Thurston players put on a show

Thurston Middle School’s Junior Park Avenue Players will present its

production of “You Send Me” and “Silver Linings.”

The plays are written by drama teacher and director Mark Dressler

and will be performed Thursday Friday and June 12 at the Park Avenue

Playhouse.

“You Send Me” is a play about a boy and a girl who realize they

like each other, a new experience for both of them. “Silver Linings”

tells the story of an eight-grader who is rejected by a girl that he

likes for the first time.

Eighth-grader Noah Plomgren will direct the cast of “You Send Me.”

The plays will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Park Avenue

Playhouse. Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for adults and available

at the door. For more information, call (949) 497-7769.

TOW Assn. meeting to focus on noise

The Top of the World Neighborhood Assn. will hold a meeting to

discuss noise caused by aircraft using John Wayne Airport.

United Airlines pilot Todd Thornton will be the featured speaker.

The 7:30 p.m. meeting will be in the multi-purpose room at Top of the

World Elementary School, 21601 Tree Top Lane. Information: (949)

497-4525.

Arnold Hano available for book signing

Local writer Arnold Hano will sign copies of his newly re-released

book, “A Day in the Bleachers,” an account of his visit to Game 1 of

the 1954 World Series between the New York Giants and Cleveland

Indians.

“A Day in the Bleachers” was the first book published about a

single sporting event and was a New York Times Notable Book. The 2

p.m. signing will be June 12 at the Latitude 33 book store at 311

Ocean Ave. Information: (949) 494-5403.

Event for burn prevention is set for Tuesday

The “Firefighters Quest For Burn Survivors” is scheduled to visit

Laguna Beach this week. A caravan of emergency vehicles will travel

from the Newport city limits along North Coast Highway before

stopping at the Forest Avenue fire station.

The event is being held to increase public awareness of burn

prevention, and visitors will be able to meet and talk to burn

survivors. The caravan is scheduled to stop at the fire station

between 3:45 and 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Fire Station is next to

City Hall at 505 Forest Ave. Information: (949) 497-0700.

Chipper day focuses on reducing fire fuel

The Laguna Beach Fire Department is asking neighborhood groups to

participate in local efforts to make the city more fire safe.

The department is reminding residents to trim trees and bushes,

and remove dead vegetation.

It is suggesting that neighborhood groups work together to cut and

collect the debris and deposit it on the roadside.

The Greater Laguna Coast Fire Safe Council will pay for the

chipping and disposal of the material.

For more information on scheduling a Chipper Day, call Ray Lardie

of the Fire Department at (949) 497-0756.

Shopper permit renewal coming up

City shopping permits will expire on July 31 and applications for

new permits, valid from Aug. 1 to July 30, 2005, will be mailed to

permit holders.

Residents who have not received an application should call (949)

497-0314 with their name and mailing address. Applications will be

processed by mail only and proof of residence within Laguna Beach is

required.

The cost of the two-year shopper parking permit is $80 each for

the first two and $150 each for the third and fourth permits. Each

residence is limited to four permits. Those applying for a third and

fourth permit must provide a copy of each of the four vehicles’

Department of Motor Vehicles registration.

This year the city will accept VISA or MasterCard payments.

For more information, call (949) 497-0314.

Meals-on-Wheels needs drivers

The Meals-on-Wheels Program of South Coast Medical Center is

recruiting drivers to deliver meals to homebound residents in Laguna

Beach and in a small portion of Laguna Niguel.

Drivers will be encouraged to volunteer one day a month or if

possible between the hours of 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday.

For more information, call South Coast Medical Center at (949)

499-7236.

Senior center offers seminar on home safety

The Laguna Beach Senior Center and Orange County Preventive Health

Care for the Aging will present a seminar called “Falls Are No

Accidents.” This seminar will focus on home safety and will feature

guest speaker Cheryl Lowes, a registered nurse with the Orange County

Health Care Agency.

The seminar will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, at

Veteran’s Memorial Community Center, 384 Legion St. Reservations are

requested by today. For more information, call (949) 464-9535.

Surfrider looking for help testing for bacteria

The Laguna Beach chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is inviting

volunteers to test their favorite beach for bacteria this summer.

Test results will be posted in local businesses throughout the

community. Volunteers will not be required to live in Laguna Beach

and people of all ages may participate.

Throughout the past two summers, participants included professors,

students and city officials. High school students will earn community

service hours for participating in the program.

Training will begin at 6:30 p.m. on June 24. Testing will require

about 30 minutes each week and will be conducted at 31973 S. Coast

Highway. Training will be at the same location. Testing will take

place every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. from July through Aug. 26.

For more information, call Margaux or Marshall Thomas at (949)

415-0417.