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Sat, 03/23/2013 - 01:17
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Fifty-year-old Kimberly Martin's face contorted in ways that made her co-workers laugh as she went through the surreal experience of having her head shaved.
"I'm here to support my colleague Melodie Gordon who has had...
Sat, 03/23/2013 - 00:45
A lot has been written lately about food dyes and the health risks they pose to humans, especially children.
Like many people out there, I used to think this issue was no big deal as long as you ate these foods in moderation.
That is, until my family...
Sat, 03/23/2013 - 00:20
Interviewing one person can open up opportunities to meet even more people who love helping others.
Kendal Rodrigues, who coordinates Rock Harbor's involvement with code enforcement, suggested I talk with Carla DiCandia, manager of health and...
Sat, 03/23/2013 - 00:19
Capistrano Valley has narrowed its search for a new football coach to two candidates, Athletic Director Chad Addison said Friday. After interviewing six candidates on Wednesday, Addison said the panel, which met with the candidates, is doing "last...
Sat, 03/23/2013 - 00:19
Long before the community of Mission Viejo was a glint in the developer's eye, the land it would occupy was part of the quarter-million-acre Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores.
Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola named the region Santa Margarita...
Sat, 03/23/2013 - 00:15
MISSION VIEJO – In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, Cordillera Elementary School treated more than a hundred students and their families to a lively, family fun night Mar. 13.
The event included authentic Irish step dancing performed by the...
Fri, 03/22/2013 - 19:37
Two AYSO Region 84 (Mission Viejo) teams fell short of a state title March 16 at the 2013 California State Championships in Davis.The state finals featured league, all-star and extra play boys and girls champions from four sections – 1, 2, 10 and...
Fri, 03/22/2013 - 01:32
As chirping frogs herald the advent of spring and newspapers tell of swarms of locusts descending upon the Middle East, you know that Passover is in the offing.
Passover is the biblical holiday that celebrates the exodus of the Jewish people from...
Thu, 03/21/2013 - 19:16
LAKE FOREST – More than a decade ago, City Councilman Dwight Robinson recalls hearing talk about Lake Forest's future sports park.
On Tuesday, he and his four colleagues on the council signed off on a construction contract of nearly $36 million for...
Thu, 03/21/2013 - 18:27
FREE OIL FILTERS
As part of the county's Used Oil Recycling Program, AutoZone at 24361 Muirlands Boulevard, Lake Forest will exchange used oil filters for free new oil filters from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Used oil must be stored properly in a...
Thu, 03/21/2013 - 00:18
Capistrano Valley is interviewing six candidates for its football head coach position, Athletic Director Chad Addison said Wednesday afternoon.The candidates are being interviewed before a panel that includes Addison, other representatives of the...
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 22:54
MARCH 20Unknown trouble. 10:17 a.m. Wednesday. 26100 block of Los Viveros. The caller reported a hysterical woman. Disturbance. 1:25 a.m. Wednesday. Arbolitos and La Paz Road. The caller reported hearing a woman screaming and another yelling and...
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 19:30
LAGUNA HILLS – A deputy speeding toward a police pursuit on Wednesday with lights on and siren sounding crashed into a man exiting the southbound I-5, authorities said.
The deputy, who is assigned to Lake Forest, was taken to a hospital, treated...
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 19:03
MISSION VIEJO – The Mission Viejo City Council on Monday honored three Orange County Fire Authority firefighters upon their retirement.Division Chief Rick Robinson was presented with a proclamation, honoring him for 35 years with the fire...
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 18:51
MISSION VIEJO – The Mission Viejo City Council on Monday voted to increase its contract with Saddleback Valley Unified School District for after school programs by $48,000 for this fiscal year.The council initially agreed to pay the district...
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 18:42
MISSION VIEJO – Commodore Jim Murtland of the Southern California Yachting Association presented 16-year-old MacKenna Waggener with the SCYA Rescue Award during Lake Mission Viejo Yacht Club's 36th annual Opening Day on Sunday. She was also given...
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 16:14
The back room of Joanna Minton's rented industrial space in Lake Forest is crammed with plastic bags of various sizes, boxes and bottles.
One 50-pound bag is filled with dried chamomile flowers, shipped from Egypt. Another has elderberries from the...
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 07:00
LAKE FOREST – Costume Castle has been serving the Orange County area for more than 21 years. Once open only as a seasonal store, it now has grown to a 14,000-square-foot, year-round superstore.Having long grown past being a destination for...
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 00:49
MISSION VIEJO – The City Council Monday night voted unanimously to pay more toward city employees' medical benefits and to cap retiree benefits.The council discussed the issue in closed session before voting on it during the public portion of the...
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 20:05
MISSION VIEJO – The Mission Viejo City Council on Monday voted to increase its library contract with a book supplier to provide an additional 1,500 books through June.The council increased its $135,000 contract with Baker & Taylor Inc. by $30,000...
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