Lawn bowling still rolling

The public is invited to attend a free program sponsored by the

Laguna Beach Historical Society on the History of Lawn Bowling in

Laguna Beach.

The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. April 15 in the City

Council Chambers, 505 Forest Ave. Linda Jahraus, president of Laguna

Beach Lawn Bowling Club, will present a PowerPoint presentation with

numerous photographs.

The Heisler Park lawn bowling facility is considered one of the

most beautiful in the world. Seventy-five years ago, a group of

Laguna Beach residents from the Lunch Club got together and formed

the Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club. The club has grown and prospered

on the same site since 1931.

Also, during Laguna’s Heritage month, the society will present a

program on the History of the Laguna Art Museum by the museum’s

curator of collection Janet Blake on May 20. More information on the

Society and Laguna history is at www.lagunahistory.org.

The Historical Society’s Murphy-Smith Bungalow, located at 278

Ocean Ave., is a step back into 1920s Laguna. The bungalow is open to

the public at no charge every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4

p.m.

Volunteers are needed to greet visitors to the Murphy-Smith House,

and anyone interested should call (949) 939-7257. Those interested in

supporting and joining the Laguna Beach Historical Society may send

$15 per household (or $50 per business) to 278 Ocean Ave., Laguna

Beach, CA 92651.

Clinic receives $50,000 grant for chronically ill

Laguna Beach Community Clinic has been awarded a grant of $50,000

by the Sisters of St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation. The grant will

assist chronically ill patients.

Sister Miriam Eckery, a member of the Clinic’s Community Advisory

Council, championed the grant to provide case-management services for

the clinic’s chronic-care patients, calling it “a much-needed

program.”

“This grant will allow the clinic to provide additional support

for those with the chronic illnesses,” said Ericka Waidley, executive

director. “We are deeply grateful to the Sisters of St. Joseph

Foundation for their generosity and for their commitment to assisting

those in our community with critical healthcare needs.”

The Sisters of St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation is based in the

city of Orange.

Now celebrating its 35th year, Laguna Beach Community Clinic is a

publicly supported nonprofit organization serving the medical needs

of the working poor and uninsured residents from more than 40 Orange

County communities. The clinic provides a broad range of health

services, including medical specialties such as cardiology, pre- and

post-natal care, healthy baby checkups, pediatrics, neurology,

diabetes and HIV/Aids programs.

In 2004, the clinic managed more than 17,000 patient visits, more

than 1,100 of these were for children under the age of five. Clients

are served without regard to their ability to pay.

For more information about the Laguna Beach Community Clinic, call

Waidley at (949) 494-0761, ext. 126 or e-mail [email protected].

Exchange Club to honor firestorm volunteer

Anne Wood will be entered into “The Book of Golden Deeds” by the

Exchange Club at an event planned for noon Thursday at Tivoli

Terrace.

Wood has been active in local theater and church organizations,

and earned the gratitude of the community when she volunteered for

Fire Relief after the 1993 firestorm that destroyed dozens of homes.

For some two years, Wood ran the phone bank, helped provide food and

shelter to displaced families, and then continued to provide aid

through FEMA.

The cost for the event is $22. For more information, call Sande

St. John, (949) 633-9429 or Sandi Werthe, (949) 494-6016.

Friendship Shelter gets PacifiCare donation

The PacifiCare Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by

PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc, has donated $10,000 to Friendship

Shelter, Inc. in Laguna Beach.

The grant will be used to pay for essential dental care and vision

exams for the homeless.

Friendship Shelter helps homeless adult men and women regain their

self-sufficiency by offering shelter and a rehabilitation program,

including transitional housing, mental health outreach, employment

development and a day treatment program.

“We are pleased to support such a worthwhile organization and look

forward to working together to help meet the critical needs of the

community,” said Bill Wood, president of the PacifiCare Foundation.

“As a company, we believe ‘Caring is Good, Doing Something is

Better,’ and the foundation is another way PacifiCare is taking

action to help improve the communities it serves.”

The foundation is funded through donations made by PacifiCare

Health Systems, PacifiCare subsidiary operations, and its 9,100-plus

employees.

Nonprofits offer estate workshops

Nine nonprofit organizations have teamed up to offer “It’s Your

Estate,” a free, eight-week workshop series.

Focusing on a different topic each week, the sessions will be held

from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays, April 8 to May 27, at the Assistance

League Center, 547 Catalina St.

Peter C. Kote, chair of the Laguna Canyon Foundation’s Estate

Planning and Gifts Committee, will moderate.

Sponsors include the Laguna Canyon Foundation, American Heart

Assn., Orange County Community Foundation, Great Park Conservancy,

Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Beach Seniors, Schoolpower Endowment Fund,

South County Senior Services and Arthritis Foundation.

Presented by Kote and local financial professionals, the sessions

will explore basic estate planning issues, living wills, probate and

charitable trusts.

Workshop participants will not be approached to make charitable

contributions or purchase financial products, and their names will be

kept confidential.

For reservations, call the Laguna Canyon Foundation, (949)

497-8324.