Laguna Aglow With a Spirit for Holiday Giving
Photos by Ted Reckas Top to bottom, left to right:Laguna revelers bask in a "snowstorm" of bubbles on Forest Avenue. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive at their house amid a flurry of bubbles after riding down Forest Avenue in a horse-drawn carriage. Kaia Gamber, 8 months, and her mom Noelle wave to Santa. A happy young girl tells Santa her Christmas wishes. Photo courtesy of Sawdust Art Festival Yuletide Carolers OC dressed in festive costume will stroll the Sawdust Art Festival's grounds singing carols Saturday, Dec. 13, from 3 to 5 p.m. during the final Winter Fantasy weekend. Full Story
Honoring a Friend's Legacy With Bear Hugs
When nine-year-old Laguna resident Sydney Fredette lost her best friend, Savannah Sachen, to a rare cancer of the heart last year, she did more than grieve. Over the course of an illness that lasted for over three years, Savannah's empathy and caring for others only increased as she got sicker. Sydney knew that the caring shouldn't end when her friend died. Full Story
Adopt-A-Family Delivers a Joyful Holiday
Donations still welcome today
While mansionization concerns some Laguna residents, space falls low on the priority list for Yolanda Vasquez, who gets by with little. A single mother, she lives with four teenagers in a oneroom studio. Full Story
Her Helping Hands Deliver Aid at Home and Abroad
Watching Sita Helms roll up her sleeves and load the meat and produce at the local Trader Joes is not the same as watching someone shop. For one thing, she's at the loading dock making sure a pickup truck fills up with enough to feed a small army. Full Story
Man of the Moment Packs More Than a Sack
Santa Claus' mystique requires keeping secrets, including sartorial splendor that covers every inch of skin except around two twinkling eyes. Yet the man variously known as Kris Kringle and St. Nick musters much magic with a robust sense of hearing. Full Story
In Tony's Treehouse, A Living Memorial Heals as Well as Helps
Becky Martinez has suffered the unimaginable. In 1999, she lost her 9-year-old son Tony in an accident during a horseback ride in Palm Springs. Full Story
A Stocking Full of Holiday Events, Celebrations
Winter Fantasy Art and Entertainment
The Sawdust Art Festival's Winter Fantasy closes this weekend, a final chance for shoppers to enjoy a unique holiday experience that offers original art by 175 artists and a full entertainment line-up. The Scarlet Sisters, known also as the "Fabulous Flying Femmes," are performing an aerial routine, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Full Story
Prison Visits Fight Recidivism One Inmate at a Time
As the "giving" season advances and most people are busy shopping, Laguna Beach resident Rosalind Russell (known to most Lagunans as the "goat lady" for her charity work in Nepal) will be busy visiting prisoners and offering the gift of compassion. Full Story
Local Nonprofits In Need of Volunteers
The Blue Bell Foundation The Blue Bell Foundation at 20982 Laguna Canyon Road provides an alternative solution to the traditional shelter for cat adoption and care for homeless felines in a cage-free, country club setting. For information, call 494- 1586, dovecanyon.org/bluebell. Full Story
Locals Gift Guide
Wreaths Inspired by Peace Moved by the 50th anniversary of the peace sign, Laguna Beach resident June Truedson had a spontaneous brainstorm. Full Story
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