JIM DE BOOM -- Community & Clubs

The Newport Balboa Rotary Club, which sponsors the city of Newport

Beach’s track meet, honored 20 stars of the recent meet by hosting them

and their parents at an awards dinner at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club.

More than 90 people were in attendance, including city of Newport Beach

Leisure Services staffers Trenton Veches, Darin Loughrey, Mike Helenihi

and Desiree Delgadillo. The Rotary Club provides funding as well as

volunteers to serve as field judges and timers for the annual event.

The evening’s speakers included Bill Sumner, track coach at Corona del

Mar High School, and Olympic-class runner Cathy Smith.

Rotary track meet chairman Art Walton and club president Jim Sirkin

presented Okazaki Friendship Medals to the 20 athletes who set 23 city

records this year. Some were triple event winners. Receiving the

Okazaki-Newport Beach medals were Michelle Allred, Jasmine Day, Nick

Lewis, Brian Ford, Amando Diesen, Nina Conrad, Jackie Dion, Noelle

Esquer, Michael Hadden, Richard Self, Mellissa Swigert, Nathan Eon, Sarah

Toberty, Mikia Braun, Hyrum Taylor, Michael Rndraszczyk, Carlo Valdes,

Michael Ford, Sharon Day and Andrew Roth.

THANK YOU LETTERS:

After their field trip to Hollywood fell through this past week, I

assisted 170 Pomona Elementary School third-graders in making arrangement

with Edwards Theaters to see the movie “Dinosaur” at Triangle Square. The

neat part of the whole experience was receiving ‘thank you’ letters from

teacher Jennifer Taylor’s class.

Here are some of the letters:

o7 “Thank you for helping us to get our movie tickets to see ‘Dinosaur’

on Tuesday. I really enjoyed the movie. Without your help, we wouldn’t

see the movie. I thank you one more time and your daughter too. My class

liked it too and I enjoyed it. My friend Magali was crying because she

didn’t like the movie. Your friend, Genesis.”

“Thank you for helping us to get our movie tickets to see ‘Dinosaur’ on

Tuesday. Good thing there’s a teacher that has a father working at the

movies. Another thing your daughter is very pretty. I hope you get to see

the movie too. If you see it you may want to see the movie again. Good

luck at your work. Again thank you very, very, very, much. Your friend,

Maricruz.”

“Thank you. It was a little hard walking to Triangle Square. I liked when

the policeman said peace to us. Your friend, Darlene.”

“Thank you. If you didn’t help us, we wouldn’t even go to Triangle

Square. But you saved our lives! Sometimes it smelled bad in the street.

We went walking to Triangle Square. But I thought we were going to walk

to Hollywood until I saw Triangle Square. Your friend, Joanna.

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The real thanks go to Jim Edwards’ secretary, Sally Hill, who on an

hour’s notice coordinated the arrangements with Triangle Square staff so

the 170 children and chaperons could see the movie. Thanks!

WORTH REPEATING:

From the Newport Beach Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club newsletter, the

Scuttlebutt:

o7 “How to argue with your spouse: If you are wrong, admit it. If you

are right, keep your mouth shut.”f7

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS 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

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

Bay Club to hear Gil Thweatt on “Designing a New City in Saudi Arabia.”

6 p.m. -- The Costa Mesa Lions Club meets at Orange Coast College Fish

Fry headquarters.

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. Soroptimist International Newport Harbor meets at the Santa

Ana Country Club.

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

Yacht Club to hear a craft talk by Richard Oberreiter.

6:30 p.m. -- Newport Beach Lions Club meets at the Newport Beach Yacht

Club for a program on volunteering.

THURSDAY

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

Mimi’s Cafe for a business meeting.

Noon -- Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa meets at the Holiday Inn to hear from

former Anaheim Angel pitcher, Dave Frost. Newport Beach-Corona del Mar

Kiwanis Club at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. The Exchange Club of

Newport Harbor meets at the Riverboat Restaurant to hear Dennis Farrell,

commissioner of the Big West Conference, to discuss “What’s Going on in

Orange County Sports.” 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.