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Fri, 04/05/2013 - 19:25
MISSION VIEJO – Saddleback Community College welcomed prospective students from all over the county to their annual Senior Day March 28th in the campus quad, an event the college holds every spring.
High school students thinking about enrolling in...
Fri, 04/05/2013 - 19:18
Mission Viejo Christian School is looking for corporate sponsors and silent auction items for the school's upcoming 20th annual silent/live auction fundraiser.
This year's event takes place May 10 at 4:45 p.m. on the school's campus.
Orange County...
Fri, 04/05/2013 - 19:17
MISSION VIEJO – Literacy Project Foundation hosted a special ceremony at Viejo Elementary School to congratulate 18 students who graduated from LPF's 30-hour reading program.
LPF Master Teacher Paul Backus and special guest Austin Herrmann, son of...
Fri, 04/05/2013 - 19:15
MISSION VIEJO – About 75 worshippers came out on Sunday morning for the Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church Easter sunrise service at the church's Mission Viejo campus.
The worship service, organized and put on by the SHUMC high school...
Fri, 04/05/2013 - 19:13
When my friend Anna Rembert shared with me the aspects of being a single Christian, I thought it would make an excellent topic for this column.
"People don't like to talk about the issues involved with singleness," Rembert said. "It's kind of a shame...
Fri, 04/05/2013 - 15:57
MISSION VIEJO – A new pet shop is set to open mid-May in place of Barkworks at the Shops at Mission Viejo, but the only animals there will be the rescued kind.
Los Angeles-based Found Animals Foundation, a nonprofit animal adoption organization, is...
Fri, 04/05/2013 - 07:00
MISSION VIEJO – Saddleback College is hosting a two-day program on "Social Activism and the Arts in El Salvador."
The event, with Fredy Granillo and Rosemary Ramsey, is sponsored by the Social and Behavioral Sciences Divison, in conjunction with...
Thu, 04/04/2013 - 22:33
The California Sports Hall of Fame will induct its Class of 2013 featuring six California sports legends, including two with local ties.Former Mission Viejo resident Florence Griffith-Joyner and former Mission Viejo High student Greg Louganis joins...
Thu, 04/04/2013 - 18:19
A teenager suspected of being drunk and causing a crash that killed five people outside Las Vegas had escaped from an Orange County detention facility a month earlier, according to emails from the Probation Department.
Jean Ervin Soriano, 18, who is...
Thu, 04/04/2013 - 18:14
After the early success of AYSO Region 630 (Rancho Santa Margarita) and Santa Margarita Catholic High School's "Free Fridays" soccer clinics, plans are being made to expand the program. Rick Webb, a director in Region 630 and one of the program's...
Wed, 04/03/2013 - 15:23
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Fraud report. 10:16 a.m. 26400 block of La Alameda. The caller reported credit card fraud.
Suspicious person/circumstances. 8:16 a.m. 27700 block of Medical Center Road. The caller said two weeks ago a nurse strapped her to an ice chest and...
Wed, 04/03/2013 - 07:32
MISSION VIEJO – The City Council on Monday voted to resend a letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which is investigating Southern California Edison's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, urging the commission to keep the public's...
Wed, 04/03/2013 - 06:34
MISSION VIEJO – The City Council on Monday recognized Mission Viejo Elks Lodge 2444 for making its donation toward the purchase of a police dog for the Orange County Sheriff's Department, which provides police services to the city. The dog, named...
Wed, 04/03/2013 - 06:16
MISSION VIEJO – Six volunteers were recognized during Monday's City Council meeting for giving 1,000 hours each of their time to the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center, Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center and the Mission Viejo...
Wed, 04/03/2013 - 04:59
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Mary Dickman likes her independence. The 76-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita resident doesn't have a car. Although Dickman walks and takes buses, she also relies on taxis to get to doctor appointments in Mission Viejo and a...
Tue, 04/02/2013 - 17:44
Following the 2012-13 basketball season, Sean Sullens arrived at a familiar fork in the career path of many coaches. Realizing there wasn't much more he could accomplish as an assistant coach, he wondered, "am I ready for the next step or do I want...
Tue, 04/02/2013 - 02:52
MISSION VIEJO – Three construction companies are contesting each other's offers to build the city's new dog park, Assistant City Manager Keith Rattay said.The city received 20 bids earlier this month from companies interested in building the...
Mon, 04/01/2013 - 07:00
Mission Viejo hosted Bunny Days, a family event featuring carnival game booths, spring crafts, face painting, pony rides, and photos with the bunny on Saturday. The three-hour event was held on the Village Green at Oso Viejo Park. Bunny Days also...
Sun, 03/31/2013 - 17:22
IRVINE – A man was severely injured and a dog was killed Sunday when the car they were in was hit by an SUV driven by a man who later was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
About 1:20 a.m., a man, woman and two dogs were stopped in a Mazda 3...
Fri, 03/29/2013 - 23:32
Each year Tesoro High School PTSA takes a moment to stop and celebrate all Tesoro students.
This year's Student Appreciation effort, to the delight and surprise of the students, was free donuts.
In partnership with Wendi's Donuts, PTSA volunteers...