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time, date and location of the event, as well as a contact phone

number.

TODAY

Registration for the 2005 Youth Flag Football, for boys and girls

ages 8 to 13. The program starts on Sept. 26 and ends on Dec. 3. This

program provides youth in the community the opportunity to

participate in a noncompetitive Flag Football league. Participants

will learn the basics of Flag Football, meet new friends and have

fun. Register in person Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the

Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa.

Registration closes on Sept. 23. Registration is taken on a

first-come, first-serve basis and will fill up fast. Information:

(714) 754-5158.

A free seminar on how to easily handle difficult people, by author

Murray Oxman, is being held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mother’s

Market, 225 17th St. East, Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-4741.

“Votergate,” a documentary by producers Simon Ardizzone, Russell

Michaels and Robert Carrillo Cohen, will be shown from 7 to 9 p.m. at

the Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria St.,

Costa Mesa. “Votergate” resulted from cross-country travels by the

producers during 2004 and 2005. According to Open Voting Consortium,

the documentary is a record of elections, bewildered voters, activist

protests and attempts by corporate and government officials to cover

up voting system flaws. Information: (949) 646-4652 or

https://www.votergate.tv.

The Newport Beach Historical Society will show slides of the early

days in Newport and Balboa and will discuss plans for the upcoming

Newport Beach Centennial Heritage Days, with special guest speaker

Don Webb, Newport Beach Mayor Pro Tem. The meeting will be held at 6

p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:45 p.m. at the American Legion

Post 291 Hall, 215 15th St., Balboa Peninsula. Cost is $20.

Information: (949) 675-6161.

THURSDAY

The South Coast Plaza Summer Food and Wine Festival -- where

guests enjoy premium wines, live music and culinary specialties from

South Coast Plaza restaurants -- benefits Second Harvest Food Bank of

Orange County and Someone Cares Soup Kitchen. Event will be held from

6 to 9 p.m. $45 in advance, $55 at the door. Information: (714)

435-2171.

Reversing Adult Onset Diabetes and Wellness Principle #4: The Body

Needs Oxygen will be this week’s topic in “10 Weeks of Wellness,”

held from 6 to 7 p.m. at Priestley Chiropractic, 2600 Coast Highway

East, suite 150, Corona del Mar. Information: (949) 640-7030.

The Costa Mesa Police Department is hosting a personal safety

awareness class” at 7 p.m. at the police department, 99 Fair Drive,

Costa Mesa. Veteran Crime Prevention Specialist Sue Hupp will provide

information on personal safety at home, work, school and while

traveling. Detective Stephanie Selinske will also be present to

provide information on sexual assaults and to answer questions. The

class is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Information: (714)

754-5658.