Environmental group presents awards for awareness The...

Environmental group presents awards for awareness

The group Stop Polluting Our Newport will present the Frank and

Frances Robinson Environmental Award, an honor to be presented

annually to a Newport Beach community members who have distinguished

themselves through promoting environmental awareness. This year’s

award will be presented to Fern Pirkle at 10 a.m., Saturday, at the

Bonita Canyon Sports Park.

Beach landscape exhibit set for City Hall starting in July

The public is invited to view “Beach Landscapes and Flowers,” an

exhibit featuring digitally manipulated aerial photographs of the

Hawaiian islands by Donna Ruzicka and colorful umbrella beach scenes

by Carole Boller. The exhibit will be on display from July 1 to Sept.

30 at Newport Beach City Hall. For more information, phone

(949)717-3870.

July 4 trash collection rescheduled

Areas of the Newport Beach regularly scheduled for trash

collection on Fridays will not have their trash collected on July 4.

It will be picked up on July 5. There will also be no street sweeping

that day. For more information, phone the General Services Department

from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at (949) 644-3055.

Meeting set for Castaway Park landscaping

The Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission will review and take

public testimony on the proposed native plantings grant. An

alternative amendment to plant a green area in the center of the park

will also be considered. The park is on the corner of Dover Drive and

Castaways Lane. The public is invited to attend the meeting at 7 a.m.

on July 7 in the City Council chambers.