Scheafer will lead Lions again

JIM DE BOOM

Mike Scheafer, a Costa Mesa insurance agent and community leader, was

installed as president of the Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club at

a recent meeting.

Scheafer has served as club president twice before, and as Lions

District Governor in 1997 and 1998.

Serving with Scheafer are first vice president Mike McIlroy,

treasurer Raul Jara, secretary Joe Coons, tail twister Rollo

McClellan, lion tamer Mark Detrick, bulletin editor Lee Gibbs, and

directors Dan Worthington, Roberto Jara, Mike Allen and Ryan

Ferryman.

The Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club is the sponsor of the

annual Fish Fry, held earlier this month, and distributes tens of

thousands of dollars annually to local and international charities.

NEWPORT-BALBOA HOSTS SISTER CITY CLUB

It was a full house at a recent Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa

meeting, as it hosted members of its sister club in Okazaki, Japan.

International Service Director Dan Hoffman stepped to the podium

to introduce guests from the Newport Beach Sister City Committee:

Scott and Liddy Paulson, Bo Glover, Flossie Dunning, John Overdevest,

Ced Fields, Beth Field, Ann Mitchell and Newport Beach City Manager

Homer Bludau.

Also introduced were the students selected for this summer’s

Okazaki youth exchange: junior high school students Kelly Clark,

Leilani Tanbara, Daniel Ward, Edward Wiklund and their parents.

Club member Raj Desai had guests from India -- Dilip Salagaocar,

the past district governor from District 3176 in India, who was on

his way to the Rotary International Convention in Chicago; and Arjun

Desai (no relationship), a rotary ambassadorial scholar to Singapore

in 2003 and 2004 and who is currently enrolled in medical school at

the University of Miami.

Club President Kim Kassell then introduced members of the new

Rotary Club of Costa Mesa, and special guests from the Rotary Club of

Okazaki South: President Kunihiro Okada and wife Norie, Vice

President Yoichi Watanabe and his wife Yuriko, Tsuyoshi Honma and his

wife Mizuno, Hidenari Suzuki and his wife Keiko, Tahuitsu Kamiya and

his wife Michiko, Makoto Maki and his wife Keiko, Hideye Okumura,

Shuji Shibata and interpreter Max Yamada.

KIWANIS PRESENTS EAGLE PRIDE AWARDS

Kiwanian George Cote and his wife Becky presented awards to 12

superstar students from the Estancia zone at a recent meeting of the

Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa.

The children are this quarter’s honor students at the schools that

feed students to Estancia High School. All it takes is one person to

make a difference in the life of a child, and George and Becky made a

memorable presentation to these future community leaders, introducing

the students and boasting of the youths’ accomplishments.

Candy Cloud, principal of Adams Elementary School, introduced

students Parisa Esfahani and Tam Le. Kelli Smith, principal at

California Elementary School, introduced Leah Woodside and Sean

Bjelland. Amanda Hale, assistant principal at Rea Elementary School,

introduced Victoria Hernandez and Edgar Anaya. Judy Laakso, principal

at Victoria Elementary School, introduced students Dylan Ulrich and

Holly Norgan. Candy Sperling, principal at Wilson Elementary School,

introduced Lisa Strong and Jose Herrera. And Dan Diehl, principal at

TeWinkle Middle School, introduced Gabriela Ramirez and Storm Hagen.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATED 100 YEARS

Barbara and I have joined more than 50,000 Rotarians from 165

counties at McCormick Place in Chicago as we celebrate Rotary’s 100th

birthday, beginning today and running through Wednesday.

The Rotary Convention begins with a parade today on Michigan

Avenue with dozens of floats, representing Rotary programs from

around the world, and thousands of marchers dressed in their native

dress.

Rotary District 5320 has the largest number of attendees from the

western part of the United States, including dozens of club members

and spouses from Newport-Balboa, Newport-Irvine, Newport Beach

Sunrise and even the new Costa Mesa club.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS

Erick Jessen, sponsored by Bill DeMeulle, joined the Exchange Club

of the Orange Coast.

WORTH REPEATING

From the Thought for Today, provided by Greg Kelley of the

Newport-Mesa-Irvine Interfaith Council: “Peace does not mean to be in

a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. Peace means to

be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart.”

-- MARCEL MORIN

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

Help your community and the world through a service club! For

many, service club membership is an extension of our religious

beliefs and congregation affiliation.

You are invited to attend a service club meeting this coming week

to learn more about opportunities for service. Most clubs will buy

your first meal for you as you get acquainted with them.

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 48-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets

at the Five Crowns restaurant to hear Laura Davick of the Crystal

Cove Alliance (www.newportbeachsunrise

rotary.org).

Noon: The Rotary Club of Costa Mesa, now in organization with 15

members, has moved its meeting location to The Club House at South

Coast .

6 p.m.: The Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club meets at the

Costa Mesa Country Club.

WEDNESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the

University Athletic Club.

Noon: The Exchange Club of the Orange Coast meets at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club for a business meeting.

6:15 p.m.: The Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa meets at the Bahia

Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by the UC Irvine Institute for

Brain Aging and Dementia (www.newportbalboa.org).

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-member Costa Mesa Orange Coast Lions Club meets at

Mimi’s Cafe.

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

Holiday Inn (www.kiwanis.org/club

/costamesa); The 50-member Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach/Corona

del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club

(www.nhexchangeclub.com); The 85-member Exchange Club of Newport

Harbor meets at the Nautical Museum for the presentation of the Book

of Golden Deeds by Garry Tewinkle (www.nhexchangeclub.com); The

100-member Rotary Club of Newport Irvine meets at the Radisson Hotel

for the annual Past Presidents Luncheon (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

or by e-mail to jdeboom@aol.com.