Newport court gets bogus bomb threat A...

Newport court gets bogus bomb threat

A bomb threat that turned out to be bogus was reported at the

Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach at 8 a.m. Friday, police said.

The threat was called in, Newport Beach Police Sgt. Steve Shulman

said, but no one was evacuated and no device was found..

Newport lifeguard tryouts set for Sunday

The Newport Beach Fire Department will hold open tryouts on Sunday

for seasonal lifeguard positions in the summer. About 40 people are

expected to qualify for a training class to be held later this

spring.

The department has received more than 100 applications. The

tryout, to begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Newport Pier, will include a

1,000-meter swim and a 1,000-meter run-swim-run. Starting pay for

seasonal lifeguards is $13.12 per hour.

For information, call Newport Beach Lifeguards at (949) 644-3047.

Two chiefs to give preparedness talk

Mesa Verde Community Inc. will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday to talk about disaster preparedness. The informational

meeting will feature Fire Chief Jim Ellis and Costa Mesa Police Capt.

Tom Warnack. The officials will talk about how their departments are

working together to protect the city in a disaster.

The Costa Mesa Fire Department’s new Mesa Squad 85 fire engine

will be on display before the meeting.

The session will take place at the Mesa Verde United Methodist

Church, at 1701 Baker St. For more information, call (949) 225-4296.