JIM DE BOOM -- Community & Clubs

BOOK OF GOLDEN DEEDS: The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor honored

local Realtor Betty Moses with the “Book of Golden Deeds Award” for

service to the community. Past president Dick Freeman noted that Betty is

the lady behind the Corona del Mar topiary dolphins and has been in

charge of the dolphins since they were first planted. Garry TeWinkle made

the formal presentation to Betty and an additional “Proudly We Hail

Award” to Steve Farwell of Anchorage Apartments, in recognition of how

the American flag is displayed daily.

LIONS INSTALL OFFICERS: Lions past district governor Mike Scheafer

installed 2000-01 officers and directors for the Costa Mesa-Newport

Harbor Lions Club at a dinner at Mimi’s Cafe. Installed as president for

a second consecutive term was Ron DeGeare. Serving with DeGeare as vice

presidents are Jim Ballinger, Tim Richey and Mike Giddings;

secretary/treasurer Marvin Kravitz; assistant secretary/treasurer Irwin

Kinney; Tail Twister Jim Shaffer; assistant Tail Twister Bob Walker; Lion

Tamer Ted Marinos; assistant Lion Tamer George Wines and directors

Everett Brace, Brad Russo, Jess Bequette and Phil Hughes.

At the same meeting, president DeGeare presented Lion of the Year Award

to Kravitz and Dedicated Service Award to outgoing secretary/treasurer

Brace.

OFF TO OKASAKI: Special guests at this week’s meeting of the

Newport Balboa Rotary Club were the students and chaperons who will be

leaving for Okasaki in less than two weeks, including Katrina

Redelsheimer, Evan Hirsch, and Marcus Hoffman, all representing Corona

del Mar Middle School, and Ensign student Bernadette Carroll. Chaperons

are Gordon McNeill, a seventh-grade teacher/basketball coach at Corona

del Mar, and his wife Ann Marie -- both of whom are looking forward to

the trip as much as the students, and expressed their gratitude for the

opportunity.

The group will be hosted by members of the Newport-Balboa Sister Rotary

Club of Okasaki South. During their 10-day stay, they will live with

Japanese families and visit local schools.

CLUB NEWS: The Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club honored “Athletes of the

Month” from Costa Mesa High School. Member Charlie Markel recognized

swimmers Mike Whitman and Erin Bayes. Coach Todd Kolber had nothing but

good things to say about the two Junior swimmers.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Diego Olivieri joined the

Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis 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.

TUESDAY

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

Bay Club to hear from Evelyn Komuntale on the African Child Project.

6:30 p.m. -- The Costa Mesa Lions Club meets at 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.

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

Yacht Club for the demotion night dinner for club president Jim Sirkin.

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; 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

ladies day luncheon to hear American Football League founder Gary

Davidson discuss “Problems Starting a Football League”; 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, Suite 201,

Newport Beach CA 92660-1740.