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2010

• August 31:  Craft talks by Bill Robbins, Tom Giulioni, Dick Cooling
• August 24: Craft talks by Tammy McKennon, Joe Bailey
• August 17: “Newport-Mesa Schools Foundation,” Barbara Rothman, Pres.
• August 10: “Man of Magic,” Kiyan
• August 3:  ”Operation Homefront,” Kim Farling
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• July 27:  ”The Russian Diaspora,” Alexander Dolitsky
• July 20: “Sea Scouts, BSA,” Capt. Phil McNamee
• July 13:  ”Alzheimer’s Association,” Patty Mouton

• July 6:  ”The Ageless Human,” Gordon Duffy, The Duffy Fitness Institute
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• June 29:  Dark (Demotion Party for Pres. Tim Brown)
• June 22: Club Assembly … Review the club’s progress over the past year
• June 15:  ”Newport Sea Base program,”  Sara Emerson
• June 8: “Drug Court Successes,” Judge Matt Anderson
• Jun 1: “Balboa Performing Arts Theater Foundation, Craig B. Smith, Ph.D
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• May 27: “Orange County Ronald McDonald House,” Tony Staser
• May 18: Craft talk, Liz Reese
• May 11:  ”Exercising for health — no matter what your age,” Stacey Rae Mednick
• May 4: Offsite meeting at Working Wardrobes
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• April 27: “Update on Cultural Arts in Newport Beach,” Jana Barbier
• Apr. 20: “Recent Research in Tinnitus,” Kelly Reavis, UCI
• Apr. 13: “Treatment strategies for reducing risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD),”  Dr. William Shankle
• Apr. 6: “Keep Irrelevant Week Relevant in Newport Beach,” Homer Bludau  & Paul Salata
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• Mar. 30: “The Utilities of Newport Beach,” George Murdoch, Director of Utilities
• Mar. 23: “Independent Living Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities” Deborah Smith Parker
• Mar. 16: Airliner Crash Survivor, Thomas C. Scott
• Mar. 9: OC News Online, Jennie O’Hagan
• Mar. 2: Craft Talks … Tom Jackson and Phil Reynolds
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• Feb. 23: “Electric Vehicles,” Mike Kane of Plug In America
• Feb. 16: “On Newport Bay,” Dennis Baker of Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends
• Feb. 9: Club Assembly … Discuss next fundraiser
• Feb. 2: “Helping to Birth Emerging Democracies,” Eileen Padburg
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• Jan. 26: “NB Library Lecture Series,” Jason Shore, Chrmn, NB Library Foundation
• Jan. 19: “The latest in dining etiquette,”  Julie Ann Ulcickas, Etiquette Consultant
• Jan. 12: “Newport Beach Public Works Dept.” Steve Bedum, Director
• Jan. 5: “Abuse of Prescription & Over-the-Counter Drugs,”  Irene Umipig of Positive Action Toward Health

2009

• Dec. 29: Dark
• Dec. 22: Dark
• Dec. 15: Club Assembly focused on growing the membership
• Dec. 8: “Underage Drinking,” Monica Venable, health educator
• Dec. 1: Current issues in N.B. government, City Manager Dave Kiff
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• Nov. 24 Fixing the drug problem, Judge Jim Gray
• Nov. 17
• Nov. 10
• Nov. 3 How do you know if you have Alzheimer’s Disease?  Dennis Fortier, Pres. & CEO, Medical Care Corp.
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• Oct. 27 Laura’s house for battered women & children, Margaret Bayston, Exec. Dir.
• Oct. 20 Drug Abuse is Life Abuse program, Marilyn McDougle, Orange County’s Sheriff’s Department
• Oct. 13 “Children and Family Services, County of Orange,” Michael L. Riley, Chief Deputy Director
• Oct. 6 “What happened to ethics?”  Larry Gassin
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• Sept. 29 “Hoag Hospital Blood Donor Program & new Diabetes Clinic,” Tara L. Stephen & Dr. Kris V. Iyer
• Sept. 22 Club Assembly
• Sept. 15 Safari of Hope, Kimberly McKinney
• Sept. 8 Paramount Pictures – Contract Accounting, Vincent Ching
• Sept. 1 Literacy Program in Newport Beach
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• Aug.  25 Report on O.C. Office of District Attorney, Tony Rackauckas
• Aug. 18 The City of Newport Beach, Homer Bludau
• Aug. 11 “Promoting Rotary,” Farland Chang
• Aug. 4 Craft talks: Barron, Hayes, Taber. Photos from Lobsterfest!
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• July 28 100th Rotary Int’l Convention, Tim Brown, and Ambassadorial Scholar report, Laura Wong
• July 21 Official visit, District Governor Bret Gerdes
• July 14 Labor law pitfalls, John Skousen
• July 7 “Tuxedo Junction,” Gloria Clifford
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• June 30  Demotion Party.  No newsletter
• June 23 How and Why to Use a Travel Agent, Tom Jackson
• June 16 Ins and Outs of Water in Newport Beach, Shane Burckle
• June 9 Family Violence Project, Kathy McCarrell, MSW
• June 2 Rotary’s Membership Vision, Pilot Program, PDG John Brainard & Kim DeBroux
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• May 26 Craft talks (Gregg, Molina, Holliday)
• May 19 Dredging Newport Harbor, Councilmember Leslie Daigle
• May 12 Environmental Nature Center, Bo Glover
• May 5 Rehab Housing in Newport, Denys Oberman
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• Feb. 24 Tour of Community Court, Judge Wendy Lindley
• Feb. 17 Zamorano & The Flying Scotsman, Mark Barbour
• Feb. 10 Girls of Kenya: Sylvia Michler, Kimberly McKinney
• Feb. 3 Craft talks: Iles, Gregg, Taber
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• Jan. 27 Successful Relationships, Todd Creagar, Life Coach
• Jan. 20 Orange County Museum of Art, Merle T. Stern
• Jan. 13 Orange County Assessor, Webster Guillory
• Jan. 6 The Moya & Bill Lear Story, Shanda Lear-Baylor

2008

• Dec. 16 O.C. Treasurer-Tax Collector, Chriss Street
• Dec.  9 Rotary & Boy Scouts — New O.C. Camp, PDG Lane Calvert & Skip Seagraves
• Dec.  2 Survivor of Attack on Pearl Harbor, Richard Higgins
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• Nov. 25 T-cells, Immunology, and Rotary Polio Project, Dr. Craig Walsh
• Nov. 18 Volleyball At UCI and the Olympics, Coach John Speraw
• Nov. 11 Reducing Violence Against Women, John Chaffetz
• Nov.   4 The science of global warming
• Oct. 28 Club assembly to review the fundraiser
• Oct. 21 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Nancy Lee Allen
• Oct. 14 NB Council Candidates Alkire & Curry
• Oct. 7 NB Council Candidates Otting & Rosansky
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• Sept. 30 Roger McGonegal, District Governor
• Sept. 23 “Children’s Involvement at the Sea Base,” Berkeley Green, Director
• Sept. 16 “African Child Fund,” Father Henry Simaro
• Sept. 9 “California’s ‘Troops To College’ program for veterans,” Bucky Peterson
• Sept. 2 “Reining in Public Employee Pensions,” Mario Mainero
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• August 26 “Paramount Pictures – Contract Accounting,” Vincent P. Ching, CPA,
• August 19 “Equal Opportunity & Diversity at UCI,” Raid A. Faraj
• August 12 Craft Talk – Frank Oliveres
• August 5 Craft Talks – Sylvia Michler, Don Norman, Gil Thweatt