Costa Mesa

AUG. 12 Inventor's Forum -- the Orange County-based, all-volunteer, nonprofit inventors' support group -- will present a seminar on "Virtual Prototyping and Three-Dimensional Design by Computer." Speakers include Michael Wawryznowski and Victor Rossi. Registration and networking begin at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. event at Orange Coast College, Science Lecture Hall 101, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Cost is $5 for members and $15 for non-members. Information: (714)

Margaret "Peg" Leczkowski A memorial service for former Costa Mesa resident Margaret Leczkowski will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Huntington Beach's Good Shepherd Cemetery. Born in Chicago, Mrs. Leczkowski lived for nearly half a century in Costa Mesa, where she was a homemaker. She was an avid bowler and square dancer, and she enjoyed riding roller coasters and taking care of her dogs. Mrs. Leczkowski died Aug. 10 of a pulmonary disease. She was 86. Mrs. Leczkowski is survived by her sister, Veronica Gabriel; her sons, Larry Leczkowski Jr., Ken Leczkowski and Michael Leczkowski; her daughter, Mary Lou Hesch; and three grandchildren.

Yunuen A. Vasquez, 25, Garden Grove John L. Cooper, 44, Huntington Beach Joseph E. Dorsey, 36, Huntington Beach Daniel S. Diaz, 31, Huntington Beach John E. Hoppe, 46, Garden Grove Andrew K. Martin, 32, Anaheim Adam K. Huh, 22, Huntington Beach Andrew L. Roberts, 33, Westminster Joshua M. Grable, 24, Fountain Valley Jeffrey D. Heath, 41, Huntington Beach Nathaniel D. Haglund, 19, Huntington Beach...

When Daily Pilot editors suggested it might be time for my return to column writing -- specifically to keep an eye on Costa Mesa city government -- a predicament was immediately evident. How well can one be a watchdog of government while an official of that government? How to answer the pickle wasn't nearly as immediate, but a solution eventually surfaced. I'd simply steer clear of tidbits and occurrences that had to do with my gig as a parks and recreation commissioner.

Submit AFTER HOURS items to the Daily Pilot, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by fax to (714) 966-4679; or by calling (714) 966-4625. AUG. 28 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS The ever-growing killer plant with an insatiable appetite is at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. The show will be staged in Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost between $21.25 and $64.75. Information: (714) 556-2787 or o7www.