COMMUNITY & CLUBS
Jim de Boom
JAPANESE VISITORS: Members of the Rotary Club of Newport Balboa will
host members of their Sister City Rotary Club -- Okazaki (Japan) South as
they begin their visit Monday. With the leadership of International
Services Director Frank Anderson and past president Andy Campbell, a busy
four-day visitation schedule has been planned. Included are a welcome by
Mayor Dennis O’Neil and the City Council, dinner at Rotarian Wendell
Fish’s home, golfing at Pelican Hills, a visit to Rogers Gardens, a
progressive dinner with hosts Be LaForce, Scott Paulson and Flossie
Dunning, a visit to the Environmental Nature Center, a harbor cruise on
Rick and Elaine Williams’ yacht, shopping at Fashion Island and of
course, attending the Wednesday evening meeting of the Newport Balboa
Rotary Club.
TOWN & GOWN: Town and Gown, a support group of the University of
California, Irvine, will hold its annual Membership Coffee from 9:30 to
11:30 a.m. Monday at Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway
in Corona del Mar. There will be a brief business meeting followed by a
presentation by Associate Dean Alan Terricciano from the School of the
Arts, who will introduce the 1999-2000 coming attractions in music,
drama, dance and art.
Twenty-five interest groups will be introduced to the membership.
Reservations are not required and new members and guests are welcome,
according to Wanda Cullers, public relations chair for the group.
SUNSHINE SPECIAL: Exchange Club of Newport Harbor member Norm Von Herzen
has arranged for 40 children from the Orange Wood Home for Children to
tour Newport Harbor on one of Seymour Beek’s Balboa Island Ferries on
Sept. 25. There will be 40 children with smiles on their faces as they
tour the Harbor and enjoy some snacks. Good job Norm and Seymour!
LAST DANCE: The Cannery Restaurant closes its doors Sunday night. The
response to the Tuesday night receptions to honor has been amazing. Mayor
Dennis O’Neil proclaimed Cannery owner Bill Hamilton “Mr. Newport Beach”
in a fitting tribute to one who has done so much for our community.
On Tuesday night guests lined up by the dozen to get Hamilton’s autograph
on a beautiful Cannery sketch. One night, French’s Cupcake Bakery
provided a sheet cake with a beautiful Cannery artwork on top -- so
beautiful that folks didn’t want to cut into the cake. Hamilton notes he
hopes to sell all the Cannery artifacts to one person, but he does have
an auctioneer standing by. The Cannery collection of photos is being
given to the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum where they will be displayed.
Some of the cooking equipment will be given to the Soup Kitchen.
The Cannery Cruises moves over to the Riverboat Restaurant and Capt. Mike
Whitehead will still be at the helm, this time working with Clayton
Shurley. The memories of the Cannery and good deeds the Hamiltons and
Cannery staff have done in Newport Beach over the past 26 years have not
gone unnoticed and are greatly appreciated. The Cannery’s last dance is
Sunday. Be there!
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Mike McIlroy, sponsored by PDG
Mike Scheafer, who joined the Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club.
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.
MONDAY -- 6:30 p.m.: The Harbor Mesa Lions Club meets at the Costa Mesa
Country Club for a program by Shelly Marr on Project for Canine
Companions.
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 to meet the Rotarians from Okazaki, Japan.
THURSDAY -- Noon: Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at
the Bahia Corinthian. The Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club meets at the Holiday
Inn for a program on UCI athletics. The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor
meets at the Riverboat to Reed Royalty on Government Relations. The
Newport-Irvine Rotary Club meets at the Irvine Marriott. 6:30 p.m.: The
Costa Mesa Orange Coast Breakfast Lions Club meets at Mimi’s Cafe for a
Ladies Night Social.
* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Saturdays in the Daily Pilot. Send your
service club’s meeting information by fax to (949) 660-8667, e-mail to
jdeboom@aol.com or by mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol, Suite 201, Newport
Beach, CA 92660-1740.
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