Laguna Presbyterian Church will be the only...

Laguna Presbyterian Church will be the only Orange County site for

participation in an unprecedented Transnational Town Meeting for

Middle East Peace via the Internet from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

Veteran TV journalist Dan Rather will moderate the discussion,

involving Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders in Jerusalem and

Washington D.C. Questions and comments will be received from the

local viewing sites.

Thousands are expected to participate -- including Jews,

Christians and Muslims from Israel, the Palestinian territories, more

than 40 U.S. cities and many countries around the world.

In Jerusalem, Israeli and Palestinian religious leaders have

signed the Alexandria Declaration calling “on all to oppose

incitement, hatred and the misrepresentation of the other” and to

“end the violence that denies the right to life and dignity ... and

defames religion in the world.”

Local discussion following the broadcast will be led by Jerry

Tankersley.

The Transnational Video Conference will take place at Tankersley

Hall, Laguna Presbyterian Church, 415 Forest Ave. Participants are

encouraged to bring a lunch, as lunch will not be served. For

information, call (949) 494-7555.

FAA removes air

space restrictions

The Federal Aviation Administration lifted air-space restrictions

Monday that were in force over Laguna Beach after the Bluebird Canyon

landslide.

The flight restrictions -- which prohibited aircraft from flying

over almost the entire city to a level of 3,000 feet -- were imposed

at the request of city safety officials concerned that noise from

low-flying helicopters and other aircraft could interfere with

sensitive monitoring equipment installed to detect movement in the

slide zone.

With the demolition Monday of a home at 960 Bluebird Canyon Drive,

and the resulting bulldozing of earth in the area, FAA officials

decided that flight restrictions were not necessary.

Village Laguna hosts potluck meeting

Village Laguna will host a potluck dinner and general meeting at 6

p.m. Monday on the 3rd floor Community Room at Wells Fargo Bank, 260

Ocean Ave., to award donations and hear presentations from community

groups.

The group has donated $1,000 to the Laguna Relief and Resource

Center to benefit victims of the Bluebird Canyon landslide, and

members will be asked to approve another $1,000 donation at this

meeting.

Village Laguna donates annually to a wide variety of

organizations. This year a total of more than $6,900 will go to the

Crosscultural Council for the La Playa Center and Laguna Day Workers

Center, Even Start, Friendship Shelter, Friends of the Library,

Laguna Beach Boys and Girls Club, Laguna Beach Community Clinic,

Laguna Beach Historical Society, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Shanti,

Laguna Beach Seniors, Save Aliso-Wood Canyon (VOW), Surfrider

Foundation, Clean Water Now and other environmental organizations.

An additional $1,000 will be combined with the same amount next

year to award two Village Laguna scholarship recipients. Smaller

amounts have already been donated to the American Cancer Society,

Schoolpower, Top of the World Jogathon and the Laguna Beach Exchange

Club for the Police Awards Banquet.

Village Laguna welcomes members and nonmembers to join its potluck

dinner. Bring food for six or more. For information,

[email protected]

Family needs help finding missing Corgi puppy

Travis, a 4-month-old Corgi puppy, is missing from his home on

Cliff Drive in North Laguna.

The puppy apparently escaped from his fenced yard and was last

seen by the Ralphs on Glenneyre St. He ran away when someone tried to

catch him.

The family would like the community to keep a watch out for

Travis. Please contact Laurel Aarsvold at (714) 273-5471 with any

information.