A tour of master plan for Heisler Park

A 50-year master plan for Heisler Park will be reviewed during a public tour at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7.

The tour will provide a broad overview of the improvements proposed for four main areas of the park: Picnic Beach, Monument Point, the shuffleboard courts and Rockpile Beach.

The tour will begin at the picnic tables at Picnic Beach, located north of the intersection of Myrtle Street and Cliff Drive.

During the tour, city staff and representatives of Landscape Architecture Studio -- master plan architect -- will describe the proposed improvements. After the tour, a question-and-answer session will be held.

The proposed plan will be reviewed by the design review board on Jan. 19. Previous versions of the plan have been considered by the City Council and design review board.

This version of the plan is more detailed and demonstrates how the concepts will be implemented.

The $450,000 cost for preparing the master plan is divided between the city and the Coastal Conservancy.

Once a master plan and environmental impact report are approved, the city will seek grant funding for the improvements.

The proposed plans are available for review at the Community Development Counter at City Hall, 505 Forest Ave. Information: Wade Brown, (949) 497-0360.

Drop off Christmas trees in Laguna

The City of Laguna Beach and Waste Management of Orange County are sponsoring a drop-off Christmas tree recycling program for residents of Laguna Beach through Jan. 8.

Laguna Beach residents may take their trees to the City Hall employee parking lot at the intersection of Laguna Canyon Road and Forest Avenue.

Information: www.wm.com.

Grant to provide breast exams

The Laguna Beach Community Clinic will receive a $40,000 grant from the Orange County affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to assist low-income and underinsured women in obtaining breast exams and other medical assistance related to breast cancer.

The grant is one of 17 awarded to local organizations by the foundation, which will distribute $748,000 in 2006, the largest ever total for the organization and an increase of $19,000 over the 2005 total grant amount.

The grants will provide qualified women with access to clinical breast exams, education, counseling and case management. Information on tests: (949) 494-0761, ext. 126. Information on foundation: (714) 957-9157.