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Laffy Laffalot brings smiles for miles
When he's not working as a paramedic for the Orange County Fire Authority, Steve Islava invents devices that prevent physical and emotional injuries.
Twenty-five years ago, after delivering a Spanish speaker's baby, he created a handbook of crucial...Tags: Services and Shopping, Facebook, Health, Cancer, Toy Industry
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City Life: Don't use 'tomorrow' as an excuse
The transition from one year to the next is only the difference of a sunrise and the turn of a calendar page. The truth, though, is that there is no tomorrow. Tomorrow is only a promise, a fantasy, a myth that plays over and over each day, stringing...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Arts and Culture, Facebook, Health, Oceanside (Hempstead, New York)
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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, Veterans Affairs, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Greer's OC: Guide to dining out for Christmas
Now that Christmas Eve has become a popular night to dine out, it's easy to find great restaurants open for dinner — but not so much on Christmas Day or evening. But we found four, with different price points, including Royal Khyber, which is one of...Tags: New Year's Day, Christmas, Restaurants, Religious Festivals, Fashion Shows
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On Theater: 'White Christmas' is sumptuous holiday treat
Over his prolific century on this planet, Irving Berlin composed many memorable songs, including the best-selling record in history. That would be "White Christmas," introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1942 movie "Holiday Inn" and identified with the...Tags: Theater, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Christmas, Religious Festivals
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Friday's Calendar
THROUGH SUNDAY Christmas Boat Parade The 103rd annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade goes from 6:30 till around 9 p.m. For information, go to http://www. christmasboatparade.com. FRIDAY Las Posadas at Pretend City Pretend City Children's Museum...Tags: Sony Corp., Charles Dickens, Music, Toy Industry, Fine Artists
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Classically Trained: 'Messiah in America' recording released
The Orange County Mormon Choral Organization released a recording this week of an epic work performed earlier this year in Costa Mesa. Recording "Messiah in America," a 34-movement oratorio utilizing four soloists and an astounding 700 musicians, took...Tags: Services and Shopping, Circuses, Christmas, Religious Festivals, Anglicanism
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Thursday's Calendar
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Family Hanukkah Celebration
The Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County will hold its Family Hanukkah Celebration, starting at 5:30 p.m. The event is free but advanced registration is required by going to http://www.jccoc.org or...Tags: Judaism, Religious Festivals, Anglicanism, University of Missouri , Music
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Season of giving
NEWPORT BEACH — Evan Snow's face was set in concentration as he tried to add a bag of rice to each cardboard box that slid past him on a conveyor belt. His arms barely reached over the top of the boxes, but luckily for Evan, 4, he had a solid slam...Tags: Family, Charity, Economy, Business and Finance, Learning Disability, Autism
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Corona del Mar Today: Coda for OASIS center ukulele player
Ukulele player Bill Tapia, who was a regular participant in the OASIS Senior Center's ukulele club, died Friday in his Westminster home. He was 103 and died peacefully in his sleep, his website states. "With a career that spanned over 90 years, he was...Tags: Family, U.S. Marine Corps, World War I (1914-1918), Students, Elvis Presley
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Photographers invited to capture Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa is giving all you shutterbugs out there something else to shoot for this winter besides annual Christmas cards or vacation photos. The city announced Monday its first Celebrate Costa Mesa photo contest, where amateur, professional and youth...Tags: Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture, Photography Supplies and Services, Photography, Arts
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Children take to the SCR stage
Hal Landon Jr.'s yearly portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge has become as constant and cozy a yuletide apparition in Orange County as re-runs of "It's a Wonderful Life" on TV.
For the 32nd time since 1980, the veteran actor is incarnating the lead role in...Tags: Tony Awards, Family, Tameka Cottle, Students, Celebrities
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