Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Saddleback College Art Gallery's 2012 Juried Student Art Exhibition
The Saddleback College Art Gallery’s annual Juried Student Art Exhibition features work from Saddleback College’s studio art, photography and graphic design students. From about 400 submitted entries, 80 pieces were chosen for display at the exhibit. Saddleback College students were given the opportunity to vote on their favorite pieces on display at The Juried Student Art Exhibition. Jon Hartl, who won Best of Show for his sculpture, “In the Spirit”, knows first-hand about the hard work that has gone into each student's piece. “You know how much of a labor of love this is”, says Hartl, while speaking about the creation of his award-winning sculpture. Hartl won $500 for his piece at the artists’ awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 1st. Awards …
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April sales rise 17.5 percent vs. last year while prices decline slightly.
April home sales in Orange County rose 17.5 percent vs. the same month last year, but prices dipped 2.3 percent, according to DataQuick, a real-estate information service. A total of 2,920 homes were sold in April, up from 2,485 a year ago. The median home price was $420,000, down 2.3 percent from $430,000 in April 2011. Next door in Los Angeles County, sales rose by 8 percent vs. a year ago, while prices fell 3.1 percent. The median price of a home in Los Angeles County in April was $310,000, down from $320,000 in 2011. Regionally, 19,282 new and resale houses and condos sold in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura, San Bernardino and Orange counties in April, according to DataQuick. That was down 3.4 percent from 19,953 in March…
MIssion Viejo's Aeolus Pharmaceuticals Inc. makes drugs to fight biological warfare, as well as cancer fighting drugs.
Looking for a low-cost way to protect your pup from disease? Here's your opportunity.
Need to get your pup or kitty protected from rabies and other diseases? Here's a low-cost opportunity to do just that. Mission Viejo Animal Services hosts a cheap dog and cat vaccination clinic tonight from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The services are available to Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Aliso Viejo residents. Proof of residency is not required. Here are the available vaccines for dogs: These are the cat vaccines and prices: You can also get your pet microchipped for $20. The clinic accepts cash, check and credit cards.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
More than 800 attend Water Awareness Day at Santa Margarita Water District as part of activities associated with Water Awareness Month.
More than 800 people attended a Water Awareness Day event Saturday at the Santa Margarita Water District, where adults and children were able to learn more about water use efficiency and local supply reliability through a variety of crafts, water education presentations and tours. The event is held annually in the spring to celebrate the state’s recognition of May as “Water Awareness Month.” Tours of the 244-million gallon Upper Chiquita Reservoir were given throughout the day to show customers SMWD’s new domestic water storage facility. Completed in October 2011, it is the largest domestic water reservoir built in south Orange County in nearly 45 years and can provide drinking water to approximately 500,000 individuals for one week in …
Catch a glimpse of the new children's library card, as designed by Mia Ross of Ladera Ranch.
Have you seen the new children's card for the Mission Viejo Library? The design, a tree with multicolored triangles for leaves, was chosen among 185 entries. And the big winner was Mia Ross, a student at Ladera Ranch Middle School. Mia won an ice cream party for 10 from Farrell's. Here are some of the other winners: Animator Bob Singer selected the winners over the weekend.
Mission Viejo is one step closer to two new daycares following the Monday planning commission meeting
Two new daycares were approved by the planning commission Monday, Associate City Planner Tim Martin said. One of the businesses is planning to open in south Mission Viejo, while the other plans to open near Lake Mission Viejo. Here's a quick look at both daycares. Umaña Academy is planning to open just north of Crown Valley near Sport Chalet and Café Maiz with a 5,040 sq. ft. building and an outdoor play area of unspecified size. Daycare would be provided for young children, along with fine art classes for small groups of children under 13. The average number of students planned for the site is 50. The owner, Maureen Umaña Boatman of San Juan Capistrano, already owns and operates a similar business in Ladera Ranch. She said she plans to…
Spring into this season’s hottest bright and bold fashion trends
Spring has sprung and with bright, bold prints in this season, a splash of color will be all you need to look your best. Spring 2012 Trend #1 - Colored Denim Brightly colored jeans are in this season, and are also a great way to keep denim in your wardrobe but with a fresh spring look. To neutralize the look, pair colored denim pants with a light- or dark-colored top. The skinny jeans fit is most popular and looks great when layered with an over-sized/flowy chiffon blouse. Spring 2012 Trend #2: Flowy Blouses and Skirts With the weather warming up, flowy blouses and long flowing skirts are the perfect way to fashionably keep cool. Sheer blouses made of chiffon in floral patterns and pastel shades make any outfit flawlessly feminine. Check …
Crooks are promising Southern California Gas customers a credit on their bills in exchange for Social Security numbers and other personal info.
Southern California Gas Co. is warning customers about a scam in which the culprits tell victims they can get credits on their utility bills if they provide information such as a Social Security number. According to the gas company, scammers have visited customers in person, used social media sites and even sent text messages to victims claiming that President Barack Obama is offering a program of bill credits or direct payment of bills. Gas Co. officials said workers for the utility always carry proper identification when visiting customers, and they do not randomly call or text customers asking for Social Security numbers or other personal information. Customers should verify a person's employment before allowing anyone into their home …
Some schools, such as El Toro, were solidly in the playoff field. Others have to play wild card games today to get into the playoff bracket. One local school is seeded in the top four.
They're longshots to begin with, and their chances of winning a Southern Section baseball title won't be helped by having to play a wild card game today just to get into the first round of the playoffs. But that's the task facing teams such as JSerra, San Clemente and Capistrano Valley in Division 1 and Trabuco Hills and San Juan Hills in Division 2. For them, the do-or-die playoffs begin today, which will put extra strain on pitching rotations that must win five games to win a title once the first round begins on Thursday for some times and Friday for others. The playoff pairings for the seven divisions were released on Monday by the Southern Section office, and there was only one south Orange County team that was seeded into one of the …
mfriedrich
3:13 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
"...slow crawl back toward toward normalcy". Are we going back to normal? I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that the 2004-2009 California housing price run-up, bubble and crash was anything but "normal". Granting $685,000 mortgages to illegal immigrants, school teachers and bus drivers with nothing down, is not normal. $375,000 in home equity withdrawals over 2 years via HELOCs and … more ›