She has worked for the Rand Corp. on international relations and policy planning. The Inside Edge is a membership organization where spiritually oriented, success-minded people gather to explore and expand their potential. Guests are welcome. Glenn and Shirley Tanaka of Tanaka Farms at University and Strawberry Farms Road open their 30-acre pumpkin farm to school tours and youth groups to educate kids about how pumpkins grow. Individuals and families are also welcome on scheduled tours.
Customers can come to the farm as well and pick their own pumpkins from the vines.
The Irvine Cancer Support Group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center. The six-week series through Community Services Programs Inc. addresses family management, communication, discipline, limit setting, anger management, conflict resolution, juvenile law and substance abuse prevention. Attendance is limited to Irvine residents and families whose children attend schools in Irvine. Parents attend the first three sessions and their children join them for the final three. Fall sessions are scheduled for Thursdays, Oct. 25 to Dec. 6, at South Lake Middle School.