Curt Seeden: Art show postponed, but March is still a busy month in Fountain...
Last week, a couple of days after I led off my weekly column previewing the March 10 Fountain Valley School District Art Show, district officials announced they were postponing the show until sometime...
View ArticleChallenger Diedre Nguyen overtakes Tyler Diep in 72nd Assembly District race
Garden Grove Councilwoman Diedre Nguyen is leading GOP incumbent Assemblyman Tyler Diep by 208 votes in the race for the 72nd Assembly District following the latest ballot count announced Wednesday by...
View ArticleVideo: Garden Grove students scream ‘coronavirus,’ mock Asian teens
Two Garden Grove high school students videotaped themselves mocking Asian American students – shouting “coronavirus” during a school cultural assembly and harassing Vietnamese American classmates....
View ArticleCoronavirus concerns push community colleges in Orange County to go online or...
All community colleges in Orange County will soon teach most, if not all, classes online, as officials take measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The colleges follow many others in Southern...
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Vying to become the next Cadbury Easter Bunny, Surf City pooch needs your votes
Donald Ducky, a 10-year-old Pomeranian with heart disease from Huntington Beach, is one of 10 finalists and the last one in California, out of 4,000 entries in the Cadbury chocolate national contest...
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Coronavirus hits St. Patrick’s Day, but some pub owners plan to stay open
May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past. – Irish proverb The bagpipes will play. The Celtic bands will go on. Shots of Jameson will be consumed. For many Irish...
View ArticleCurt Seeden: Fountain Valley Community Services programs canceled as...
Fountain Valley Community Services Department officials have announced several steps they will take to ensure public access to essential services while adhering to recommendations to limit potential...
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OC Parks shuts down vehicle traffic at regional parks due to coronavirus concern
If you were hoping to get some air at one of your favorite parks, you might have to walk, bike, or ride a horse to get in there. OC Parks, which manages the county-owned park and wilderness system,...
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Bravo: Girl Scout, middle-schoolers sew seeds of friendship with seniors,...
Bridging generations over gardening Seniors in retirement homes don’t necessarily get outdoors as often as they should, just as teenagers don’t always connect well with the elderly. Gardening can help...
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Boys & Girls Clubs provide childcare for first responders in coronavirus crisis
It looked like business as usual at the Boys & Girls Clubs site in Huntington Beach. Despite the shuttering of schools this week due to the coronavirus, children chatted and laughed together...
View ArticleFountain Valley School District to offer free kids’ lunches
The Fountain Valley School District’s Food Services program is serving up an opportunity for families to drive through and pick up free lunch meals for any child 18 and under at three locations. Meals...
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Why The Recess Room in Fountain Valley is giving free lunches to students and...
Sales were dismal and the owners had to lay off 90 percent of the staff. Still, The Recess Room in Fountain Valley is determined to host Free Food Friday each week as long as it can, giving away...
View ArticleMajor Orange County freeway closures planned: March 28-April 3
Here are major construction project closures happening on Orange County’s freeways and toll roads between March 28 and April 3, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority, Caltrans and the...
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How Southern California restaurants are giving back during the coronavirus...
Since the ban on dining in, Southern California restaurants have fallen on hard times. Sales dropped off the cliff. Chefs laid off staff. Managers deferred their salaries. Meanwhile, bills from...
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Can golfing keep its social distance amid coronavirus anti-gathering efforts?
Hundreds of golfers around Orange County are out swinging their irons on courses that have remained open in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. Now the county’s supervisors are debating whether golf...
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Review: 10 more great Orange County dishes still available during the...
While the coronavirus pandemic has turned our worlds upside down, many restaurants remain open, operating in crisis mode to provide essential takeout and delivery. With reduced crews, restaurants have...
View ArticleMajor Orange County freeway closures planned: April 4-11
Here are major construction project closures happening on Orange County’s freeways and toll roads between April 4 and April 11, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority, Caltrans and the...
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Coronavirus: Orange County House members, companies get out more protective gear
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley got a welcome delivery Friday afternoon, as Rep. Harley Rouda showed up with thousands of gloves, hundreds of face shields, 20 respirators...
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Status Update: Irvine Cottages, 12 homes and 72 beds, donated to Alzheimer’s...
Alzheimer’s Orange County has been gifted a collection of cottages that will expand the nonprofit’s ability to help those suffering from the disease. Dr. Jacqueline DuPont, a gerontologist, has donated...
View ArticleNurse subdues Chino man accused of firing flare gun, threatening violence at...
A Fountain Valley hospital nurse subdued a man who fired a flare gun into the air, possessed a replica firearm and threatened violence at the facility on Wednesday, April 8, police said. Officers...
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