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Mon, 04/22/2013 - 05:07
MISSION VIEJO – Improvements on Jeronimo Road, Los Alisos Boulevard to Arbolitos Road and Peter A. Hartman Way are expected to begin mid-May and continue through the end of September. The improvements on Jeronimo include replacing old curb, gutter,...
Sat, 04/20/2013 - 18:25
LAS FLORES – Royce Rashidi made sure his fake mustache didn't fall off as he walked toward the center of the gym at Tesoro High School.
The 17-year-old Tesoro High student posed for a girl taking a photo and gave her a high-five. When Rashidi got...
Fri, 04/19/2013 - 20:59
I became involved with South County Outreach (SCO) several years ago.
The Bible clearly states to love our neighbor and to help the poor, not only to feed, but to give them a "hand-up" to independence. SCO is a nonprofit and non-sectarian...
Thu, 04/18/2013 - 07:00
Mariners Church has challenged its more than 10,000 members to partner with 50 local and global organizations during a month-long outreach project that is the biggest in the church's 26-year history. The recent "Be Fearless Weekend" kicked off the...
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 22:35
MISSION VIEJO – The Mission Viejo City Council on Monday approved a proposal to make two amendments to the League of California Cities' bylaws.Mission Viejo is a member of the League of California Cities, an organization composed of cities that...
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 22:24
MISSION VIEJO – The Mission Viejo City Council on Monday presented two Camp Pendleton Marines with certificates of commendation as part of the 1st Marine Division Quarterly Award. Cpl. Matthew O. Ezell was presented with the Marine of the Quarter...
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 22:21
MISSION VIEJO – Marguerite Tennis Pavilion, 27474-1 Casta Del Sol, will be closed through May 9 while the center's lighting is upgraded.The work is being paid for by Musco Lighting Co., Recreation and Community Services Director Kelly Doyle...
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 21:47
MISSION VIEJO – The Mission Viejo City Council on Monday voted to direct city staff to research the cost and location for bocce ball courts at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way.Councilman Frank Ury asked his...
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 21:08
MISSION VIEJO – The Mission Viejo City Council on Monday approved a breakdown on how the city should spend the estimated $350,000 in Community Development Block Grant money it expects to receive in fiscal year 2013-14; and voted to send it off to...
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 19:00
APRIL 16
Drunken driving. 2:51 p.m. Los Alisos Boulevard and Mustang Run. The caller reported a car swerving in and out of lanes.
Suspicious person/circumstances. 1:01 p.m. 21700 block of Criptana. The caller said a man came to the caller's door and...
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 14:21
MISSION VIEJO – Castille Elementary School's Parent Teacher Association is hosting a free e-waste recycling event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the school, 24042 Via La Coruna in Mission Viejo.Residents can drop off their unwanted televisions,...
Tue, 04/16/2013 - 20:16
The family of Theodore "Ted" Brewsaugh, who died this month after a traffic crash in March, is holding a memorial service for a son they described as a "true Boy Scout."
Brewsaugh was visiting his brother and was on his way home with his fiancée...
Tue, 04/16/2013 - 07:11
FOUNTAIN VALLEY – Hundreds of Orange County residents participated in the fourth annual Walk 4 Water Saturday to raise funds to drill wells in Uganda.
This year's walk included someone who spent her childhood in Uganda, walking every day about 3...
Tue, 04/16/2013 - 01:31
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – Marc Patterson, a former elementary school teacher who has spent the past 12 years helping lead several Orange County schools, was picked Monday as the next principal of Tesoro High School.Patterson, 38, the assistant...
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 23:06
IRVINE – Tesoro senior Tanner Lancona had a busy week, announcing Thursday he would not be headed to Washington State next year as previously planned, and Saturday returning to the court for the first time since his senior season ended with an...
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 21:25
It was reunion of former football players. But in reality, it was a family reunion.
Over 70 members of Saddleback College's first football teams from 1968-78 reunited to honor George Hartman, the school's first football coach, Saturday at BallPark...
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 16:50
IRVINE – A 65-year-old Mission Viejo woman died in a traffic crash Sunday on the southbound I-405, the California Highway Patrol said.
Marilyn Russell was pronounced dead at the scene, coroner's officials said.
The crash was reported at 2:40 p.m....
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 07:00
MISSION VIEJO – Husker, an 11-year-old yellow labrador retriever, has been coming to the Mission Viejo Library for a monthly program called PAW Readathon where children have read to him since July 2006. Small groups of children gather in the...
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 03:35
MISSION VIEJO – About 500 people attended Saddleback College's community health fair last week. The three-hour Healthy Mind, Body, and Soul: A Community Health and Wellness Fair, held April 10, was sponsored by Whole Foods Market Laguna Niguel and...
Sat, 04/13/2013 - 07:00
LAKE FORESTThe Saddleback Valley Unified School District will hold an informational meeting for parents interested in learning about the district's two-way immersion program.
The K -12 program is an option for parents who wish to have their child...