COMMUNITY & CLUBS

Jim de Boom

VIVA LAS VEGAS: The Harbor-Mesa Lions Club third annual casino night,

“Viva Las Vegas” will be held on Friday, Oct. 8 at the Neighborhood

Community Center in Costa Mesa. The event begins at 7 p.m. and will

feature a buffet dinner, live entertainment, prizes and a no-host bar.

Tickets are $25 and include $100 in playing chips and a door prize of a

two-night stay in Las Vegas or Laughlin. Wear your Elvis costume and

receive and extra $100 in playing chips. A prize will be given to the

best Elvis.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Lions Sight and Hearing

Foundation. For tickets or further information, call (714) 962-0265.

OLD TESTAMENT ARCHEOLOGY: The Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council

luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 8 will feature Vanguard University/Southern

California College Prof. Nancy Heidelbrecht, PhD, who will discuss Old

Testament archeology. According to Greg Kelley, Council president, this

will be Heidelbrecht’s third presentation to the group. The meeting will

be held at Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, 1441 West Balboa Blvd., Newport

Beach. The public is invited and lunch is $7.50 per person. Call (949)

660-8665 ext. 3 for reservations.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Jim Miller, who joined the Costa

Mesa Kiwanis Club; Linda Markowitz who joined the Rotary Club of

Newport-Irvine.

WORTH REPEATING ... from the Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club

Scuttlebut: “Following a precedent is an easy substitute for thinking.”

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS COMING WEEK: Want to get more involved in your

community, make new friends, network, or to give something back to your

community? Try a service club! You are invited to attend a club meeting

this coming week. Many clubs will buy your first guest meal for you.

TUESDAY -- 7:30 a.m.: The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets at the

Balboa Bay Club. 6:30 p.m.: The Costa Mesa- Newport Harbor Lions Club

meets at the Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club.

WEDNESDAY -- 7:15 a.m.: The South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet at

the Center Club. Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club meets at the University

Athletic Club. Noon: The Exchange Club of Orange Coast meets at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club. 6:00 p.m.: The Newport Balboa Rotary meets at the

Bahia Corinthian to hear Dave Balch on “Get More Done, Have More Fun!”

THURSDAY -- 7:00 a.m.: The Costa Mesa Orange Coast Breakfast Lions Club

meets at Mimi’s Cafe. Noon: Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar

meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht to hear Bud Mahurin, WWII and Korean

ace, historian and author discuss “Hitler’s Fall Guys -- the Luftwaffe

Aces.” The Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club meets at the Holiday Inn for a program

on Computers in Schools. The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor meets at the

Riverboat to hear from Dennis Foley. The Newport-Irvine Rotary Club meets

at the Irvine Marriott to hear Jonathan Lanser.

COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published every Saturday in the Daily Pilot. Send

your service club’s meeting information by Fax to (949) 660-8667, e-mail

to o7 jdeboom@aol.comf7 or by mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol, Suite 201,

Newport Beach 92660-1740.