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Corona del Mar Today: Retiring music teacher honored at holiday assembly
Harbor View Elementary School's longtime music teacher, Linda Messenger, was honored with a standing ovation at the recent holiday program — her last school-wide musical assembly before she retires in June. "Harbor View has always been proud of our...Tags: Students, Restaurants, Music, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Teaching and Learning
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CdM students entertain at veterans hospital
LONG BEACH — For veterans and Corona del Mar students alike, the excitement was palpable.
Middle and high school students have been putting on shows, singing carols and distributing food and presents during the holiday season for 33 years,...Tags: Defense, World War II (1939-1945), Health, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Mesa Musings: Honor veterans Friday with a paper poppy
I remember Armistice Day. I remember on countless occasions as a youngster seeing little old men in front of business establishments selling artificial red paper poppies. They even came to our door. My mother, who frequently bought those poppies, told...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Memorial Day, Travel, France, Woodrow Wilson
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Wednesday's Calendar
WEDNESDAY
E-Book Training
Newport Beach Public Library offers a hands-on eBook training session from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Library staff will demonstrate Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, iPad...Tags: Tony Awards, Sony Corp., Blue Man Group, Recipes, Concerts
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Local organizations celebrate veterans' service
As the country joins together to honor the nation's military veterans on Friday, here's what local groups are doing this week. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: The Costa Mesa Police Department's veterans appreciation breakfast is not open to the...Tags: Defense, Religion and Belief, Entertainment, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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Community Commentary: Remember those who selflessly served
Military victories throughout our history have shaped the world in which we live and are the keystone of every American freedom. Largely due to our military might, the citizens of the United States have been given the opportunity to create the greatest...Tags: Defense, World War I (1914-1918), Armistice Day, Abraham Lincoln, Veterans Day
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Community Commentary: I lost my dad to war, but still have 'my vets'
Before the sun rises Friday, a group of volunteers will be preparing to serve breakfast to a special group of military veterans in Costa Mesa.
This breakfast would not be possible without support from the police chief, friends who volunteer and the...Tags: Defense, Politics, Lobbying, Iraq, Veterans Day
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Thursday's Calendar [Corrected]
-------------------- FOR THE RECORD: The paintings by Brett Rubbico titled "360° of BLACK" will be on display through Dec. 31. -------------------- THURSDAY 'How to Live Longer and Healthier' Temple Bat Yahm sponsors a lecture by research scientist...Tags: Tony Awards, Recipes, Music, Concerts, Chita Rivera
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Helping homeless gets personal
He stood at the gate to his United Airlines flight, ready to head home to Chicago after two years on the streets of Costa Mesa. Officer Julian Trevino, a Costa Mesa cop, had helped Jose Zamora get an identification card and contact his sister so she...Tags: John Wayne, Social Issues, United Air Lines, Costa Mesa, Celebrities and Health Issues
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Job fair targets veterans
COSTA MESA — The Honor a Hero: Hire a Vet, Orange County Veterans Employment Committee's job fair, will return to Costa Mesa for its fourth installment with about 40 employers May 26. The event, which last year attracted about 550 job seekers &#...Tags: Employment, U.S. Marine Corps, Defense, Chicago Jobs, Employers
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'It feels like I'm being rebuilt'
COSTA MESA — Thatiana Geiger slowly pushed two children in a double-seat stroller between rows of tables, eying neatly laid-out information packets from 40 prospective employers.
She and her husband, Brian Geiger, a Navy veteran, attended Thursday'...Tags: Defense, Employment, Armed Forces, Chicago Jobs, Employers
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Local teen wins statewide speech competition
An 18-year-old Newport Beach resident beat out 5,000 students last month to win a statewide speech competition sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Kelsey Woo, a senior at Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood, took the top prize and about $3,...Tags: Defense, Politics, Financial Aid, Awards and Prizes, Human Interest
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