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Ladera Ranch community news and updates Let your council know and will get the information to the work crews.

Civic Council February Public Meeting Recap Our agenda for February public meeting was full of business. The council addressed the counties plan to cut OCTA Bus Route 82, the only public transit that serves Ladera.

There is still a chance we can save it. We’re asking the community to reach out to the Fifth District office and OCTA offices to express concern over the matter. The more voices we have the louder we will be.

In our February meeting we also reviewed details of a planned Verizon cell tower. The tower is not a tower at all. Verizon will be installing some panels to an existing Edison power line tower in an effort to improve cell service in Ladera.

The final item the council addressed was changes to the council’s bylaws. The main change was to better define how and when elections for the council take place.

This change will establish a clear schedule and procedure for the council to follow.

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Celebrate Ladera Taking over the Town Green on April 30th, Celebrate Ladera will the first of its kind event for Ladera Ranch. A partnership event with LARCS, The Fifth District of Orange County and too many Ladera groups to name, Celebrate Ladera will be an event all about our community.

On hand for the event will be Supervisor Bartlett to give a state of the county, food vendors, activities for the kids and local businesses.

Also on hand will be county agencies with information on where Ladera residents can get information on the services available to us from the county.

Road Repair During February the county is in our community starting some much needed road repair. In the Oak Knoll neighborhood, they were out removing and replacing several sections of bumpy roads and filling in potholes. Our streets still need a lot more work and county knows. They have committed $3 million dollars to the project and will be in Ladera Ranch though the summer. Is there a section of road that you know about that needs some attention?

Civic Council for its upcoming meeting, on Monday, March 21st at 7pm at the Santa Margarita Water District building.

We meet at the Santa Margarita Water District Building located at 26111 Antonio Parkway.

We invite all Ladera Ranch residents to join us and share what they love and what they would like to see changed. Our community can only get better if we know what’s important.

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Our next public meeting is scheduled for March 21. We met at 7pm at the Santa Margarita Water District building.

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St. Patrick’s Day Recipes: Easy Dips, Corned Beef Cabbage, Potatoes, Green Drinks and More

By Slate Stone The key to fun and festive St. Patrick’s Day feast is to have lots of tasty food with lots of green color. You can accomplish this with some ready made green treats such as serving up lime sherbet or sorbet sprinkled with green sugar. Other cold green St. Patrick’s Day treats could include Pistachio ice cream, Mint chocolate chip ice cream, green koolaid or limeade, or any cake with green food coloring added to perk up the frosting. Use limes in your St. Patrick’s Day Recipes as garnishes. Use mint leaves and organic green lettuces in your St. Patrick’s Day recipes as plate garnishes also.

Think green green green for St. Patrick’s Day recipes! Perhaps serve a platter of sliced kiwi with little dabs of whipped cream.

Honey dew melon drizzled with Crème de menthe liqueur. Key Lime Pie certainly has hints of green! Instead of fresh squeezed lemonade make your St. Patrick’s Day menu include freshly squeezed lime aid. From green celery sticks to green napkins to green frilly cocktail forks, to parsely, the more green the more St Patricks Day spirit will abound in your St Patricks Day appetizers and foods. Below are 3 recipes for a St Patricks Day Artichoke Spinach dip searved with Irish soda bread. The Irish soda bread will be readily available at your grocer’s bakery department the days leading up to St Patricks Day. Another recipe for a fun green St Patricks Day drink, limeaid! And of course the most important of all is the corned beef and cabbage and potatoes, traditional St Patricks Day recipe fare--- however this has a great twist--- forget babysitting the stove, do it all in a roasting bag for less mess and a super succulent perfect meal!

Irish Soda Bread Spinach Artichoke Dip This hot dip recipe works well with Irish soda bread. Here’s how you make it: 1 (8 ounces) package of cream cheese, softened 1 package ( 10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained Page 4

1 jar (7.5 ounces) marinated artichoke hearts, drained, chopped 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded 1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated Directions: Spread cream cheese into bottom of 9 inch metal or disposable aluminum pie plate.

Set aside. In food processor, mix spinach, artichokes, and mozzarella cheese until creamy and well blended. Pour mixture into pie plate and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Serve on a platter surrounded by cut pieces of Irish Soda Bread. Garnish edge of plate with fresh baby spinach leaves to give a wreath like appearance.

