Pat Farrar

Singer-Actress Wins Koala Blue Litigation: Two lawsuits alleging that Olivia Newton-John and a partner defrauded licensed sellers of her Koala Blue line of clothing have been dismissed by a federal judge in Los Angeles. The plaintiffs, retailers who operated in Chicago and Minneapolis, claimed Koala Blue founders Newton-John and Pat Farrar illegally shut off the supply of goods to their stores. However, Marshall B.

In a body of work that has accrued to nine novels, Pat Barker has staked out a distinctive thematic field.

Even famous women are treated condescendingly when they try to start a business, singer Olivia Newton-John said today. Newton-John, the National Assn. of Women Business Owners' newly crowned celebrity woman business owner of the year, sighed and shrugged at her news conference in reviewing the reaction she got from associates when she and partner Pat Farrar decided to open Koala Blue, a women's sportswear boutique. "They sort of patted us on the head and said, 'This is a nice little thing that will keep you entertained for a while,' " Newton-John said.

The containers of memory are emptying. For those of us born at the tail end of the baby boom, it is impossible not to be conscious of the fact that the eyeballs that looked on the events of World War II are slowly clouding with age.

Olivia Newton-John, Mickey Rourke and Vince Di Meglio all turned their longing for familiar things into thriving small businesses ranging from an Australian milk bar to a New York-style cheesecake bakery. All three figured that if they were homesick for the sights, tastes and smells of their hometowns, then others in Los Angeles and elsewhere must miss those old favorites as well.

In a body of work that has accrued to nine novels, Pat Barker has staked out a distinctive thematic field.

The containers of memory are emptying. For those of us born at the tail end of the baby boom, it is impossible not to be conscious of the fact that the eyeballs that looked on the events of World War II are slowly clouding with age.

Olivia Newton-John has arrived in Santa Ana. At least her clothing chain has. Koala Blue, the women's clothing retailer founded by the singer and her partner, Pat Farrar, will officially open its seventh store at MainPlace/Santa Ana on Tuesday. The Los Angeles-based chain now owns, operates and licenses 26 stores in the United States, Canada and Japan, with plans to expand to more than 80 stores throughout the world by 1991, company executives said.

It was a grand opening notable for its show-business flair and its unexpected business projections. As a rainbow of balloons bobbed in the air-conditioned breeze and an Australian-bush band played ditties like "Waltzing Matilda," singer Olivia Newton-John, a native of Australia, and business partner Pat Farrar recently opened in the Westside Pavilion their second Koala Blue boutique. The original shop opened on Melrose Avenue two years ago.

Singer-Actress Wins Koala Blue Litigation: Two lawsuits alleging that Olivia Newton-John and a partner defrauded licensed sellers of her Koala Blue line of clothing have been dismissed by a federal judge in Los Angeles. The plaintiffs, retailers who operated in Chicago and Minneapolis, claimed Koala Blue founders Newton-John and Pat Farrar illegally shut off the supply of goods to their stores. However, Marshall B.

Even famous women are treated condescendingly when they try to start a business, singer Olivia Newton-John said today. Newton-John, the National Assn. of Women Business Owners' newly crowned celebrity woman business owner of the year, sighed and shrugged at her news conference in reviewing the reaction she got from associates when she and partner Pat Farrar decided to open Koala Blue, a women's sportswear boutique. "They sort of patted us on the head and said, 'This is a nice little thing that will keep you entertained for a while,' " Newton-John said.

Olivia Newton-John, Mickey Rourke and Vince Di Meglio all turned their longing for familiar things into thriving small businesses ranging from an Australian milk bar to a New York-style cheesecake bakery. All three figured that if they were homesick for the sights, tastes and smells of their hometowns, then others in Los Angeles and elsewhere must miss those old favorites as well.

Jerrold (Jerry) Perenchio is at it again! Less than a month ago, we reported the Hollywood entrepreneur's purchase of a house next door to the Bel-Air Kirkeby Estate he bought last year for $13.6 million, which was the second most expensive home sale in Los Angeles history. (The first was the $20.25-million, 1984 sale of the Knoll by singer Kenny Rogers to oilman Marvin Davis.) Now Perenchio has acquired the house on the other side of the former Kirkeby Estate.

Most people who have visited Koala Blue, the frothy little shop at the Crystal Court in Costa Mesa, know that it is owned by Olivia Newton-John. With its vibrant colors and friendly cafe tables, the store reflects the personality of the energetic performer. And in case the casual observer fails to notice the Newton-John videos emanating from a TV screen, it's hard not to miss the performer's picture on the wall.