SEPTEMBER 6: Peace Corps Director Gaddi...

SEPTEMBER

6: Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez will speak to the Young

Executives of America at 7:00 a.m. at The Pacific Club, 4110

Macarthur Blvd., Newport Beach, CA 92660. (949) 721-5456

10: A tea in honor of Cindy Simon, wife of Republican nominee for

governor Bill Simon, 11:30 a.m. at the home of Jo-Helen Steckbauer in

Costa Mesa. (714) 546-6985.

10: Newport Harbor Republican Women, grand opening of the

Newport/Costa Mesa Republican Headquarters, 5 to 7 p.m. at 901 Dover

Drive #100 in Newport Beach. (949) 764-9340

10: Fund-raiser for John Graham, Democratic candidate for the 48th

Congressional seat, at the University Club on the UCI campus. 7 to 9

p.m. Coffee and dessert will be served. The guest speaker is Diana

Schmelzer, principal at University High School in Irvine. Donation is

$100 per person or $150 per couple. (949) 856-1969 or e-mail to

John@Graham2002.org.

11: Republican Party of Orange County, Sept. 11 Memorial Prayer

Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. at the Sutton Place Hotel. Special guest will be

Bruce Herschensohn. $20 per person or $200 for table of ten.

Information: (714) 556-8555.

16: Republican Party of Orange County Central Committee general

meeting, 7 p.m. at the South Coast Plaza Westin Hotel, 686 Anton

Blvd., Costa Mesa. Admission is free, and all Republicans are

welcome. (714) 556-8555.

18: Republican Jewish Coalition meeting at 7 p.m. at Temple Bat

Yahm in Newport Beach. Special guests will be Sen. Bruce McPherson,

Republican nominee for California Lt. Governor, and Greg Conlon,

Republican nominee for state treasurer. (310) 271-7429.

22: Newport Bay Area Democratic Club general meeting and picnic at

Mason Regional Park, noon to 4:00 p.m. (949) 733-3439 or by e-mail to

CarlMariz@aol.com.

OCTOBER

7: First day to request an absentee ballot for the Nov. 5 general

election.

21: Last day to register for Nov. 5 election.

21: Republican Party of Orange County Central Committee general

meeting, 7 p.m. at the South Coast Plaza Westin Hotel, 686 Anton

Blvd., Costa Mesa. Admission is free, and all Republicans are

welcome. (714) 556-8555.

29: Last day to request an absentee ballot for Nov. 5 election.

NOVEMBER

5: Fall election, including Costa Mesa and Newport Beach city

councils, Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Education,

state Assembly and Congress.