Superb students named delegates

JIM DE BOOM

Seven young women have been selected as delegates and seven as

alternates by the American Legion Auxiliary of Newport Harbor Unit

291 to attend Girls State at Pitzer College, Claremont, from June 27

to July 3. They are Roxana Mehrfar and Bailey Gardner, Corona del Mar

High School; Heather Cluff and Carley Millian, Costa Mesa High

School; Jordi Bradshaw and Kathryn Kulczyk, Estancia High School;

Lakshmi Reddy and Phuong Nguyen, Irvine High School; Brittani Yriarte

and Jessie Womble, Newport Harbor High School; Taneen Jafarkhani and

Lara Trank, Northwood High School; Kendra Kadam and Jennifer Fo,

Woodbridge High School.

They were selected because of their academic excellence, as well

as their involvement in extra-curricular school and community

activities, according to Cynthia Culp, auxiliary member. The

delegates will join 500 young women from throughout the state for the

one-week conference. The young women were recently honored at a

district luncheon and will be involved in other activities throughout

the year. All expenses are paid for by the auxiliary and sponsors are

welcome. The auxiliary sponsors numerous programs that benefit our

children and youth in the community, as well as contributing

countless hours of service and funds to our veterans.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, contact the American

Legion office at (949) 673-5070.

MOVED TO THE HOLIDAY INN

The Rotary Club of South Coast Metro has moved its meeting

location to the Holiday Inn on Bristol according to club co-president

Lisa Allen. The club still meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. for

breakfast and guests are welcome according to Allen. Originally the

club was formed to serve the South Coast Metro area and the move

allows them to draw members from throughout Costa Mesa. The club

meets every Wednesday for an hour and a half with a speaker of

interest, and provides a variety of service opportunities in the

local community. It’s a great way to start the day, Allen said. If

you want to get involved in the world of service to your community,

consider the Rotary Club of South Coast Metro. For more information,

contact Allen at (714) 527-2849 or co-president Connie Hamilton at

(714) 745-1692.

COMPUTER FRIENDS

Dave Westerfield will be presenting “Basic PC Trouble Shooting” at

Computer Friends of Oasis on Wednesday. He will show you how to solve

pesky problems with easy, fool-proof ways to do your own computer

trouble shooting. Westerfield has been teaching computer courses and

providing personal instruction since 1981. He teaches classes at the

Oasis Senior Club, at Marguerite and 5th avenues in Corona del Mar.

The meeting will begin with a general Q and A at 1 p.m. with the

Westerfield presentation at 1:30 p.m.. Tickets are provided for door

prizes and refreshments are served before the break for special

interest groups. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to advanced

computer users. There is a $3 charge at the door for nonmembers. For

more information, visit https://www.vivianboulos.

tripod.com.

WELCOMETO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS

Betty Dugan and Carolynn Prior were inducted into the club by

District 4 L4 Governor Jim North at a recent meeting of the Harbor

Mesa Lions Club. Nathan White, sponsored by Wendell Sawyer, who

joined the Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa.

WORTH REPEATING

From “Thought for the Day,” provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport

Mesa Interfaith Council:

“Appreciation is a wonderful gift: It makes what is excellent in

others belong to us as well.”

-- VOLTAIRE

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

7:15 a.m.: The 46-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will

meet at Five Crowns Restaurant for a program on Habitat for Humanity.

(https://www.newportbeach

sunriserotary.org).

6 p.m.: The Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club will meet at the

Costa Mesa Country Club.

WEDNESDAY

7:15 a.m.: The 10-member South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet

at the Holiday Inn and the Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at

the University Athletic Club.

Noon: The Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club.

6 p.m.: The 50-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club to hear Lt. Carlos Mercado of the

U.S. Coast Guard discuss Homeland Security.

(https://www.newportbalboa.org).

THURSDAY

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

Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe to hear Costa Mesa Fire Chief Jim

Ellis.

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

Holiday Inn (https://www.kiwanis.org/

club/costamesa); the 50-member Kiwanis Club of Newport

Beach-Corona del Mar will meet at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for

a program by Alan Oleson on the Ensenada Yacht Race; the 85-member

Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at the Nautical Museum to

hear Duncan Forgey discuss “Arctic Real Estate Opportunities”

(https://www.nh exchangeclub.com).The 100-member Rotary Club of

Newport Irvine will meet at the Atrium Hotel for a program by Sandy

Meadows, Newport Beach Police Department volunteer, and officer Lloyd

Whisenant on Automatic External Defibrillator.

(https://www.nirotary.org ).

* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Saturdays in the Daily Pilot.

Send your service club’s meeting information by fax to (714) 921-8655

orby e-mail to jdeboom@aol.com.