David Young to be honored

David Young, who has been on the board of directors for the Festival

of Arts since 1954, is being honored for his commitment to the arts

in Laguna Beach and his dedication for volunteering.

Young, known for his quick wit and perseverance, will receive two

awards, “Orange County Arts Cultural Legacy Award for Community

Visionary,” from Arts Orange County and the “Spirit of Volunteerism

Award,” from the Orange County Volunteer Center.

Young will be honored with these awards during the 2004 Spirit of

Volunteerism luncheon on April 7 and at the Orange County fifth

annual Arts Awards on April 22.

Young has established and facilitated many arts organizations, and

has been a volunteer for 50 years. He also founded the Laguna Beach

College of Art and Design and established the Festival of Arts

scholarship program at Laguna Beach High School, which has awarded

$2.7 million in scholarship funds. In 1989, he helped establish the

Festival of Arts Foundation, which underwrites area art associations

-- and he serves as the vice-president of the festival board.

-- Suzie Harrison

Laguna sailor helps rescue man from ocean

Laguna sailor Roy Reineman saved the life of a capsized kayaker in

the middle of a sailboat race on March 20.

Reineman, 55, and the crew of the Violetta de la Mar were

participating in the Balboa Yacht Club’s 66 Series competition when

they found Charles Negus, a 71-year-old Newport Beach resident adrift

about one mile off of the Santa Ana River Jetty, Orange County

Sherrif’s Sgt. Mike Scalise said.

A description of the rescue on the Yacht Club’s website indicates

Reineman and the Violetta’s crew recovered a 71-year-old man who was

suffering from hypothermia after he lost hold of his kayak and was

swimming in the Pacific for about two hours.

The Orange County Sherrif’s Harbor Patrol identified the kayaker

as Newport Beach resident Charles Negus. Negus was aided by deputies

Terry Smith and Dave Lamphere who arrived in a fire boat after the

Violetta’s crew called 911 and transported to Hoag Hospital.

Scalise said Negus probably would not have made it through the

accident if not for Reineman and the Violetta.

“This guy was in pretty bad shape. I don’t know how long he could

have survived,” Scalise said.

-- Andrew Edwards

Laguna Beach Officer of the Year to be honored

Police Officer Jim Cota will be honored by the Exchange Clubs of

Laguna Beach as 2003 Officer of the Year.

The group will also recognize police and fire dispatcher Yvette

Barbari as 2003 Civilian Employee of the Year and Dylan Metzler as

2003 Explorer of the Year.

Lagunans are invited to the April 22 banquet where the three will

be honored. The banquet will begin at 6 p.m. at Tivoli Too! at 777

Laguna Canyon Road. The cost to attend or to sponsor a police officer

will be $35. Information: (949) 499-9429.

RUFF to hold Easter Brunch

RUFF will have a traditional Easter Brunch at Tivoli Too! in

Laguna Beach, Easter Sunday, April 11 from 11a.m. until 2 p.m.

Volunteers should wear comfortable clothes and arrive at 10:30

a.m. Please respond to Arlene, arltink@aol.com or call 949-651-0863,

for more information.

Churches to hold holiday services and more

The Laguna Beach Methodist Church will hold Palm Sunday and Easter

services for the holidays.

It will have a children’s Palm Sunday pageant “Garden of Easter”

at 8:30 and 10 a.m. on Sunday.

There will be a Seder Dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are $15

per person, reservations are required.

There will be a play and Holy Communion at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

On April 9 it will hold a service on the seven stations of the

cross. That service will be at 7 p.m.

On Easter Sunday there will be a sunrise service at 6 a.m. at Main

Beach. Guests are asked to bring chairs and blankets.

The church will have a sermon and band at 8:30 a.m. that day and

at 10 a.m. there will be a sermon and choir presentation.

The church is at 21632 Wesley Drive. For more information, call

(949) 499-3088 or https://lagunabeachumc.org.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will have services for holy week.

Palm Sunday services will be at 10 a.m. At 7 p.m. on April 9,

there will be a service for Good Friday. On April 11, Easter services

will be held at 8:45 and 10 a.m. There will be an Easter breakfast

from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m.

The church is at 1190 Morningside Drive. For more information,

call Pastor Charles Mallie at (949) 494-7996.

Neighborhood Congregational Church will hold a Seder Supper at

6:30 p.m. Thursday in Bridge Hall. On April 9 it will host a Good

Friday Labyrinth Walk from noon to 7 p.m. in Bridge Hall. There will

be quiet time/medication from 5 to 7 p.m. in the sanctuary.

The church is at 340 St. Ann’s Drive. For information, call (949)

494-8061.

Mondays with the Mayor will continue

Mayor Cheryl Kinsman will continue “Mondays with the Mayor” at

City Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. on the Mondays before each City Council

meeting.

Upcoming Mondays with the Mayor will be on April 5 and April 19.

If you want to schedule a specific appointment, please call Carol

Bright, at (949) 497-0308.

Garden Club to host Laguna tour

The Laguna Beach Garden Club will host a tour of six North Laguna

Beach gardens. The tour will be May 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets

will cost $20, and an optional box lunch can be purchased for $10.

Tickets must be purchased in advance.

To order tickets, write to Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce, 357

Glenneyre St. Laguna Beach, CA 92651. For more information, call

(949) 494-4974.

Meeting to focus on views in Laguna Beach

Ken Dyda, the architect of the Rancho Palos Verdes View

Restoration and Preservation Ordinance will be speak at 2 p.m.

Saturday in the upstairs conference room at Wells Fargo Bank, 260

Ocean Ave.

Save Laguna Views invites all concerned Lagunans on both sides of

this issue to the meeting.

Open Gatherings to discuss ‘Da Vinci Code’

Open Gatherings Salon topic will be “The Da Vinci Code, Part II:

Is There any Truth in that Fiction?” Rev. Tari Lennon will lead the

discussion. The April 2 meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 429 Cypress D. in North Laguna

Beach.

For more information about any Open Gatherings event, please call

(949) 370-7040 or visit https://www.opengatherings.com.

Laguna business club will host talk

The Laguna Beach Business Club will host two Laguna speakers, Rick

Cirelli and Steve Ewing.

Cirelli will talk on “Innovative Mortgage Programs to Keep Up with

Rapidly Increasing Property Values in Laguna Beach” and Ewing’s talk

will be on “Business Growth by Design: How Better Products Make

Stronger Brands.”

The event will be held April 15 at 7:30 a.m. at Citizens Business

Bank, at 800 Glenneyre St.

For more information and reservations, contact Gil Thibault at

(949) 497-3331 ext. 203, Rick Cirelli at (949) 494-4701 or Steve

Ewing at (949) 497-4275.

Library will host annual poetry contest

The Laguna Beach Library will sponsor its sixth annual poetry

contest through April.

The contest, “Poetic License,” is open to Lagunans of all ages,

and contestants will be divided among seven age groups. Winners will

receive gift certificates to the Latitude 33 Bookstore and winning

poems will be published in a booklet published by the library.

Participants can submit up to three entries by April 30. Poems can

be placed in the poetry mailbox inside the library’s front door. The

library is at 363 Glenneyre St. Information: (949) 497-1733.