Around Town: Costa Mesa to dedicate new trail Saturday

The city of Costa Mesa will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and bike parade Saturday morning to mark the opening of a new multipurpose trail along Harbor Boulevard.

City officials will unveil a plaque to dedicate the 3.75-mile Harbor Boulevard Cornerstone Bike Trail, on the west side of Harbor.

The ceremony will start at 9a.m. near the intersection of Harbor and Fair Drive. Parking will be available at the Fairview Developmental Center, 2501 Harbor Blvd.

The bike parade will follow the ceremony.

Costa Mesa City Hall taking Halloween candy donations for Marine unit

The city of Costa Mesa is collecting Halloween candy for Marine families.

The unopened, individually wrapped candies will help members of the 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment and their families celebrate Halloween.

The collection point is the concierge desk in the Costa Mesa City Hall lobby, 77 Fair Drive.

Donations will be accepted until Oct.20.

For more information, call Dan Baker at (714) 754-5156.

Costa Mesa High to hold ceremony for new field

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Costa Mesa High School’s new Mustangs Field will be held at 5p.m. Oct.14 before the school’s homecoming football game at 7p.m.

Costa Mesa High School is at 2650 Fairview Road.

Group launches vodcast on children’s issues

Costa Mesa-based Project Hope Alliance has joined Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and THINK Together in launching “Our Kids,” a monthly vodcast series featuring conversations on issues facing children, according to a news release.

Project Hope Alliance’s chief executive, Jennifer Friend, will be among a group that discusses the topics.

The online videos are available on the website of the UC Irvine Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, blumcenter.uci.edu/connect/media, the second week of every month.

Sanitary district employees go pink for breast cancer awareness

For National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Costa Mesa Sanitary District wastewater crew has traded its usual green shirts for pink ones to help raise awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer, according to a news release.

“Because our wastewater employees are visible to the public while they are protecting our community from sanitary sewer overflows, we believe this is a good opportunity to help promote the campaign,” sanitary district President Mike Scheafer said in a statement.