brother David Fisher done that few members of the PGA Tour have done lately? They have beaten Tiger Woods in golf. (Jill was 11 and David was 13 at the time, Tiger was eight) Dr. Mike has gone national. Scripps Howard has begun syndicating a weekly health-issues column by Michael Glueck and Robert J. Cihak, Aberdeen, Wash.-based president-elect of the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons. But Glueck says he’ll save his deep thoughts for the OCBJ Road watch: The Insider spotted this clever Michigan license plate on a new Volkswagen Beetle: Y2KBUG1. And the Insider saw a van advertising this phone number,1-800-241-SHRED,and this message: “Our business is to make sure no one knows.”