Jim de Boom -- COMMUNITY & CLUBS

Two of the harbor area’s finest were among 28 people honored by the Boy

Scouts of America Orange County Council with the presentation of the

Silver Beaver Award. More than 500 people attended the ceremony at the

Doubletree Hotel in Costa Mesa.

Costa Mesa resident Chris Spenser has served the Scouts for the past 10

years as committee chairman for Troop 188. He received the Cubmaster

Award, Boys Scout Leader’s Training Award and District Award of Merit in

1997. Spenser is active in Elks, Shriners, elementary and high school

PTAs and Mariner’s Church.

Costa Mesa Police Officer David Walker was honored for his leadership

with Police Explorer Post 197 for the past 16 years, as well as Post 198

in the South County Exploring Division. Active in AYSO as a coach and

referee, Walker was named Referee of the Year in 1995 and in 1988 was

named Policeman of the Year in Costa Mesa.

In 1999, some 12,000 Boy Scout volunteers dedicated more than 1.7 million

hours of time to youth programs. The 22 men and women honored with the

Silver Beaver have a combined 432 years of volunteerism in Scouts.

“Society is in search of heroes,” said Scout Executive Kent Gibbs.

“Tonight we’ve seen 28 heroes.”

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Hugh M. Morrison, a

corporate attorney sponsored by Bob Bartels, joined the Newport-Irvine

Rotary Club.

WORTH REPEATING: From the Kiwaniscope, the bulletin of the Costa

Mesa Kiwanis Club.

“What’s done to children, they will do to society.” -- quote from Karl

Menniger.

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS COMING WEEK:

Want to get more involved in your community, make new friends, network,

or to give something back to your community? Try a service club! You are

invited to attend a club meeting this coming week. Many clubs will buy

your first guest meal for you.

TUESDAY: 7:30 a.m. -- The Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets at the

Balboa Bay Club. 6:30 p.m. -- The Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club

will meet at the Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club.

WEDNESDAY: 7:15 a.m. -- The South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet at

the Center Club; Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club meets at the University

Athletic Club. Noon -- The Exchange Club of Orange Coast meets at the

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. 6 p.m. -- The Rotary Club of Newport Harbor

meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a St. Patrick’s Party with

graphologist Helene Keeley; the Costa Mesa Orange Coast Breakfast Lions

Club meets at Mimi’s Cafe for a social night with wives.

THURSDAY: Noon -- Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at

the Bahia Corinthian; the Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club meets at the Holiday

Inn for a program by Buzz Woods on “Unexplained Things!”; The Exchange

Club of Newport Harbor meets at the Riverboat Restaurant to hear Jim

Mahaffy speak about the annual Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race; the

Newport-Irvine Rotary Club meets at the Irvine Marriott to hear Dave

Frost, former Anaheim Angels pitcher.

* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published every Saturday in the Daily Pilot. Send

your service club’s meeting information by fax to (949) 660-8667, e-mail

to o7 [email protected] or mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol St., Suite 201,

Newport Beach 92660-1740.