St. Patrick’s Day Limeaid Recipe 4 medium sized limes 3/4 cup white sugar 2 quarts cold water Directions: Juice the limes in an electric citrus juicer for maximum juice squeezed. Don’t use lime juice concentrate, using fresh lime juice is the key to a great St. Patrick’s Day recipe for limeade.

Pour the lime juice into a 2 quart pitcher and stir in sugar.

Then add water as you continue stirring. Thoroughly chill before serving or serve immediately

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Tips: You can serve limeade in a punch bowl and garnish with thinly sliced limes, just double or triple this St. Patrick’s Day recipe.

To make any St. Patrick’s Day party a success, be sure to have some corned beef and potatoes and cabbage and lots of it! The aroma alone will contribute to the St. Patrick’s Day spirit!

is super easy and super tasty because you don’t have to baby sit the stove! Just use an oven roasting bag (the same size for turkey) and get it all in the bag and the rest is a breeze!

Ingredients: 1 corned beef brisket (about 7 pounds) 5 pounds of potatoes, peeled and cut in half 2 heads of cabbage, cored and cut into wedges Mouth Watering St. Patrick’s 1 pound bag of carrots, peeled Day Corned Beef Cabbage And and tips and roots removed.

Potatoes peppercorn spice (comes This St. Patrick’s Day recipe packaged with the brisket) 1 stick of butter 2 cups of water Directions: In large oven roasting bag place the beef brisket.

Surround the roast with the cabbage, potatoes and carrots.

Sprinkle the peppercorn spice over the brisket while in the bag.

Slice the butter into small pats and distribute in the bag Add water to the bag and seal roasting bag according to package directions.

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for approximately 2.5 hours.

(The box the roasting bag comes in contains a booklet that tells exact cooking times for various sizes of meat if you buy a different size roast) Enjoy your fun and festive savory St. Patrick’s Day recipes and food!

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St Patrick - recognized as the patron saint of Ireland St Patrick was a Christian missionary. Two authentic letters from him survive, the only universally accepted details of his life. When he was 16, he was captured in Britain by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland. He escaped, returned home and became a bishop. He later returned to Ireland, but little else is known. By the seventh century, he was credited as the patron saint of Ireland. (flourished 5th century, Britain and Ireland; feast day March 17) patron saint and national apostle of Ireland, credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and probably responsible in part for the Christianization of the Picts and AngloSaxons. He is known only from two short works, the Confessio, a spiritual autobiography, and his Letter to Coroticus, a denunciation of British mistreatment of Irish Christians.

Patrick was born in Britain of a Romanized family. At age 16 he was torn

by Irish raiders from the villa of his father, Calpurnius, a deacon and minor local official, and carried into slavery in Ireland, where, during six bleak years spent as a herdsman, he turned with fervour to his faith. Hearing at last in a dream that the ship in which he was to escape was ready, he fled his master and found passage to Britain. There he came near to starvation and suffered a second brief captivity before he was reunited with his family. Thereafter, he may have paid a short visit to the Continent.

The best known passage in the Confessio, his spiritual autobiography, tells of a dream, after his return to Britain, in which one Victoricus delivered him a letter headed “The Voice of the Irish.” As he read it, he seemed to hear a certain company of Irish beseeching him to

walk once more among them. “Deeply moved,” he says, “I could read no more.”

Nevertheless, because of the shortcomings of his education, he was reluctant for a long time to respond to the call. Even on the eve of reembarkation for Ireland he was beset by doubts of his fitness for the task. Once in the field, however, his hesitations vanished. Utterly confident in the Lord, he journeyed far and wide, baptizing and confirming with untiring zeal. In diplomatic fashion he brought gifts to a kinglet here and a lawgiver there but accepted none from any. On at least one occasion, he was cast into chains.

On another, he addressed with lyrical pathos a last farewell to his converts who had been slain or kidnapped by the soldiers of Coroticus.

