Flag day for Book of Golden Deeds

The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor honored Jeanette Chernovy, a member of the Costa Mesa Police Department traffic bureau staff, at a recent meeting by entering her name in the Book of Golden Deeds. In presenting the award, club member Gary Tewinkle noted Chernovy lost her father in the Vietnam conflict and decided to honor his memory by replacing torn and weathered American flags, at her cost.

“She actually makes new flags and distributes them to those that seem to need them replaced,” Tewinkle said.

The program is now called “Flags to You.”

“You touch someone flying a flag,” she said.

SOROPTIMISTS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS

Soroptimist International Newport Harbor Area held its 51st installation of officers on June 21 with Carolyn Turner being installed as club president. Serving with Turner are Vice President Dawn Marie Lemonds, past president and former international director; Denise Glass, treasurer; Megan Hertzberg, assistant treasurer; Rosalinda Lopez, secretary; Ann Shultz technical director; and Dahlia Badajos, service director. Turner’s theme for the upcoming year will be “working together locally and globally.”

Soroptimist International is the largest service club for women in the world. For more information on the Newport Harbor Area club, call (714) 336-6868.

LIONS HEADING TO BOSTON

The 89th annual Lions Clubs International convention will be held in Boston beginning Friday and running through July 4, bringing together 18,000 Lions Club members from around the world, including several from the Newport-Mesa Lions Club.

This year’s convention was originally scheduled for New Orleans, but with the hurricane damage last fall, the location was changed to Boston.

Those not able to attend the convention will be able to go to www.lionsclubs.org to view the online convention activities in real time.

OASIS SAILING CLUB HONORS COMMODORE

John Byerlein was honored at a June 16 Oasis Sailing Club dinner and roast by members, friends and family at the Oasis Senior Center. Byerlein served as commodore of the growing club for the last four years. His enthusiasm, organizational skills and friendliness helped the club grow to more than 100 members.

Skipper Rob Jason coordinated the special salmon and pasta delight and club secretary Jim Stone coordinated the extensive wine services for the evening with special “Commodore John Byerlein” labels found on a variety of bottles, large to small. Millard MacAdam served as master of ceremonies for the evening, introducing Byerlein’s family and special friends. After dinner, Byerlein’s daughter, Janet Byerlein, read a poem she had written to honor her dad as guests were introduced.

A framed, signed gift of the old ship’s flag from all of the club’s skippers was presented to Byerlein by Harold Sharp, vice commodore. Sharp also presented to Jenny Lemaire a solid brass yacht vase, and he gave Byerlein a beautifully mounted ship’s bell from all of the club’s members.

For more information on the Oasis Sailing Club, call Harold Sharp at (949) 830-1078.

WORTH REPEATING

From the Thought for the Day as provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport-Mesa- Irvine Interfaith Council:

“We don’t all speak a common language, even when we seem to use the same words.”

? JAMI BERNARD

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

MONDAY

6 p.m.: The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor meets at Five Crowns for the installation of the 2006-07 officers and directors

TUESDAY

6 p.m.: The 45-member Rotary Club of Newport Beach Sunrise meets at Five Crowns for the annual demotion dinner to celebrate Chris Szechenyi’s year as president and welcome John Hedlund as the 2006-07 president.

Noon: The 20-member Rotary Club of Costa Mesa meets at a new location, Karl Strauss Brewery, 901 South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa.

WEDNESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 10-member Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club meets at Denny’s Restaurant at the corner of Redhill Avenue and Bristol Street.

Noon: The 27-member Exchange Club of the Orange Coast meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club to hear from Congressional candidate Steve Young.

6:00 p.m.: The 55-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club to hear craft talks by Marc Aaron and Greg Collard.

THURSDAY

7:00 a.m.: The 20-member Costa Mesa Orange Coast Lions Club meets at Mimi’s Cafe.

Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club meets at the Holiday Inn, www.kiwanis.org/ club/costamesa; the 45-member Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club to hear David Muller, executive director of the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, describe plans for their move from their river boat to the new Fun Zone location; Exchange Club of Newport Harbor meets at the Nautical Museum with Jerry Allison discussing “Out of this World,” the space station design, www.nhexchangeclub.com; the 85-member Rotary Club of Newport-Irvine meets at the Radisson Hotel, www.nirotary.org.