Corona del Mar home tour set...

Corona del Mar home tour set for today

Six Corona del Mar homes will be on display today -- from a

quaint, wood-shingled cottage to a classic seacoast villa -- as part

of the 29th annual Home Tour.

Sponsored by Corona del Mar High School’s Parent-Teacher Assn.,

the home tour benefits programs at the school. In conjunction with

the Corona del Mar High School Foundation, the PTA has provided

computers and other technology, library books and equipment. The PTA

has also contributed to campus enhancement projects, health services

and student programs.

Tickets for the home tour cost $50.

The Home Tour runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, starting with a

breakfast at Waterworks, 984 Avocado Ave., Corona del Mar. For

information, call (949) 451-8600.

Board candidate forums set for Oct. 23, 29

Candidates for the Newport-Mesa Unified School Board will

participate in a community forum Oct. 23 at Corona del Mar High

School and on Oct. 29 at the Neighborhood Community Center in Costa

Mesa. Both forums will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. The forums are

sponsored by the Harbor Council PTA and the League of Women Voters of

the Orange Coast.

Friends of shelter to hold holiday brunch

Friends of the Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter will hold its

annual holiday brunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Big

Canyon home of Bill and Carolyn Klein in Newport Beach.

The brunch will help raise funds and gather gifts to brighten the

lives of the children spending the holidays at the shelter.

Last year, the shelter provided counseling, a roof and more than

87,000 meals to more than 2,300 people through its temporary and

emergency programs. Every day, the shelter houses 50 to 60 adults and

40 to 50 children.

It is tradition that guests attending the $40 per person event

bring an unwrapped gift of warm clothing or toys for a shelter child,

teen or adult.

Ornaments created by the children will be sold for $5 each and be

will placed on a tree that will be delivered to the shelter. All

funds raised will benefit shelter families. Information: Ann

Moskowitz, (949) 673-6502.