Around town - Oct. 16, 2000

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TODAY

Orange Coast College will begin its nine-week course on browsers,

search engines and other tools for accessing information from the

Internet at 6 p.m. in the college’s Admission Building, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. The course, titled “Internet for Technology,” will meet

Monday and Wednesday evenings through Dec. 16. (714) 432-5072.

A community advisory committee meeting for parents, teachers and

community members interested in special education issues in the

Newport-Mesa Unified School District will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the

Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. (714)

424-5060.

“Have I Got a Story For You,” a special story time for children and

adults, will be held at 7 p.m. in the Newport Beach Central Library’s

Friends Meeting Room, 1000 Avocado Ave. The program will feature

professional storyteller Ed Stivender. Free. (949) 717-3801.

TUESDAY

The Newport Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce’s Noon Networking Luncheon

will hold a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur

Blvd. Managing partner of Squar Milner, Steve Milner, will attend. $20,

or $15 for members with a reservation. Space is limited. (949) 729-4400.

PaineWebber will sponsor a talk on “Institutional Money Managers” at 6

p.m. at 888 San Clemente Drive, Suite 400, Newport Beach. Free with

advanced reservations only. (949) 467-6030.

The Orange County Chapter of the Roundtable for Women in Foodservice

Inc. will hold a talk about e-commerce and today’s technology in the food

service industry at 6 p.m. at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $35, or $30 for members and $15 for students. (949) 798-8770.

WEDNESDAY

The Newport Harbor Area and the Irvine Chambers of Commerce will

co-host a joint breakfast with keynote speaker Rep. Chris Cox (R-Newport

Beach) from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd.,

Newport Beach. (949) 729-4400

The Orange Coast chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers

will present an electrical safety seminar from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at

Country Inn & Suites, 325 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. $99. Seating is

limited. (714) 284-9737.

The American Cancer Society’s sixth annual Financial Planning Seminar,

titled “Capitalizing On Changing Dynamics,” will be held from 9 a.m. to

5:15 p.m. at the Clubhouse at Pelican Hill, 22651 Pelican Hill Road

South, Newport Coast. $95 at the door. (949) 261-9446.

The Orange County chapters of Women in Business and Women Lawyers

Assn. will host a panel of women running for county, state and federal

offices at an event set for 6 p.m. at the Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel,

686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa. $45, or $35 for association members. Space

is limited, and reservations are encouraged. (714) 731-1077.