JIM DE BOOM -- Community & Clubs
HARBOR LIGHTS: The 92nd Christmas Boat Parade will light up Newport
Harbor from Dec. 17 to 23 with more than 150 vessels, multimillion dollar
yachts, kayaks, canoes and other small boats beautifully decked with
lights, animated Christmas scenes, music and costumed carolers.
Now is the time to make your plans to view the boat parade. One can
watch the parade from the beaches and public access areas on the 14-mile
parade route, such as the Sea Scout Base or American Legion Hall; from
bayfront restaurants like the Villa Nova, the Riverboat and Newport
Landing; yacht clubs like the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club or Balboa Yacht
Club, or from a charter boat.
Sponsored by the Southern California Gas Co. and Dyson and Dyson Real
Estate Associates and hosted by the Commodores Club of the Newport Harbor
Area Chamber of Commerce, the parade starts off Collins Island at 6:30
p.m. and finishes at the same site at approximately 8:30 p.m. The
seven-day parade, which has been hailed by the New York Times as one of
the top 10 holiday happenings in the nation, will attract more than a
million visitors to the harbor, who come to enjoy the splendor of the
event.
Parade route view locations, charter boat, restaurant and hotel
information can be obtained by from the Newport Harbor Area Chamber of
Commerce at 1470 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, or by calling (949)
729-4400. Or check out the chamber’s Web page at o7
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JOTTINGS: Syd Lucas presented David Barr, member of the advisory
board and board of directors of the National Alliance for the Mentally
Ill, with a $500 check from the Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club.
WORTH REPEATING: From Greg Kelley, president of the Newport-Mesa
Irvine Interfaith Council in the “Thought for the Day”. . . “We make a
living by what we get; but we make a life by what we give.”
READING BY NINE: Many people have asked where they can send a
contribution to the Rotary Reading by Nine fund drive, which was a
feature story in the Daily Pilot on Nov. 17 and the subject of an
editorial Nov 18. The Rotary clubs of Newport-Balboa, Newport Beach
Sunrise and Newport-Irvine will match up to $7,800 donated by the public
to purchase reading books for Pomona, Whittier and Wilson elementary
schools in Costa Mesa.
Checks can be made payable to Rotary District 5320 Foundation and
mailed to the Daily Pilot, Attn: Promotions, 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa,
CA 92627. Contributions are tax-deductible. Donors to the Reading by Nine
will be recognized by name in future issues of the Daily Pilot.
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. 6:30 p.m.: The Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor 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. Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club meets at the University
Athletic Club. Noon: Orange Coast Exchange Club meets at the Bahia
Corinthian Yacht Club.
6 p.m.: The Newport-Balboa Rotary Club meets the Bahia Corinthian
Yacht Club for an inspirational program by Norman Franzen on medical
miracles.
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 for a visit by Lt. Governor Tina
Hoover. Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club at the Bahia Corinthian
Yacht Club to hear Jay Johnstone of the Anaheim Angels. The Exchange Club
of Newport Harbor meets at the Riverboat Restaurant for a Ladies Day
Luncheon with Pol Vansteenkiste on “Flax for you.” The Newport Irvine
Rotary Club meets at the Irvine Marriott Hotel.
* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Saturdays in the Daily Pilot. Send
your service club’s meeting information by fax to (949) 660-8667, e-mail
to jdeboom@aol.com or by mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol, Suite 201, Newport
Beach, CA 92660-1740.
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