A special Memorial Day this year

This year’s Memorial Day should not just be another vacation day.

Instead, because of events in Iraq, it should be a day of remembering

and honoring those who have given their lives for our country, this

year and in years gone by.

Before heading out to the barbecue or the beach on Monday, attend

the 11 a.m. memorial service at Harbor Lawn Memorial Park, 1625

Gisler Ave. in Costa Mesa, or the 11 a.m. memorial service at Pacific

View Memorial Park, 3500 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar.

Display your American flag proudly on Monday. If you know a

veteran of the armed services, call them and say thank you for the

sacrifice they and their fallen comrades have made.

SALATA HONORED

Newport Beach resident and Irrelevant Week founder Paul Salata was

honored Thursday by the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor. They

presented Salata with the Book of Golden Deeds award.

Award chairman Garry TeWinkle introduced Salata, acknowledging his

USC football experience and his professional football career with the

San Francisco 49ers, the Baltimore Colts, the Pittsburgh Steelers and

the Calgary Canadian Football League team.

“Rarely do we have an opportunity to be so close to someone so

great,” said Dan Rogers, Goodwill president and chief executive, who

paid tribute to Salata as part of the program.

Exchange Club member Dean Bottorf played the keyboard and wrote

the lyrics to five songs that spoofed Salata’s career in sports, the

sewer business and as a master of ceremonies at community

fund-raisers and events.

The Book of Golden Deeds plaque that Salata received was inscribed

in part with “for relevant charitable work and the fun of

irrelevance.”

LIONS WIN AWARDS AND HONORS

The Harbor Mesa Lions were well represented at the Lions’ District

4L4 convention in Oxnard, with 15 members attending.

Member Barbara Hayward was elected district vice president, and

the club was awarded “Visitation Club of the Year,” “Padre Award” and

the “Club Spirit Award.”

Member Karen Lamas received the Multiple District Award for

Leadership. Member Marian Perrin was presented with a crystal bowl

inscribed with her new title of “Director Emeritus of the Lion’s

Sight and Hearing Foundation” from President Mike Scheafer.

District Gov. Chuck Overbey presented member Marianne Allen with

the Harry S. Aslan Award for her work with the Student Speaker

Contest. From the Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lion’s Club, Scheafer

received the International President’s Leadership Award.

LION’S FISH FRY BABY CONTEST SEEKING ENTRIES

The Lion’s Fish Fry Baby Contest still has openings for

contestants living in the area.

The contest will be held at the Fish Fry site in Lions Park, Costa

Mesa on June 1. Judging will be done at 1 p.m. The stage presentation

will be held at 2 p.m.

For contest details and application information, please call Lion

Sandi Scheafer at (714) 549-4961.

UFO DOCUMENTARY DISCUSSION

The nonprofit Mutual UFO Network of Orange County features Newport

Beach resident Bob Wood, who will show and comment on the production

of a recently aired TV special called “The Secret” on Wednesday at

the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave.

“The real secret is the remarkable success of the deception of the

public,” Wood said. He will present evidence for the existence of a

covert crash recovery program. For more information, call (714)

520-4UFO (4836) or visit the Web site at www.mufonoc.org.

WORTH REPEATING

Provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith

Council:

“What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and

use things, instead of using people and loving things.” -- Author

unknown

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

MONDAY

6 p.m.: The Harbor Mesa Lions Club will meet at Zubie’s for a

business meeting.

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 40-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will

meet at Five Crowns (newportbeachsunriserotary.org

/index.htm).

WEDNESDAY

7:15 a.m.: The 20-member South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet

at the Center Club (www.southcoastmetro rotary.org); and the Newport

Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the University Athletic Club.

Noon: The 40-member Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club.

5 p.m.: The 60-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at

the new Hyatt Hotel in Huntington Beach for a vocational visitation

and dinner (www.newport-balboa.org).

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-plus member Costa Mesa-Orange Costa Breakfast Lions

Club will meet at Mimi’s for a business meeting.

Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club will meet at the

Holiday Inn; the 50-member Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club

will meet at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club (www.kiwanis.org/club/

costamesa); the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet

at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for a “Ladies Day” program with

Marie Knight of the Newport Beach Parks and Senior Services; and the

100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary Club will meet at the Atrium Hotel

to hear Kim Hubbard discuss the Financial Abuse Specialist Team

(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; by e-mail to jdeboom@aol.com or by mail to 2082 S.E.

Bristol, Suite 201, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1740.