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Victim of skateboard assault out of hospital
Viktor Silcock, the victim of an alleged assault earlier in May, was released from the hospital Monday but may require additional surgeries, according to Huntington Beach police. The 25-year-old Huntington Beach resident who was allegedly beaten by a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Mailbag: Community activism different than 'bashing'
Is Drew Kovacs a wannabe Tim Geddes? His letter ("Tim Geddes for City Council?" Mailbag, Sept. 6) would suggest that his envious carping might conceal some personal agenda of his own. I personally don't have one, but if sticking up for the community or...Tags: Labor Day, Religion and Belief, Islam, Periodicals, Separation of Church and State
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Natural Perspectives: Borrowing water from the future to irrigate a desert
Vic and I just returned from a brief getaway over the Memorial Day weekend. We stayed in the Palm Springs area at a resort with our son, daughter-in-law, and four small grandchildren, enjoying desert luxury. One expects a desert to be hot and dry. Palm...
Tags: Personal Service, Gene Autry, Frank Sinatra, Energy Saving, Bob Hope
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TILL JUNE 2 'Chair Portraits and Other Subjects' The OMC Gallery for Contemporary Arts, 7561 Center Ave., No. 32, Huntington Beach presents a photo exhibit by Djani Ivancevic "Chair Portraits and Other Subjects." The opening reception for the exhibit is...Tags: Concerts, Chili, Holidays, Music, Schools
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Twins secure championship thanks to offensive outburst
The Fountain Valley Twins turned a big fourth inning outburst into a big victory that clinched a postseason championship. The Twins broke away from a tight game with the Fountain Valley Angels by scoring 12 runs in the fourth inning, taking them from a...
Tags: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Baseball, Water Polo, Brian Anderson, Sports
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All About Food: Cheese, wine, bread aplenty at Vin Goat
It's always exciting to meet people who have bravely given up "real jobs" to fulfill their passions after years of thinking and planning. John Bennett and Hans-Erich Vogel are two such people.
They recently opened Vin Goat, the cleverly-dubbed wine and...Tags: France, Breads, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Summer splashes down at community center
Five-year-old Toby Averill knew what to say to every adult he met on Labor Day.
"Thank you for working," he said.
For Toby, the day is also synonymous with the Labor Day Pool Party at the Merage Jewish Community Center in Irvine.
His family has been...Tags: Holidays, Labor Day, Judaism, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Huntington earns As in annual water quality report card
Huntington Beach earned straight As in water quality from Heal the Bay's annual report card, thanks to ongoing efforts to keep the water clean, city officials said this week. The Santa Monica-based nonprofit, which monitors bacteria levels at 447...Tags: Weather, Labor Day, Weather Reports, Water
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'We did our part'
Masao Masuda keeps a notebook in his dining room drawer containing a photo of the last time he saw his brother Kazuo.
The picture, which Masao took in 1941, shows Kazuo and their brother Takashi, along with several sisters and a niece, at the Santa Fe...Tags: Ronald Reagan, World War II (1939-1945), Congressional Gold Medal Honorees, Minority Groups, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Two area youth soccer teams win titles
Two North Huntington Beach Futbol Club girls' soccer teams won their respective division championships at the Newport Mesa Cup played Memorial Day weekend. The girls' Under-14 team, playing as a team for the first time, started its summer season by...Tags: Lakewood, Human Interest, Laguna Beach, Landforms, Sprague
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Briefly In Sports
Local club team wins division crown The Huntington Beach Water Polo Club 18-and-Under girls' "Blue" team won its division at the Southern Pacific Zone Qualification tournament Sunday. The event is a qualifying tournament for the upcoming 2011 Junior...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Water Polo, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, 2016 Olympic Games, Softball
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City Lights: Give them a hero's welcome
A few years ago, I interviewed a local high school graduate who enlisted in the Marines after 9/11. He and I met in front of his alma mater, and as he posed for a picture by the school sign, a woman pulled up to the curb, handed our photographer $100 in...Tags: Human Interest, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Vietnam War (1955-1975), American Legion
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