This is as close as we can come to actually singing to our readers on their birthdays!
We’d love to include yours – and/or your children’s birthdays here.
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Celebrate and enjoy your
birthday!
October 17
Brandon Menchaca
Kathy Norwood
Robert Hayden III
Teri Hunter
October 18
Blake Smith
Debbie Zoller
Joe Foro
Joann Freeman
Linda Butterwick
Michael Hutnick
Michelle DuPont
October 19
Cherie Fortin-O’Grady
Christopher Amodeo
Kathy Conway
Kris Howson
Larry Nokes
Lynn Jax
Teri Ledyard
October 20
Eve Sharon Hart
Fabiola Thebaud Kinder
Greg Vail
Richard Selin
Valerie Dalena
October 21
Elvin Bishop
Foster Eubank
Janet Koelle
John Hoover
Regina Jacobson
Wendy Collins-Estreicher
October 22
Curtis Thibault
Donna Edmunds Brown
Michael Ervin
Steven St. Clair
Susan St. Clair
October 23
Gavin Heath
Jaime Bentley Hoben
Kyle Parry
Michael Finn
Pam Wicks
Scott Bunte
October 24
Cambria Steel
Debi Cortez
G Ray Kerciu
Heidi Winegard
Hunter Wells
Josh Hoke
Julia O’Brien
Robin Fuld
Sound Spectrum
Faves
1. War on Drugs, Deeper Understanding
2. Beatles, Sgt. Peppers Lonely hearts Club 50th
3. Lana Del Rey, Lust For Life
4. Cage The Elephant, Unpeeled
5. Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie, Self Titled
6.George Thorogood, Party Of One
7. Arcade Fire, Everything Now
8. Haim, Something To Tell You
9. Chainsmokers, Memories: Do Not Open
10. Foster The People, Sacred Hearts Club
11. Lorde, Melodrama
12. Kendrick Lamar, DAMN
13. Manchester Orchestra, A Black Mile To The Surface
14. Imagine Dragons, Evolve
15. Grateful Dead, Long Strange Trip (S.T.)
16. Mac DeMarco, This Old Dog
17. Fleet Foxes, Crack-Up
18. John Mayer, The Search For Everything
19. Phoenix, Ti Amo
20. Violent Femmes, 2 Mics & The Truth
Since 1967
1264 S. Coast Hwy494-5959
LBHS Schedules
Varsity
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Friday, October 20
Boys JV Water Polo
@Beckman Steve Pal Tourney – 4:30 p.m.
Friday October 20
Boys F/S Water Polo
@Newport Harbor –4:45 p.m.
Friday, October 20
Boys Varsity Football
@Sergerstrom –7 p.m.
Saturday, October 21
Coed Cross Country
@Riverside Invitational – 4 p.m.
Saturday, October 21
Boys JV Water Polo
@Vila Park Steve Pal Tourney – TBA
Saturday, October 21
Boys F/S Water Polo
@Newport Harbor – TBA
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Red Cross Blood Drive at Laguna Presbyterian
on October 25
Wednesday Oct 25 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Laguna Presbyterian Church
4156 Forest Ave
You are invited to participate in a blood drive at Laguna Presbyterian. Recent tragedies have demonstrated our ongoing need to maintain well stocked blood supplies.
This is your opportunity to save a life!
Schedule an online appointment: redcrossblood.com; Sponsor code: lagunap
Contact: Sandy Grim, 735-7390 or sandygrim@icloud.com
New Blue Bell Gardens 072616
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New Blue Bell Gardens will soon bring natural beauty to the Canyon, delighting cats and residents alike
Work has begun on a landmark new project in Laguna Canyon, Blue Bell Gardens, the brainchild of Jeff Zakaryan, volunteer advisory board chairman of the Blue Bell Foundation for Cats, and a concept happily embraced by Susan Hamil, chairwoman of the Blue Bell Foundation for Cats.
The beautiful future “pocket park,” which will be a great resource for the Canyon, is strongly supported by community leaders including Ruben Flores of Laguna Nursery, Jorja Puma, immediate past president of the Laguna Beach Garden Club, Josh Brown of Native West Landscapes, the Laguna Beach Beautification Council, and Jon Madison of Madison Square Café and Gardens.
Recently the project also received a Community Assistance Grant from the City.
“Blue Bell Gardens will surround the area around the Blue Bell Cat Retirement Sanctuary with beauty at last, after the devastating flooding and mudslides of December, 2010,” Hamil said. “This project will create and sustain a rich, native habitat for birds, butterflies, bees and lizards, enhance the ecology and conserve water through intelligent use of natural resources.”
Native West Landscapes has already begun working on the paths and first few plantings. They specialize in creating sustainable gardens with plants and flowers, native to California that need the minimum amount of watering.
The work on Blue Bell Gardens begins, slowly but surely
The completed project, which Flores has described as a future “…jewel of the Canyon,” will feature 13 unique gardens on the property. Beyond giving the cats in their (safe) cottage home a great view of local wildlife and insects, and many new scents to savor, Blue Bell Gardens will provide a serene horticultural oasis.
In time Blue Bell Gardens will feature the work of local artists and offer horticultural education programs for residents and local school children.
As a way to raise funds - $17,500 is needed to complete the gardens by the end of 2016 – Blue Bell is offering opportunities to sponsor individual gardens for a tax-deductible contribution of a minimum of $2,500.
