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January 18, 2008

Finalists Selected for Public Art Prize

By SUZIE HARRISON

Stillness pervaded the sizeable crowd assembled in City Council chambers as the semi-finalists for the city's largest public art competition, a three-piece commission for the communitysenior center, were selected at Monday's arts commission meeting. More...

Shake Up Among Real Estate Sellers

By ANDREA ADELSON

Set against a two-year slide in the overall pace of home sales, some local real estate brokers are taking steps to consolidate their business even as two standalone brokers this week gave up their independence to merge with a larger rival. More...

Schools Consider Global Curriculum

By COURTENAY NEARBURG

Next Tuesday, the school board will for the first time consider adopting the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for Laguna Beach High School, a rigorous academic curriculum growing in popularity throughout the nation. More...

Spitting-mad Assailants Mar Protest

By JENNIFER ERICKSON

Laguna Beach's Saturday peace vigil demonstrators are inured to adversity, including the one-finger salute, obscenities yelled from car windows, and passersby voicing disapproval as well as support of their stance against war. More...

Service Replays Kings' Prophecy for a Brighter Future

Martin Luther King, Jr. has been called a modern day prophet. Prophets are, in part, those who have the ability to see a future before it gets here, according to the Rev. Elizabeth Rechter of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Laguna Beach. More...

Ideas Wanted for Future Housing

Workshop Feb. 6

A public workshop will be held tat 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the City Council chambers to review and possibly update the city's housing element, a staterequired description in the city's general plan of the community's housing needs and strategies to preserve and expand housing opportunities... More...

News

•	Relay U Sets Up to Race Against Cancer

Laguna Beach residents are invited to join the fight against cancer by registering to be part of Relay University on Jan. 26, where volunteers learn how to participate and plan Relay For Life events in their own cities. A Relay For Life is scheduled for June 27 and 28 at El Morro Elementary. More...

•	Bond King Sets New Record

•	Campus Hosts Blood Drive

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Letters

•	"Hummm" vs. "VAA-ROOOM"

Editor: Since it is the New Year I have been reflecting about lovely Laguna Beach and what a unique town we have. We have residents that work for the good of the community, schools that not only educate, but encourage students to pursue dreams, and public officials who listen and care. More...

•	Senior Art Exhibit is worth seeing

•	Plan to attend Feb 6 Toll Road hearing

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Street Beat

•	Street Beat

Information in the Street Beat is compiled from the public information logs of the Laguna Beach Police Department and, in some instances, through follow-up interviews. Logs are required by law to be available to the public. More...

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Town Crier

•	Foreign Affairs Analysis Resumes with Great Discussion Series

News The Foreign Policy Association's Great Discussions Groups will resume in Laguna Beach on Jan. 29. These discussions give citizens the opportunity to be informed about international issues which impact our nation. Briefing books, which provide background material on the eight topics chosen fo... More...

•	Law's Friends Report for Final Duty

•	Singing for Peace

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Arts & Entertainment

•	Concert's Addictive Grooves Fund Classroom Tunes

Blues and Jazz Fest, Saturday, Jan. 26

The 14th annual Laguna Beach Blues and Jazz Festival to benefit the Laguna Beach High School music program will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Artists Theatre. More...

•	A Taste of Laguna at LA Art Show

•	Festival Finds its Voice in New Music

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School & Sports

•	Crevier Drives Off With Education Reward

Town Don Crevier of Laguna Beach was one of four honorees presented an award Jan. 10 by the Orange County Board of Education. The program honors community members and community organizations that have made significantcontributions to education six times annually. More...

•	LBHS Baseball Alumni Game

•	New Tennis Season Starts

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Columns

•	Guest Column

Laguna's Troubled Day Labor Center

I hate to see the government waste money on boondoggle projects. Recent actions by the city of Laguna Beach present a perfect example of how taxpayer dollars can be wasted. The good citizens of Laguna Beach should be up in arms over the actions of their city officials. More...

•	Just Wondering

•	Weather- or Not

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Obituaries

•	Madeline Yohe

Madeline Ivy Yohe, 99, a mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully in her Laguna Beach home Thursday, Jan. 10. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Johansen and Gloria Whelan; son Robert; nephew Roger Buckley; grandchildren, Amy Walters, Jenny Uhles, Christopher and Derrick Bell; and six ... More...

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Laguna Home Companion

•	Early Days of a Pioneering Laguna Family

.. In early spring 1871, the Thurston family of eight left their home in Utah in search of government grant land in California. The nine-month journey involved a train ride to San Francisco, a boat ride to San Diego, and a journey by covered wagon with a six month stay in Bear Valley. More...

•	Plundered Seashore

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