From football to volleyball, a wide...

From football to volleyball, a wide variety of community sports

activities are planned this summer in Newport-Mesa.

COSTA MESA

Camp Costa Mesa

The city of Costa Mesa Recreation Division will conduct Camp Costa

Mesa 2002, a nine-week summer day camp for children 6 to 12.

The camp, which starts Mondays, runs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through

Aug. 23. Only two of the nine weeks are still open. Those weeks begin

July 29 and Aug. 12.

Campers will meet at TeWinkle Park, and may choose to pay $110 for

extended hours of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., or $90 for regular hours of 8

a.m. to 5 p.m. Children will enjoy many activities, including games,

arts and crafts, and all-day excursions to places such as Universal

Studios, the San Diego Zoo, Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm.

Camp registration may be made at the Balearic Community Center,

1975 Balearic Drive. Registration will be on a first-come,

first-served basis, until the program is full at the center, from 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. (714) 754-5158.

Family Night Out

Costa Mesa Recreation Division’s Family Night Out program offers

families a chance to participate in day and night excursions with

children. The next scheduled outing will be Saturday, when families

and children will be able to enjoy an Italian dinner and gondola ride

in Newport Beach. $20 per participant, and one adult must participate

with every five children registered. After that, the night out will

be an Aug. 2 baseball game in which the New York Yankees take on the

Anaheim Angels. $15 per person. (714) 754-5158.

Trains on the tracks

On the third weekend of each month, engineers climb aboard their

trains and travel on three miles of track at Fairview Park to display

their steam and diesel engines. The public is welcome to join them at

the park at Placentia Avenue and Estancia North. The Orange County

Model Engineer program started in 1989, when engineers wanted to

display their engines, while educating and entertaining the community

about the past. (949) 548-7246.

Fight against crime

The 19th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event

will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 6. Costa Mesa residents, along

with people nationwide, will lock their doors, turn on outside lights

and spend the evening outside with neighbors and public safety

personnel. Costa Mesa Police Department officers will serve food and

sodas, and raffle prizes donated by local businesses.

Mobile Skate Park

The Recreation Division’s Mobile Skate Park travels to various

park locations throughout the city three days a week to provide

skateboarders and in-line skaters a state-of-the-art skate park. The

mobile park consists of two quarter-pipes, three wedges, two spines,

a fun box and rail. Participants are required to have a signed Waiver

and Release Form to use the park. Appropriate safety equipment,

including a helmet, elbow and kneepads, are required at all times.

Access the city’s Web site at www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us to get a form.

Call (714) 327-7560 for schedule of days, times and locations of the

skate park.