JIM DE BOOM -- Community & Clubs

Newport Harbor Elks No. 1767 honored youth and youth leaders at a recent

program which led off with Leading Knight Lila Mackey, providing the

welcome, Boys Scout Troops 666, 616/655 presenting the colors and Eagle

Scout Niheer Patel leading the Pledge of Allegiance.

William Fundenberg Jr. served as master of ceremonies and introduced John

Lindors, director of the Costa Mesa High School Madrigal Choir. Ray

Musselman introduced Roger Abercrombie, Ed Anderson, Jess Bequete and Don

Evans, who are volunteers with the Boy Scouts of America. Leland Ray

presented Elks “Hoop Shoot” winners Lauren DeVoy, Austin Deyan, Mikki

Sosa, Robert Koon, Nicole Wilson and Matt Erickson.

Lila Mackey introduced Drew DeVoy of St. Joachim School, who will

participate in the 2001 Inauguration trip to Washington, D.C. Ken Brown

introduced Costa Mesa Little League National League president Debbie

Greeley and American League president Patrick McGuire.

Also presented were Harlan Anderson, Augustin Heredia, Eleanor Strojny,

David Lewis and Theresa Critcher of the Boys & Girls Club; Steve Rasch,

Mike Wade and Jon Zich, AYSO leaders; Jon Boget and Stacey Johnson of the

Central Orange Coast YMCA; Jerry Jelnick, Kirk Bauermeister, Pat Leahy,

Tim Parsel, Nancy Ferda, Eric Tweit and Joe Walters, high school athletic

directors; Andrea McGuire and Scott Williamson, Newport Beach Community

Service Department Special Olympic coordinators; Laura Cote, Rebecca

Ellis, Michael Landers, Jennifer Ollila, John Swigart and Christian

Tangeman, Most Valuable Student Scholarships.

THEY WILL BE MISSED: We have lost some community-minded people in

recent weeks. Most recently, longtime Newport Beach resident, business

and community leader Debbie Gray died.

At one time, Debbie owned the Balboa Fun Zone, received the Silver Anchor

Award and was a leader in the Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce and a

number of community organizations. The memorial service for Debbie is 11

a.m. today at Newport Dunes.

A month ago, we lost Don Miskanic, who had been an active member of the

Newport-Balboa Rotary Club a few years ago. Whether it was in Rotary or

as a parent of a Newport Harbor High School student, he was always

willing to roll up his sleeves and share his time and talents. He is

survived by Judy, his wife of 25 years, and his daughter, Michelle.

Longtime Newport Beach resident and former Orange County Grand Jury

foreman and deputy probation officer Ellen Wilcox died in April. Ellen

helped to found the Assessment and Treatment Services Center and

spearheaded fund-raising for the new Orangewood Home for abused children.

She was active in Leadership Tomorrow, the Newport Harbor Chamber of

Commerce and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Church.

These three individuals, who shared their time, talents and treasures

with the community, will be missed. Condolences to their families.

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS: 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 p.m. -- The Newport Mesa Lions Club meets at the Golden Dragon for a

business meeting.

TUESDAY

7:15 a.m. -- The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets at the Balboa

Bay Club to hear Dr. Raj Desai speak on Project Deaf India.

5:30 p.m. -- The Soroptimist International Newport Harbor meets at the

Stuffed Noodle for a business meeting.

6 p.m.. -- The Costa Mesa Lions Club meets at the Costa Mesa Country

Club.

WEDNESDAY

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

Club; the Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club meets at the University Athletic

Club.

Noon -- The Exchange Club of Orange Coast meets at the Bahia Corinthian

Yacht Club.

5:45 p.m. -- The Newport-Balboa Rotary Club meets at Bahia Corinthian

Yacht Club for a craft talk.

THURSDAY

7:15 a.m. -- The Costa Mesa Orange Coast Breakfast Lions Club meets at

Mimi’s.

Noon -- The Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa joins the Newport Beach-Corona del

Mar Kiwanis Club at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club; the Exchange Club of

Newport Harbor meets at the Riverboat Restaurant for a program on

Internet marketing by David Max; the Newport Irvine Rotary Club meets at

the Irvine Marriott.

* 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 St., Suite

201, Newport Beach 92660-1740.