Allstar students to be recognized Adams Elementary...

Allstar students

to be recognized

Adams Elementary School will recognize members of the Allstar

Student Council and their parents at the second annual Honors Social

tonight.

The school’s PTA and principal, Candy Cloud, will congratulate

parents for their success as partners in their children’s education.

They will honor 66 students and more than 250 family members and

friends.

The Allstar Student Council is made up of fifth-grade students. To

participate in the program, they have to meet academic requirements

and focus on responsibility and respect for others.

Tonight’s ceremony will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the school,

2850 Clubhouse Road in Costa Mesa.

Wright presentation

on fighting hunger

The Orange County Farm Bureau and the Second Harvest Food Bank are

sponsoring Costa Mesa’s “Hunger Awareness Day” today at the Orange

County Fairgrounds.

The food bank booth will feature a presentation by Bob Wright,

advocate and education coordinator, focusing on the hunger problem in

a county where nearly 450,000 people risk going to bed hungry each

month. Wright will let people know how they can make a difference in

the fight against hunger.

Costa Mesa’s “Hunger Awareness Day” is in advance of the larger

“National Hunger Awareness Day” on June 3.

Both sponsors encourage the public to participate by bringing a

donation of nonperishable food items to the Certified Farmers’ Market

between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. today. Wright’s presentations are at 10

a.m. and 11 a.m.

For more information, call the farm bureau at (714) 573-0374.

Bank program awarded

for planning prowess

Costa Mesa’s Fairview Park Mitigation Bank Program won an

Outstanding Planning Award on May 10 from the Orange County chapter

of the American Planning Assn. The city has pioneered efforts to

develop this creative concept of mitigation banking.

The program enables developers to purchase mitigation credits in

Fairview Park for wetlands impacts from off-site development

projects. The credits go toward the restoration of vernal pools,

enhancement of habitat and the long-term viability of restoration

efforts. The program was honored for its successful and ongoing

efforts to restore Fairview Park to a top-notch nature park.

The first-place finish allows the city to compete with other

projects in the state awards program.