Deck the Cove holiday event lights up Crystal Cove
Crystal Cove Alliance hosts the 18th Deck the Cove festival along Laguna and Newport beaches with a Santa photo op, hot cocoa, cider, and cookies from Beachcomber Cafe. The tree lighting features carolers as volunteers decorate historic cottages for the fundraiser supporting Crystal Cove State Park restoration and education.
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Olunteers
Crystal Cove
Laguna
Newport Beaches
Santa
Gallery to Hold Cancer Benefit by America Hernandez
Laguna Beach artist Alice Hernandez-Gaona, battling stage 3 ovarian cancer, opens the Alice-Rice Gallery with Gigi Rice. A charity sale through December 15 supports the Queen of Hearts Foundation for ovarian cancer research and early detection at UC Irvine Medical Center.
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Alice Hernandez-Gaona
Laguna Beach
By the Sea
Gigi Rice
UC Irvine Medical Center
Alice-Rice
Queen of Hearts Foundation
Queen of Hearts
Hernandez-Gaona
Return of Abalone Controversy Moves Into Restoration
A coastal Orange County tale recounts abalone fishing by Mike Curtis in the 1960s and 70s and the shift to conservation. Once abundant along the bluffs near Corona del Mar, the prized mollusk dwindled to near extinction and modern efforts to restore the population have begun led by a local environmentalist.
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Horse Pastures Reef
Corona del Mar
Mike Curtis
Curtis
Orange County
Breakers face trial by fire with new roster this season
Laguna Beach High boys soccer begins a rebuilding year under fifth year coach Daniel Richards after CIF limits on dual season play shift emphasis to nonleague play. A youth influx tests blending with experienced players as the team eyes an Orange Coast League title potential.
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Laguna Beach High
Daniel Richards
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Crystal Cove State Park
Leonard Ortiz
Crystal Cove Beach
Carol Fenderson
Bonnie Morgan
Angels
BY America Hernandez
Ments
Mindy Schauer
Nancy Caruso
Newport Beach
Breakers
Nathan Percy
Richards
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