Aerial view and rendering illustrates the footprint of the proposed performing arts facility at Dana Hills High School. Courtesy of CUSD
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District pledges more outreach on Dana Hills project A date hasn’t even been set for a groundbreaking yet, but plans for a new performing arts theater at Dana Hills High School are already creat...
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Dana Point Yacht Club treats Marines to a day of food, fishing and fun Several times a year, the members at Dana Point Yacht Club host a group of Marines and their families. One such day happene...
Shortly after noon on July 28, the Bank of America at Del Prado and Golden Lantern was still taped off by authorities following a robbery at 10:50 a.m. Police and FBI continue to investigate. Photo by Chris Bashaw
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At 10:50 a.m. July 28 Dana Point Police Services and the FBI Bank Robbery Apprehension Team (BRAT) responded to a bank robbery in progress call from the Bank of America at the corner of Del Prado a...
Photo: Rachel Namson
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33333 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, 949.661.1803 BEST KNOWN FOR: Burgers and ice cream MOST POPULAR ITEM: Breakfast burrito, burger Whether you are spending your day in the water or headin...
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Teens spend their summer vacations working, volunteering and getting valuable job and life experiences The lazy days of summer are anything but “lazy” for many area teens. These kids choose to s...
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Taxpayers, Children and Homeowners GUEST OPINION: By John Alpay, Children First CUSD Trustee Candidate This September, our oldest child Autumn will enter kindergarten at a Capistrano Unified ...
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Does Dana Point have any real potential as a port of call for cruise ships? The topic of Dana Point’s potential as a port of call for cruise ships seems to come up every few years. Most recently...
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The shelves inside twelve-year-old Rachael Tilly’s Capistrano Beach bedroom look as if they are about to give way under the weight of all the trophies she has accumulated since she began surfing co...
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Dana Point can be proud of the boat representing us in the race currently going on from San Francisco to Hawaii. The race is called the “Pacific Cup” and Horizon is bashing its way across the Pacif...
Vaughan and Ungerman have been partners from the beginning. Photo by Christina Scannapiego
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Anything but Orange County housewives living the leisurely life, Dana Point residents, Karen Ungerman and Gaye Vaughan, both have that type of personality that drives a person to keep occupied. So ...
The lead performers IN SOCSA’s production of Once On This Island include (top row L to R) Emily Horton, Marisa Shimano, Alex Sloan, Ramzi Jneid and (bottom row L to R) Tyler Hartung, Savannah Barker, Samantha Kelley, Geoff Kaufman and Julie Wickstrom. Photo by Alan Wickstrom
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The award-winning, talented cast of South Orange County School of the Arts’ Summer Musical Theater Camp will present Once On This Island, a captivatingly romantic musical on July 21, 22, 23 and 24 ...
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The July 4 fireworks show in Dana Point is a big deal. The city even refers to it as an “Extravaganza!” No matter what we call it, not many would disagree that it is one of the favorite events of t...
Dana Hills High School seniors celebrated graduation day on June 23. Photo by Gibby/zone57.com
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Dana Hills Top Grad Delivers Commencement Speech As I gaze out into the massive crowd that is the Class of 2010, I realize that despite having gone to school with everyone here for the entirety ...
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Historical Society barbecue raises money for scholarships A group of more than 100 gathered at Doheny State Beach on Monday, June 28 for the Dana Point Historical Society Scholarship Barbecue. A...
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Dana Point Youth Baseball (DPYB) recently hosted the PONY District Sectionals for the first time in league history. Taking the Section Championship by storm was this year’s DPYB 2010 Mustang All St...
OC Dana Point Harbor Operations Manager Paul Lawrence stands with Marina Trash Skimmer inventor Louis Pasoz on a floating dock in the harbor where the equipment is installed. Photo by Andrea Swayne
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Louis Pasoz tests his Marina Trash Skimmer at OC Dana Point Harbor On a lunch date with his wife in Long Beach, Louis Pasoz watched as marina staff cleaned floating debris from the water. No s...
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Pet Project Foundation Provides More Than Just Shelter for Pets Awaiting Adoption It started as a simple, grassroots operation where local volunteers would bring abandoned animals to a designate...
