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Offering women, children a helping hand
Marla Sebreros and other volunteers were busy at work, sorting various clothing and toiletries in the back room of Colette's Children's Home. The women were helping tidy up the 15-year-old nonprofit's new office on Prince Drive in Huntington Beach...Tags: Rentals, Prisons, Family, Substance Abuse
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Cooperation and skill were key at Spring Concert
More than 100 listeners came to hear the eighth annual Area Bands Spring Concert at Edison High School on March 6. Performing that evening were the combined Eader, Hawes, Moffett and Peterson elementary schools band, beginning and intermediate bands,...
Tags: High Schools, Concerts, Entertainment, Schools, Elementary Schools
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Many hands brighten Oak View
A quiet Saturday morning in Huntington Beach was quickly filled with the voices of nearly 400 volunteers as they moved in to help spruce up the Oak View neighborhood. Organized by OneOC, volunteers from 16 different companies from Orange County and...
Tags: Mike Burns, The Walt Disney Co., Business
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In the Pipeline: Another 'Angel' fallen away
Last week, I wrote about my experience going undercover with Greg Reese, president of Clear Image Investigations, a local private detective firm. The 20-year veteran of the Huntington Beach Police Department started his business last May and, since then,...
Tags: Book, Hotels and Accommodations, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Authors, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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In the Pipeline: The shadowy face of human trafficking
She does not look like a sex slave. Pretty, with coffee-colored skin, looking perhaps 17 years old, she could be a cheerleader, or volleyball player, or a dancer — anything but what is seems she is. But we found her photo online, someone in our...
Tags: Sex Crimes, John Wayne, Book, Prostitution, Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Two teachers among county's best
Two Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley teachers were among five honored with the 2013 Orange County Teachers of the Year award during a celebration Oct. 19 at the Disneyland Hotel, according to the Orange County Department of Education. John H. Wood,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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City Lights: One moonwalking step for a man
So now I have done the moonwalk. Or something close to it, at least. Tuesday night, I joined a class at the Dance Asylum studio in Costa Mesa in which two dozen or so students learned the zombie choreography from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video. No,...
Tags: Michael Jackson, Arts and Culture, Dance, Holidays, Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities)
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In the Pipeline: Making noise over minute of silence
With the Olympics starting this coming week, I wanted to point out that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the worst day in Olympic history. In 1972, at the Munich games, eight Palestinian terrorists killed two Israeli athletes and took nine...
Tags: Terrorism, Sports, Book, International Olympic Committee, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Reel Big Fish end tour with a splash
After completing a nationwide tour last weekend, Huntington Beach ska bands Reel Big Fish and Suburban Legends returned home to Orange County on Saturday for a final tour performance at the City National Grove of Anaheim. Kicking off the show, the...
Tags: Popular Music (genre), Arts and Culture, Folklore and Mythology, Concerts, Entertainment
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City Lights: A 'Star Wars' galaxy not so far away
Yes, this might have been my wish. That was the thought that recurred in my mind as I inched my way through the crowd at Sunday afternoon's "Star Wars" festival by the Huntington Beach Pier. The Course of the Force, a charity relay for theMake-A-Wish...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Human Interest, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Conservancy honors Disneyland director
The Bolsa Chica Conservancy is honoring the Disneyland Resort and its director of environmental affairs, Frank De La Vara, with the 2011 Conservator of the Year award during a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday. The event at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Amusement and Theme Parks
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An Ace to benefit clubs
Johnny Ace Palmer will give an audience everything he has — except for a clue, that is.
The magician, who has appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman," won awards internationally and performed for years at Disneyland, often gets asked how...Tags: David Letterman, High School Sports
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