COMMUNITY & CLUBS:

The Sept. 13 Speak Up Newport program will be a City Council candidates forum. As there are 12 candidates running for five contested seats, the program will consist of two, one-hour sessions, with District 1 candidates Michael Henn, Marcia Dossey, Brenda Martin and Jack Wu and District 4’s Leslie Daigle and Barbara Venezia from 6 to 7 p.m. and District 5’s Robert Schoonmaker and Edward Selich; District 6’s Nancy Gardner and Dick Nichols; and District 7’s Dolores Otting and Keith Curry from 7 to 8 p.m.

The meeting will be held at the Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099 Bayside Drive. It will start at 5 p.m. with appetizers and a cash bar, followed by the program at 6 p.m. Additional information is available at (949) 224-2266 or check the website at www.speakupnewport.org.

GOODBYE CHARLIE BROWNMembers of the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor are mourning the passing of longtime member Charlie Brown on Aug. 14. Brown joined the club in 1961 and served in a number of offices and board positions including bulletin editor for 15 years. His careers included serving the U.S. Army, playing pro baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates, real estate developer and real estate agent. Ethical, humorous, successful and a good friend are words club members use to describe Brown. He will be missed. Condolences to his family and friends.

SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR WOMENThe second annual Orange County Conference for Women hosted by the city of Newport Beach is set for Sept. 21. The half-day conference, to be held at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., will include a luncheon with a keynote address by the Honorable Nancy Wieben Stock, presiding judge of the Orange County Superior Court. Individual tickets are available for $90 until Sept. 8, 2006. After that date, tickets are $100 each. Visit www.ocwomen.org, or call conference coordinator, Janis Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie Events, at (949) 548-2411.

NEWCOMERS CLUBEvery woman new to the area is invited to attend the Sept. 20 meeting of the Newcomer’s Club of Newport Beach. The meeting is being held at the Back Bay Cafe at Newport Dunes Resort from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The meeting including lunch is $25 per person. To attend or for more information, www.newcomers-newport beach.org, or (949)735-5641.

WELCOMED

George Mahroukian, a jewelery designer, sponsored by Bill Hossfeld; Gerald Morris, a financial consultant, sponsored by Wendell Sawyer; Steven Phair, a CPA, sponsored by Roger Gilbert; and Diane Shank, COO of Sage Hill School, sponsored by Wendell Sawyer, all of whom joined the Rotary Club of Newport Balboa.

WORTH REPEATING

From Greg Kelley of the Newport-Mesa-Irvine Interfaith Council: “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

— MAYA ANGELOU

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 45-member Rotary Club of Newport Beach Sunrise meets at Five Crowns for Craft Talks to hear Janine Ingram, Marketing Director of the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society.

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.

6 p.m.: The 56-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by Newport Beach Police Chief Bob McDonell. .

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 meets at the Holiday Inn; the 45-member Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht ; the 95-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor meets at the Nautical Museum for a ladies day luncheon, www.nhexchangeclub.com; the 85 member Rotary Club of Newport Irvine meets at the Radisson Hotel.