Community & Clubs -- Jim de Boom
EXCHANGE CLUB NEWS: Exchange Club District President Dick Freeman ran
the recent District Convention held at the Irvine Marriott like a “Swiss
watch,” according to member Tom Norton. “He was funny, witty and very
aware of all the people present. After all, he had visited 50 of the 60
clubs in the California-Nevada District,” Norton added.
Conference events included the Search for Talent contest, featuring
club winners, presentation of club service awards, a speech by singer Pat
Boone and Life Time Achievement Awards presented to Mike Gertner of the
Exchange Club of Newport Harbor and Jack Wilder of the Exchange Club of
Orange Coast.
NEW LIONS CLUB OFFICERS: Members of the Harbor Mesa Lions Club met at
the home of member Barbara Hayward to honor the new officers of the club.
Outgoing President Janie Harris handed the gavel to the new president,
Marianne Segalla. Other new officers include Joan Parks and Carol Van
Holt, vice presidents; Sandi Scheafer, secretary; Karen Lamas, treasurer;
Joan Parks and Barbara Hayward, bulletin editors; Marianne Allen, tail
twister; Ann McIlroy, lion tamer; and Eunice Thomason, Arlene Shafer,
Barbara Hayward, Gina Stansbury, Bernice Ellis and Lorna Young,
directors.
COOKIE CRUISE: The Newport Beach Sister City Assn. Okazaki Committee
invites you to meet and greet six City Council members from Sister City
Okazaki at a special Adventure at Sea Yacht Charter from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
July 14. The cost is $15 per person for the cruise, cookies and sodas. A
no-host bar is available. Reservations must be made with Connie Skibba by
calling (949) 650-0594.
YACHTSMEN’S LUNCHEONS: This Wednesday’s Yachtsmen’s luncheon planned
for noon at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club will feature Marshall “Duffy”
Duffield, who will discuss the new, 30-foot Duffy electric boat. On July
17, Art Gronsky will share a video on tuna fishing in the good old days,
while Daily Pilot boating columnist Mike Whitehead will be the speaker on
July 24.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: David Kaech joined the Newport
Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club. Michael Levine and Marcia Mark joined
the Rotary Club of South Coast Metro.
WORTH REPEATING: From the “Thought for the Day” provided by Greg
Kelley of the Newport-Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council: “Nothing can stop
the individual with the right mental attitude from achieving their goal.
Nothing on earth can help the individual with the wrong attitude.” --
Thomas Jefferson
SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK:
TUESDAY
7:15 a.m.: The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will meet at Five
Crowns Restaurant to hear David Armstrong present a program on bagpipes.
6:30 p.m. The Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club will meet at the
Costa Mesa Country Club.
WEDNESDAY
7:15 a.m.: The 20-member South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet at
the Center Club (www.southcoastmetrorotary.org), and the Newport Harbor
Kiwanis Club will meet at the University Athletic Club.
Noon: The 35-member Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at the
Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club to hear Steffan Vansteenkiste.
6 p.m.: The Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at the Bahia
Corinthian Yacht Club for the demotion of the club’s president, Elmer
Biggerstaff, and installation of Roger McGonegal as the new president
(www.newportbalboa.org).
THURSDAY
7 a.m.: The 20-plus-member Costa Mesa-Orange Coast Breakfast Lions
Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe to hear Scott Paulson of the Newport-Mesa
Schools Foundation.
Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club will meet at the Holiday
Inn (www.kiwanis.org/club/costamesa), the Newport Beach-Corona del Mar
Kiwanis Club will meet at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club to hear Bob
Cuyler discuss the final plans for the July 14 Pacific Coast Triathlon,
the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at the Newport
Harbor Nautical Museum for the presentation of the Police Office of the
Year Award, and the 100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary Club will meet at
the Irvine Marriott Hotel (www.nirotary.org).
* 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 o7 jdeboom@aol.com f7 or by mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol St., Suite
201, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1740.
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