Six of the gardens have already been reserved. Sponsors include Ann and Charlie Quilter, the Birdhouse Village; Barb and Jeff Zakaryan, the Blue and White Floral Garden; Dr. Ned Momary, the Orchard; the Laguna Beach Garden Club, the Monarch Butterfly Garden; Native West, the Canyon Road Garden; Visionscape/Laguna Nursery, the Blue Native Garden; Jan Hobbs, the Cat Nip Garden; and Massen Greene Foundation, the Blue Grow Succulent Garden.
Excited and talented volunteer Lisa Villela is already painting birdhouses even though the final design of the Birdhouse Village is still being decided
The Blue Shade, Blue Glass, Mourning Dove, and Blue Flower gardens are still available for sponsorship of $2,500 or above, along with Meow Meadow and a few others. Each garden will have a personalized market recognizing the benefactor, if desired.
Sponsor and hard-working volunteer Zakaryan said, “We are passionate about the Blue Bell Cat Retirement Sanctuary, which provides a unique and loving home for beloved cats. Given its long history in Laguna we also feel the Blue Bell Gardens project will inspire others – in large and small ways – to enhance and preserve the precious natural resource we all enjoy in the Canyon.”
The Blue Bell Cat Retirement Sanctuary offers loving and compassionate life-long care for cats whose owners can no longer care for them.
To learn more about Blue Bell or to donate, visit www.bluebellcats.org or contact Jeff Zakaryan directly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call him at 949-290-6356.
Library Events
October
Fri, Oct 20
Homework Help
3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Homework is an important part of educational process. It improves your child’s thinking and memory, helps them develop positive study skills and habits that will serve him or her well throughout life. That’s why Laguna Beach Library is hosting a Homework Club. Children from Kindergarten through 8th grades are welcome to attend and receive help with their homework for subjects Math and English.
Sat, Oct 21
Family Activity
9 a.m. - 3p.m.
Get creative! Let your imagination run wild! Children under 12 are encouraged to come to the library during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to make fun and creative seasonal crafts. Adult supervision is recommended.
Sat, Oct 21
Class/ Workshop
2p.m. - 4p.m.
Participants should bring 10 copies of a poem they wish to have read and work-shopped. Each poem will be read by the poet and perhaps by another reader. Participants then respond with emphasis on positive comments and constructive suggestions. Recommended for advanced poets—this is not a workshop for beginners. Meets in the Community Room. Contact John Gardiner @949-715-7507 for more information.
Mon, Oct 23
Third Street Writers Group Ink
10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Serious writers working on projects (short stories, novels, plays) meet to share feedback and support. This is not a workshop for beginners. Please contact the library for additional information.
Tue, Oct 24
Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s club
3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Crazy 8s is a recreational after-school math club that helps kids enjoy the math behind their favorite activities! This is an 8 week program for K-2nd grade. The club will meet once a week for one hour. Space is limited - Pre-registration is required.
Wed, Oct 25
Pre-School Storytime
10:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
Calling all pre-schoolers! You are invited to enjoy our new Wednesday storytime. Stories, songs, fingerplay, dancing and more will encourage a love of books and learning in a fun and interactive environment. Come for the stories and stay for playtime afterward.
Thu, Oct 26
Family Storytime
10:30 a.m.- Noon
Welcome to the Peapod Academy. Join some of the cutest babies, toddlers, & preschoolers in town and adults of their choice at the Library. Little peas will enjoy books & storytime, songs & music, fingerplays, movement, hands on activities, arts & crafts, and other cadets. Each week has a different theme. Get to know others and support your little one’s developmental skills. No preregistration required.
Fri, Oct 27
Homework Help
3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Homework is an important part of educational process. It improves your child’s thinking and memory, helps them develop positive study skills and habits that will serve him or her well throughout life. That’s why Laguna Beach Library is hosting a Homework Club. Children from Kindergarten through 8th grades are welcome to attend and receive help with their homework for subjects Math and English.
Laguna Beach Library
363 Glenneyre St.
949-497-1733
Laguna Beach Books
Bi-weekly Bestsellers
Novels
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Non-Fiction
The Vietnam War by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Bloomberg by Chris McKickle
Children’s Books
The Book of Gold by Bob Staake
The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater
Meditate with Me by Mariam Gates
Staff Recommendation
Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda
1200 S Coast Hwy
949.494.4779
Off-season transit hours
Laguna Beach Transit off-season hours are as follows:
Coastal Trolley: Friday, 4 to 11 p.m.; Sat, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Neighborhood Trolleys in Top of the World, Arch Beach Heights and Bluebird Canyon: Monday through Thursday 6:40 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Neighborhood Service to North and South Laguna: Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
For more information visit the City’s website at http://lagunabeachcity.net/
cityhall/transit_and_trolleys.
Caduceus will offer free blood pressure screenings Sat Oct 21 at World Newsstand
Caduceus will offer complimentary blood pressure screenings this Saturday Oct 21 from 10 a.m. - noon at the World Newsstand across from Main Beach.
Caduceus on Thalia is the Laguna Beach location of Caduceus Medical Group. They are the last remaining locally owned and managed medical group in Orange County.
Among other programs, including a useful app, Caduceus offers unique concierge services for patients. The group has been providing medical care in Laguna since 2001.
First Annual Salsa Sunday!
Presented by the Laguna Beach Community Clinic
Live Music provided by La Charanga Cubana
Salsa Dance Lesson with Kati Hernandez
Authentic Cuban Treats by Portos
October 22, at the Clinic’s parking lot from 3 – 5 p.m.
$20 Cover, accompanying children are free
Go to LBClinic.org for event tickets