St. John the Baptist cheer can’t be...

St. John the Baptist cheer can’t be beat

Cheerleaders at St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary School

completed an undefeated season and won the USA Junior Nationals.

They also won the King of the Bleachers Nationals, Converse State

Championship and the Cheerleaders of America West Coast Open. This is

the second year in a row that the squad went undefeated.

The team is made up of 34 girls in fifth through eighth grade. St.

John’s graduate Eddie Strachan, 21, coaches the team. His sister and

niece are on the team and his mother is a second-grade teacher at the

school.

Horticulture heaven next four Fridays

Orange Coast College’s ornamental horticulture department is

hosting a series of plant sales on four Friday mornings and

afternoons in April.

OCC’s horticulture department is growing a variety of plants for

spring gardens. Different varieties of tomatoes, several varieties of

both bell and chili peppers, herbs, annuals in pony packs, mixed

color baskets and many other plants will be available.

Proceeds from the sale will go to student scholarships, and to

invest in additional supplies and materials for OCC’s ornamental

horticulture department.

The sales are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 9, 16, 23

and 30 in the Horticulture Garden Nursery, on the western edge of the

campus, near the Technology Center. The most convenient public access

is from the campus parking lot off Adams Avenue.

Because crops will be maturing and ready for sale at different

times during the spring, a plant sale hotline has been established to

announce which plants will be available each Friday. The hotline

number is (714) 432-0202, ext. 26533.

Excelling students to be awarded at breakfast

The top 15 scholars from Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar high

schools will be honored at the 43rd annual Scholarship Awards

Breakfast on April 15 at the Radisson Hotel.

The event will be hosted by the Commodores Club of the Newport

Beach Chamber of Commerce. The event begins at 7:15 a.m. and the cost

is $25. For more information, call the chamber office at (949)

729-4400.

Mixing IronStone, appetizers and prizes

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will hold its Newport Sunset

Networking Mixer at 5 p.m. April 22 at the New IronStone Bank.

The evening will feature appetizers from Meyerhof’s Cuisine, live

music, wine, beer and soft drinks compliments of IronStone Bank.

Those in attendance will have the opportunity to win prizes

donated by the bank, including a $100 savings bond, annual use of a

large safety deposit box, dinner for two at Back Bay Rowing and

Running Club Restaurant and a floral arrangement.

Cost for the mixer is free for chamber members and $10 for

potential members. IronStone Bank is at 1201 Dove St. in Newport

Beach.

For more information, call the chamber office at (949) 729-4400.

Reservations are not necessary.

Group asks donors to say YES at feast

Youth Employment Service of the Harbor Area will host its 31st

annual Roman Feast and Charity Auction on May 6. YES refers youth to

local employers.

The organization is looking for companies that want to be a

promotional partner, a sponsor/underwriter or a donor of in-kind

services or auction items.

The event takes place on May 6 at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood

Community Center, 1845 Park Ave. For more information, call (949)

642-8306.