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February 29, 2008
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Center's Angel Fashions a Fundraiser
By JENNIFER ERICKSON
Last year neophyte Laguna Resource Center volunteer Evonne Kane almost singlehandedly coordinated and launched the first Boutique Benefit fundraiser for the center. That fledgling effort raised over $10,000, and Kane hopes for even greater success with the second annual Boutique Benefit to be hel... More...
Strikes, Unrest Hinder Goat Lady's Mission
Notes from Nepal
By JENNIFER ERICKSON

Laguna's "goat lady" Rosalind Russell, currently in Nepal on a mission to deliver goats and monitor her ongoing projects, is experiencing first-hand the turmoil of a third-world nation, but continues to press on despite the unforeseen obstacles. More...

Fisherman, Teens Escape Huge Swells
By STU SAFFER

A fisherman swept from the rocks of Crescent Bay by high surf and weighed down by water-filled waders was pulled to safety by two body boarders, one of two dramatic rescues made Sunday as Laguna's southfacing beaches were slammed by huge sets. More...

Economy Sends Tourism for a Thrill Ride
By ANDREA ADELSON

Declining home prices, escalating gasoline prices, and the dollar's record descent this week against the euro add up to an economic rollercoaster that is certain to slow Orange County's top industry in 2008, predicted Laguna Beach's top tourism official. More...

Now, This is What Patriotism's About
By WILLIAM HAGLE

What does the Stars and Stripes Forever actually wave over forever this Saturday at 11 a.m.? People. "The greatest thing about the parade is that we have so many great people to honor," said Charlie Quilter, president of the organizers of the Patriots' Day Parade, set for March 1. More...

Height Rules Don't Yet Add Up
By WILLIAM HAGLE

A Planning Commission workshop on revising height limits downtown on Wednesday provoked lively discussion from the public, staff and Architect's Guild, which ended with a decision for more talks May 14 at 7 p.m. The public debate centered on whether the proposed revision would contribute to more ... More...

Politics, Exotic Locales and Spirits Infuse Art Walk

First Thursday's Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. on March 6 will start out with a 5 to 6 p.m. pre-event artist reception at City Hall, exhibiting work by students in the Laguna College of Art and Design's masters program. 505 Forest Ave. For information, call 376-6000. More...

 News
•CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS City Council
Council meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 6:00pm
Jane Egly - Mayor 497-2027 jhegly@aol.com More...
•City Hall Public Meetings February 29 - March 6
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 Letters
•Preferential parking
Editor: Can't we all just get along? For several years now during the renovation of the Pottery Shack property, preferential parking debates and other mid-town issues, a very few, very shrill, mean spirited midtowners have behaved as if they represent the views of the many. More...
•Asylum in the trenches
•Don't stop feeding the birds in Laguna
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 Town Crier
•Propelled by Loss, She Now Helps Other Victims
After seeing firsthand the hardship cancer metes out to families when her own daughter died from the disease, Laguna Beach resident Patty Collins recently joined the Beckstrand Cancer Foundation board. Having seen the difficulties cancer causes families, she was eager to join an organization that... More...
•Relay for Life Needs Volunteers to Become a Reality
•Eco Soldiers
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 Arts & Entertainment
•'Invisible' Exhibit Captures Unseen Uganda
Student illustrators and those in hybrid art programs will present their first exhibition, Invisible Children, Mar. 1 - 14 at the Laguna College of Art & Design gallery, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road. The public is invited to meet the artists at an opening reception to be held in conjunction with First... More...
•First Sundays Consorts With Hutchins Again
•C-note Diva, They're Calling Your Name
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 School & Sports
•Spring Sports Begin, But Without Softball Town Crier
LB High School
Students enrolled in spring sports at Laguna Beach High School took on their first competitors in the 2008 season this week. All except one, that is. For the first time in 30 years, the school is without a softball team because there are not enough girls interested, according to athletic director... More...
•PALS' Learn Lessons Outside the Classroom
•Student Makes the Grade
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 Columns
•Just Wondering
City Hall Diet
With the current California financial crisis, Laguna Beach should also look for better financial controls such as free markets to reduce existing budgets. As an example, each day food for about 300 million people is available for sale in the United States. More...
•Deconstruction
•Star Talk!
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 Laguna Home Companion
•Woman's Club Sustains a Wellspring of Community Service Over 85 Years
Within three years of its founding in 1922, the flourishing Woman's Club of Laguna Beach contributed to the goal of designing "the city beautiful" when its members participated in one of first town planning meetings. More...
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