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.
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