Lara Anderson, Shay Anderson, Doris I. Walker, Storm Anderson and Carolyn Hopkins read Doris I. Walker’s new book, The Test of a Nest. Photo by Andrea Swayne
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Doris I. Walker, Lara Anderson and Carolyn Hopkins are all central figures in promoting children’s literacy in Dana Point As Dr. Seuss wrote in, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!, “The more you read...
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Attendance numbers are in for the 10th Annual Dana Point Harbor In-water Boat Show and new Green Expo The decade-old Dana Point Harbor In-water Boat Show saw a change in lineup from years past w...
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Alfredo Hernandez giggled as he wrapped the crisp white apron around his waist. His friends followed suit and also began donning aprons and rubber gloves as they stared at the bowls of tomatoes, ol...
Lifeguard tower on Salt Creek Beach. Photo by Christina Scannapiego
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Trio of lifeguard agencies on point for safer beaches As fixtures on our buzzing summer beaches in South County, lifeguards are some of California’s most quintessential public servants. Amidst o...
Robin Rainie-Lobacz, Kenzie Lobacz and their dog Rocksie aboard their 50-foot Valiant sailboat at the Dana Point Harbor where there business, Dream Catcher Yachts, is located. Courtesy photo
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Kenzie Lobacz and wife Robin Rainie-Lobacz enjoy life at the harbor as the new owners of Dream Catcher Yachts For many couples when the honeymoon is over, it’s over. Not so for Captain Kenzie L...
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Dana Hills High School falls to Mater Dei in the CIF-SS Division I Finals Dana Hills High’s quest for the perfect end to its 2010 baseball season ended in a perfect game. At Lake Elsinore’s min...
Dick Simon aboard the 60-foot Chris-Craft he and his wife Dianne own. Photo by Andrea Swayne
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Dick Simon Yachts celebrates their first full year in harbor since returning to Dana Point In the hours before the 10th Annual Dana Point Harbor In-Water Boat Show, the channels are abuzz with a...
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A crowd of about 575 attend the city’s annual Memorial Day Service at Pines Park Dana Point Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9934 and the City of Dana Point held their annual Memorial Day Ser...
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The 13th Annual Doheny Blues Festival sees sold-out crowds both days Thirteen was a very lucky number for Omega Events’ 13th Annual Doheny Blues Festival at Doheny State Beach, May 22 and 23. B...
Photos by Andrea Swayne
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Orange County Sheriff Candidates speak at Civic Association Coffee Chat A crowd of roughly 100 turned out for the Dana Point Civic Association Coffee Chat at Coffee Importers on May 21 to hear...
Joseph Farley, superintendent of Anaheim Union High School District, will take the helm at Capistrano Unified on July 1. Photo: Jonathan Volzke
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The headquarters of Anaheim Union High School District are in an old Fedmart, in an industrial part of that city just off the Santa Ana Freeway. Even Superintendent Joseph Farley admits his office,...
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Surrounded by nature and perched atop the headlands, the newly opened Nature Interpretive Center (located at the terminus of Green Lantern) has welcomed many since its official dedication ceremony ...
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With growing concern over the severity of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, salons and groomers across the country have been asked to collect their clippings for use in hair mats and hair...
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The saga of Lily the whale came to an unfortunate end on the afternoon of May 14 when the body of the juvenile gray whale who captured hearts—not only in Dana Point, but around the world—washed up ...
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Lily, a 30-foot long gray whale is set free from entanglement in Dana Point Harbor At around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, May 10, deputies watched from an Orange County Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patro...
Gerry Filteau, president of Separation Processes Inc., shows off his company’s equipment in the desalination test station at Doheny State Beach. San Clemente is a partner in the project. Photo by Jonathan Volzke
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Officials launch key phase in South County desalination plant Officials this week unveiled the latest step in a multi-organization effort to tap into the “world’s largest reservoir,” the Pacific...
Giovanni (John) da Capistrano as portrayed on a circa 1470 manuscript. Courtesy of Wikipedia: Public Domain
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The main natural landmarks of Orange County—its river and its mountains—were named for a woman, St. Ann, as were its two earliest cities: Santa Ana and Anaheim. However, in the southernmost secti...
R.H. Dana Elementary School teacher Laurie Cooper and her students are happy to be back at school. Photo by Andrea Swayne
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Teachers return to the classroom after five-day strike Classes quickly returned to normal in the Capistrano Unified School District this week, as teachers laid down their picket signs to end a f...
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