Landscape architect to be honored as Woman of 2005

Ann Christoph, former planning commissioner, council member and mayor

of Laguna Beach, is the Woman’s Club’s 2005 Woman of the Year. She

will be honored at the annual Woman of the Year luncheon, to be held

at the clubhouse, 286 St. Ann’s Drive, at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 3.

The public is invited to attend.

According to Peggy Ford, the group’s president, “Ann epitomizes

the Club’s mission to enhance the lives of others in our community

through volunteer service.” For many years and in many ways, Ann has

worked to preserve the village quality of life in Laguna Beach. She

helped formulate the pre-annexation general plan for South Laguna,

was instrumental in producing the city’s landscape and scenic

highways resource document, served on the 1993 Design Review Board

Task Force and participated in Vision Laguna 2000.

Her accomplishments as a professional landscape architect include

the master plan for the Woman’s Club, Bluebird Park refurbishment,

South Laguna Village Green and the design for Coast Highway medians

in Laguna Beach. She is active in a number of community

organizations, including the South Laguna Civic Association and

Village Laguna, and writes a bi-weekly column, “Village Matters,” for

the Laguna Beach Independent.

The luncheon on June 3 will be catered by Tivoli Too!, and Carol

Reynolds will perform at the piano. Tickets are $25, payable in

advance, or at the door if seats are available. Reservations are

advised; call (949) 497-1200.