Kids Repurpose Bubble Wrap for a Contest
Thirteen-year-old Joe Redfearn and his sister Halle, 11, both Thurston Middle School students, were recently selected as two of 15 semi-finalists in the third national Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors. Full Story
Ride a Dana Point Break for Surfrider
The Third Annual Surfrider Save Trestles Holiday Party & Fundraiser will be held on Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Henessey's in Dana Point. A $10 cover to get in at door, the party will feature live raffle and silent auctions and entertainment from Blues Offenders, Ray Jordan, Jive Kings, and Chris Cram on the patio. Full Story
News Scouts Build Knowledge and Toys
The sound of 50 hammers banging away filled the room as Cub Scouts from Laguna Beach's Pack 35 held their annual "Build-It Night" at Top of the World Elementary School on Nov. 25. The boys worked intently to construct small wooden trucks, putting proper tool use and safety instructions into practical application. Full Story
Garden Club Tends Local Flora
The Laguna Beach Garden Club will present local landscape designer Ruben Flores on Dec. 12. Flores is the owner of both Visionscape and the reincarnated Laguna Nursery. Flores has been designing gardens and landscapes in Laguna for 20 years. Full Story
Troop Out to Help Others
Stocking stuffers are needed for the kids on Camp Pendleton, as well as snacks for deployed troops. Gently used books, toys, snacks items, toothpaste, wipes, beef jerky, and other items are greatly appreciated. They should be dropped prior to Dec. Full Story
Service Set for Julian Vickers
A celebration honoring the life of chiropractor Julian Vickers of Laguna Beach will be held at 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at Lantern Bay Park in Dana Point. His wife, Mary McKenna, and family invite his friends and patients to join them in celebrating Vickers' life as a healer and family patriarch. Full Story
Craft Booth Opens for Hospitality Night
The Assisteens, an auxiliary of the Assistance League of Laguna Beach, invite children to visit Santa and his elves at Santa's Workshop, set to open Dec. 5 on Forest Avenue during Hospitality Night. Fun arts and crafts will be available for little ones whether they have been naughty or nice! Full Story
Rabbi Urges Acts Of Goodness In Answer To Tragedy
Chabad representatives in Laguna Beach and around the world are mourning the loss of their colleagues, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg, who were among those murdered during the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. "We have truly lost our finest," said Rabbi Eli Goorevitch. Full Story
Indy and the Age of Discovery
Indy readers Tomie and Don Mason packed the hometown paper along on a cruise around Spain, the Canary Islands and Portugal, finally remembering to share their adventures at a final stop near Lisbon's tower of Belem, a monument to Portugal's Age of Discovery, circa 1520. Please share a high-resolution image from your travels, submitting to www.lbindy.com. Full Story
Merchants Hold Sidewalk Sale
On Saturday, Dec. 6, there will be a pre-Christmas sidewalk sale along Coast Highway between Mountain Road and Brooks Street. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., over 30 merchants on both sides of the highway will participate with special savings and offers. Full Story
Merchants Host Food Drive for Needy
Several Laguna merchants are holding a canned food drive Dec. 10-20 to benefit the Orange County Rescue Mission. Residents and customers can drop off canned food donations at the following participating merchants: Gorjana, Orange Inn, Laguna Supply, Thalia St. Full Story
Unusual Market Stocked With Gifts of Meaning
Neighborhood Congregational Church will sponsor their fourth annual Alternative Christmas Market Dec. 7 and 14 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. to help shoppers honor the special people in their lives with gifts of meaning this year. Full Story
Festive Rite
From left, Lisa Morrice, Carol Reynolds, Karyn Philippsen and Toni Iseman were among the guests at the Laguna Beach Visitors & Conference Bureau's annual holiday party, held this week at Tivoli Too! Full Story
Holiday Sale Benefits Cancer Victim
Laguna Beach resident Sierra Sullivan is hosting a one-day sale of gently used household goods, clothes and artwork Dec. 6 at Church by the Sea to raise funds to pay medical bills for her father, a hospice cancer patient. Sullivan promises great prices for a good cause. The sale and silent auction will take place Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Full Story
Children's Choir Performs
Laguna Presbyterian's Children's Choir will present "Carriers of the Light," during the morning worship services on Dec. 7 at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Children will share in song and vignettes, the story of angels who visit Mary and Joseph. Full Story
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