Ocean-View Park Bench Honors AIDS Victims
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A park bench with an ocean view will be dedicated today as a memorial to those who have lost their lives to AIDS. The 4 p.m. dedication will be held at the city park in the 100 block of Mountain Street and will include remarks by local AIDS activists and Laguna Beach Mayor Toni Iseman.
The bench, meant to be a place to reflect on the lives lost to AIDS, is a project of the city’s HIV advisory committee.
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