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Mailbag: Thanks for sharing Christmas caring
I wanted to write to thank fellow Huntington Beach residents who generously gave of their time and means to help impact thousands of hurting kids this Christmas. Together we were able to pack over 5,600 shoe boxes — filled with toys, school...Tags: Religious Festivals, Epidemics and Plagues, Viral Diseases and Infections, Firearms, Samaritan's Purse
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Boys' Basketball Roundup: League play takes off
To win the 2013 Academy League boys' basketball championship, teams will have to do one thing: knock off Brethren Christian from its perch. Oxford Academy of Cypress took that first shot of dropping BC from that position, but the host Warriors showed...
Tags: Travel, Students, Flu, Basketball, Sports
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In The Pipeline: Processing the unimaginable
Tragedies like this catch us off guard, when we are vulnerable, leaving no time to prepare or to absorb the sickening blow. Then the most brutal events imaginable begin to unfold. In the blur of modern technology and communication, shards of information...
Tags: Authors, Human Interest, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Christmas, Book
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Holidays made for busy businesses
Huntington Beach businesses got some cheer with their holiday season as they saw more foot traffic than usual during the last few months of 2012, according to local retailers. Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce President Jerry Wheeler was happy to...
Tags: Christmas, Business, Small Businesses
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Mailbag: Plenty of good with legalized fireworks
In reading your article in the Independent today, you seem to illustrate the negatives of the fireworks program. It was set as a two-year trial period; in the first year, 10 local nonprofits benefited from more than $400,000 in revenue for four days... -
Girls' Basketball Roundup: Ocean View rolls past Oxford
Ocean View High got its own Hawk Holiday Classic girls' basketball tournament off to a great start Monday by rolling to a 56-26 victory over Oxford Academy of Cypress. The Seahawks, who improved to 5-1, raced to a 15-1 lead after one quarter. Alexxas...
Tags: Sports, Basketball
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Around Town: Christmas around the world
Old World Village held the 11th annual International Celebration of Christmas and live Nativity play on Dec. 2. The money raised from proceeds and donations will benefit World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization. Bell choir "Beach City...Tags: Old Catholic, World Vision, Unificationism, Religion and Belief, Kenya
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Church vandalism 'worse than usual'
St. Bonaventure Catholic Parish officials were greeted by an unpleasant display when they arrived for mass Sunday morning to find the church's nativity scene vandalized. St. Bonaventure Business Manager Nancy Cesar said the damages, which were...Tags: Religion and Belief, Los Angeles Times, Vandalism
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Boys' Basketball Roundup: Warriors earn title in Palm Springs
Brethren Christian turned up for the start of the upcoming Academy League boys' basketball season by winning a championship during holiday tournament play. The Warriors were in Palm Springs last week for the MaxPreps Holiday Classic. They won all four...
Tags: Students, Basketball, San Diego Chargers, Sports, Teaching and Learning
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High School Roundup: League play inches closer
Six local boys' basketball teams took part last weekend in the annual OC North/South Challenge at El Toro High which concluded Saturday. On the first day of the two-day, 11-game event, Huntington Beach got a win for the South while both Ocean View and...Tags: Joe Smith (basketball), Students, Basketball, Sports, San Diego Chargers
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Staging the meaning of Christmas
December may have only been two days old, but the nearly 300 people who filled ShoreLife Church's sanctuary Sunday evening were reminded why the church celebrates the Christmas season. The message wasn't delivered by the pastor but by 34 children,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Religious Festivals, Jesus Christ, Philosophy
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Around Town: Volunteer honored for generosity with time
The Alzheimer's Family Services Center board member and volunteer Mary Lou Shattuck has been honored with the Orange County Community Foundation's Philanthropy Award. Along with the recognition, Shattuck received a $500 grant for the nonprofit...Tags: Charity, Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid, Cheesecake Factory, Alzheimer's Disease
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