Going for Host of the Coast

About 2,000 people attended the grand opening activities of the

Balboa Bay Club on Wednesday, enjoying tours of the new $65-million

facility, beverages and bountiful food.

At the noon ribbon-cutting ceremony for city VIPs and the media,

it was John Wayne’s voice that led the attendees in the Pledge of

Allegiance and students from the Orange County High School of the

Arts who provided the entertainment throughout the resort. At the

evening reception for club members, the most popular place was Duke’s

Place, where nightly entertainment and dancing will be featured for

the public and club members.

The 7,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom was well received with its

warm colors, high ceilings and 22-foot wide chandler. For most of the

past 50 years, the club was the Host of the Coast -- hosting events

for business and variety of charities and civic groups. In recent

years, that role has been filled by the Hyatt Newporter and Newport

Center Marriott. With the new facilities and the great staff, I

suspect the Balboa Bay Club will reclaim the title, Host of the

Coast!

STUDENTS OF THE YEAR

The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor has honored as Students of the

Year Rachel Malkin and Raymond Stockstill from Corona del Mar High

School, Emily Abbott and John Santos from Costa Mesa High School;

Melissa Ross and Evan Gordon from Newport Harbor High School, and

Lindsay Freeman and Aranth Varma from Estancia High School.

Chairman Bob Klein described the Youth of the Year program and

then asked each high school counselor to introduce the students from

his or her school, listing their many accomplishments. Each honoree

received a plaque and a check in the amount of $500 from club

President Rick Harris. Congratulations.

CHAMBER LUNCHEON

Newport Beach Mayor Steve Bromberg will be the speaker at the

Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday at the Five

Crowns Restaurant. Networking will begin at 11:30 a.m., and lunch at

noon.

The Corona del Mar chamber’s networking mixer will be a joint

event with the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce at Priestly

Chiropractic, 2101 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, from 5:30 to

7:30 p.m. Thursday. For information and reservations, call the

chamber at (949) 673-4050.

AAUW MEETING

The Newport-Mesa-Irvine chapter of the American Assn. of

University Women will hold a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

May 31 at Hof’s Hut, 18850 Douglas, Irvine, to hear an overview of

the Sister Cities Programs for Newport Beach and Irvine.

Speakers will be Karen Evarts, representative of the Newport Beach

Sister Cities, and Stella Cardoza, international program coordinator

for the city of Irvine. The lunch will be ordered off the menu, but

reservations should be called to J. Hutchings at (714) 960-5412 by

May 29. Members and guests are welcome.

SPAGHETTI DINNER

The Costa Mesa Orange Coast Lions Club is sponsoring a spaghetti

dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Costa Mesa Women’s

Club, at 18th Street and Anaheim.

At $7 a person, the dinner includes spaghetti, green salad, bread,

dessert and beverages. Bingo begins at 7:15 p.m. Bingo cards are

available at $1 each.

For more information or for tickets, call George Wines at (714)

957-5743. Celebrate Flag Day with the Lions!

BIBLICAL BREAKFAST

A complimentary breakfast meeting for Christian business owners,

presidents and CEOs sponsored by Biblically Based Leadership

Development will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the

Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

The breakfast is presented by Marc Ottestad, president of ProSound

and Stage Lighting. For reservations, contact Millard MacAdam at

(949) 644-5552 or by e-mail at [email protected].

WORTH REPEATING

Provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith

Council: “When you invest in somebody else’s success, your own is

guaranteed.” -- Author unknown

SERVICE CLUB

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

MONDAY

6 p.m. The Harbor Mesa Lions Club will meet at Zubie’s for a

business meeting.

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 40-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will

meet at Five Crowns to hear Bill Trammell with an “Introduction to

the Bowers Museum of Cultural Arts” (newportbeachsunrise

rotary.org/index.htm).

6:30 p.m. The Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club will meet at

the Costa Mesa Country Club for Fish Fry planning.

WEDNESDAY

7:15 a.m.: The 20-member South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet

at the Center Club (www.southcoastmetro rotary.org); and the Newport

Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the University Athletic Club.

Noon: The 40-member Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at

the Santa Ana Country Club for the A.C.E. Award.

6 p.m.: The 60-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa meets at the

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for the City of Newport Beach Track

Awards presentation.

THURSDAY

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

Club will meet at Mimi’s to hear Debbie Clinton discuss Learning for

Life.

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

Holiday Inn; the 50-member Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club

will meet at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club (www.kiwanis.org/club/

costamesa); the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet

at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for the A.C.E. Awards; and the

100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary Club will meet at the Atrium Hotel

to hear a musical program by Warren Willard (www.nirotary.org).

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