Harbor Mesa Lions Club installs new officers

JIM DE BOOM

Harbor Mesa Lions Club recently held the installation of new officers

at the home of Gina and John Stansbury.

District Governor Barbara Hayward conducted the installation of

the following people: President Carol Van Holt; Vice Presidents

Arlene Schafer and Sandi Scheafer; Secretary Joan Parks; Treasurer

Marianne Allen; Tail Twister Lynn Seaholm; Lion Tamer Sue Seager;

Bulletin Editor Barbara Hayward; and Directors Gina Stansbury, Janie

Harris, Bernice Ellis, Karen Lamas, Eunice Thomason, Maureen Coffey,

Jennifer Kelder and Myrta Sparkes.

Immediate past President Sandi Scheafer presented the award given

to the club at the recent convention for the District “Club of the

Year” in Division B, and presented an award on behalf of past

President Joan Parks to Mike Parks for a donation to the Sight and

Hearing Foundation. Congratulations!

BILL WITTMAN AWARD

The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor presented the Bill Wittman

Award to Trevor Theriot, who played fullback and linebacker under

coach Jeff Brinkley at Newport Harbor High School. Theriot was

awarded all-league status and was voted the most valuable player in

the Sea View League. He maintained a 4.0 grade point average and is

headed to UCLA this fall.

The Bill Wittman Award is given to an outstanding high school

athlete/scholar annually by the Exchange Club. Wittman, a former

Exchange Club president and longtime member who died in a tragic

accident several years ago, was a star athlete and a scholar himself.

TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Thanks to the efforts of members John Uphoff and Steve Peterson,

the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor honored seven local teachers as

Teachers of the Year at a recent meeting.

Honored were Janet Dukes (Newport Harbor High School), Nancy Ferda

(Estancia High School), Dan Morris (Back Bay High School), James

Blackie (Ensign Middle School), Candice Richards (TeWinkle Middle

School), Misty Smith (Costa Mesa High School) and Timothy Postiff

(Costa Mesa High School).

Each teacher received a plaque and a check for $300.

Congratulations!

ROTARY CLUBS INSTALL OFFICERS

The Rotary Club of Costa Mesa, which now meets at The Club House

at South Coast Plaza on Tuesdays at noon, has installed Dale Bixler

as its first president. Serving with Bixler are Greg Joslyn

(president elect), Kathryn Haze (secretary), Susan Jaime (treasurer),

Larry Thomas (sergeant at arms), Susanne Aragon (membership), Joan

Archibald (club administration), Dan Hanley (programs) and Ginny

Mueller (service projects).

Terry Rousselot has been installed as president of the Rotary Club

of Newport Balboa, replacing Kim DeBroux. Serving with Rousselot are

Steve Speer (president elect), Ed Rennie (secretary), Wendell Sawyer

(treasurer), Roger Gilbert (club service), Bill Hossfield (community

service), Richard Holmgren (R.I. Foundation), Dan Hoffman

(international service), Dick Dickson (membership), Bob Wood

(programs) and Nate White (vocational service).

At the recent demotion party honoring DeBroux, Sawyer was named

Rotarian of the Year, Hossfield was given Ice Breaker of the Year,

White received the Community Service Award and Roger McGonegal

received the Bob Callis Award.

Tim Shields was installed as President of the Rotary Club of

Newport Irvine at a recent club meeting, replacing Greg Arbues.

Serving with Shields are Diane Pearce (president elect and programs),

Robert Jamieson (secretary), Abe Watkins (treasurer), David Sykora

(club service), Patricia Marshall (community service), Robert Little

(R.I. Foundation), Robert Motoshige (international service), Kent

Falk (membership), Brady Price (vocational service) and Bailey Smith

(youth service).

Chris Szechenyi, general manager of the Five Crowns Restaurant,

was installed as president of the Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club,

replacing Fay Bosler. Serving with Szechenyi are John Hedlund

(president elect), JoAnne DeBliss (secretary), Christina Holliday

(treasurer), Tom Birch (club service), Mike Bradford (international

service), Willis Longyear (membership), Nagy Lbrahim (programs) and

Ray Oien (vocation service).

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

The seventh session in the Communication Connection program

series, led by Millard MacAdam, will be held at the Oasis Senior

Center on Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in room 1A. All are

welcome.

The topic is titled “Using Nonverbal Techniques for Enhancing

Understanding.” The focus is on learning how to consciously manage

your nonverbal behavior, so it is congruent with your emotions, words

and intents. These techniques help build trust, rapport and

understanding with others when you are communicating with them. They

also help you avoid unintentionally sending the wrong emotional

message and confusing people, MacAdam said.

WORTH REPEATING

From the Thought for the Day as provided by Greg Kelley of the

Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council: “Write it on your heart that

every day is the best day of the year.”

-- RALPH WALDO EMERSON

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

7:15 a.m.: The 48-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets

at the Five Crowns Restaurant for a program by Dr. Richard Fischel

from the American Lung Assn. of Orange County

(www.newportbeachsunriserotary.org).

Noon: The Rotary Club of Costa Mesa, now with 15 members, meets at

The Club House at South Coast Plaza.

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

Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club to begin a new year under the

leadership of President Mike Scheafer.

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 club assembly (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 for a report on the Kiwanis International Convention by

Jeff Dimsdale (www.kiwanis.org/club/costamesa); the 50-member Kiwanis

Club of Newport Beach/Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian

Yacht Club for a program on “Paradise Restored ... at Crystal Cove”

by Laura Davick of the Crystal Cove Alliance; the 85-member Exchange

Club of Newport Harbor meets at the Nautical Museum for a business

meeting (www.nhexchangeclub.com); the 100-member Rotary Club of

Newport Irvine meets at the Radisson Hotel for a club assembly

(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.