Careful to deal fairly with the nonChristian Irish, he nevertheless lived in constant danger of martyrdom. The evocation of such incidents of what he called his “laborious episcopate” was his reply to a charge, to his great grief endorsed by his ecclesiastical superiors in Britain, that he had originally sought office for the sake of office. In point of fact, he was a most humble-minded man, pouring forth a continuous paean of thanks to his Maker for having chosen him as the instrument whereby multitudes who had worshipped “idols and unclean things” had become “the people of God.” The phenomenal success of Patrick’s mission is not, however, the full measure of his personality. Since his writings have come to be better understood, it is increasingly recognized that, despite their occasional incoherence, they mirror a truth and a simplicity of the rarest quality. It is not possible to say with any assurance when Patrick was born. There are, however, a number of pointers to

his missionary career having lain within the second half of the 5th century. In the Coroticus letter, his mention of the Franks as still “heathen” indicates that the letter must have been written between 451, the date generally accepted as that of the Franks’ irruption into Gaul as far as the Somme River, and 496, when they were baptized en masse.

Patrick, who speaks of himself as having evangelized heathen Ireland, is not to be confused with Palladius, sent by Pope Celestine in 431 as “first bishop to the Irish believers in Christ.”

Before the end of the 7th century, Patrick had become a legendary figure, and the legends have continued to grow.

One of these would have it that he drove the snakes of Ireland into the sea to their destruction. Another, probably the most popular, is that of the shamrock, which has him explain the concept of the Holy Trinity, three persons in one God, to an unbeliever by showing him the threeleaved plant with one stalk. Today Irishmen wear shamrocks, the national flower of Ireland, in their lapels on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.

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EPA wrong to reduce public notices, news organizations say The Ladera Ranch News joined CNPA and 42 news organizations and the Public Notice Resource Center to offer comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s intention to reduce the public notice it provides in connection with most Clean Air Act actions. The EPA’s intent is to eliminate the requirement that the notices run in local newspapers near the potential sources of pollution EPA is planning to approve.

The EPA based its proposal on the mistaken assumption that citizens affirmatively seek public notices and will regularly visit its website to learn about its plans, the PNRC noted.

The comments also emphasize that for over 200 years, lawmakers have required public notices to be published in newspapers because they offer the best opportunity to reach local, civically engaged readers who are most likely to have a personal interest in the plans and activities described in the notices.

“If EPA moves forward with this proposal, it will increase the likelihood that the people who stand to feel the greatest impact from its decisions will be left in the dark until it’s too late,” said Bradley L. Thompson II,

president of PNRC. “The Agency’s determination to inform citizens about its plans by posting notices in obscure corners of its website isn’t sufficiently transparent. It is especially unfortunate when pollsters tell us people are suspicious of Washington.

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Enrollment Now Open for Segerstrom Center’s Seventh Annual Six Days of Broadway Summer Musical Theater Program Segerstrom Center for the Arts is preparing for its annual Six Days of Broadway summer musical theater camp for middle and senior high school students. Students participating in these week-long intensives are introduced to musical theater technique and repertoire taught by some of the industry’s leading professional artists and instructors. Classes will cover topics such as musical theater performance, acting, dance, audition technique, acting on camera and introduction to the business of acting. The session for students ages 11 – 13 will be June 27 – July 2 and students ages 14 – 19 will be July 5 – 10. Enrollment is now open; scholarships are available for both weeks of camp. These scholarships cover the full enrollment fee and are made available for families that require financial assistance.

Tony Award® nominee and Broadway/film star Erin Dilly returns to lead the program along with Broadway veterans Stephen Buntrock, Danny Gurwin, Hank Stratton, Emily Rozek and other notable guest instructors.

The program culminates with the talented cast of students showcasing their week’s efforts to invited family and friends. Classes take place in the professional rehearsal and performance spaces of the Center’s education center located in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

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Erin Dilly most recently originated the role of MOTHER in Broadway’s A Christmas Story and starred in the critically acclaimed Encores! production of Fiorello! Other Broadway appearances include Nice Work if You Can Get It (Billie), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Truly Scrumptious) receiving a Tony® Award Nomination and Outer Critics Circle Nomination for Best Actress, Into the Woods (Cinderella), The Boys from Syracuse (Luciana), Follies (Young Phyllis), and the Encores! Series Babes in Arms (Billie). She recently finished filming HBO’s Too Big to Fail, opposite William Hurt. She starred in Lifetime’s The 12 Men of Christmas with Kristin Chenoweth, and had a featured role opposite Meryl Streep in the film Julie and Julia.

Stephen R. Buntrock’s most recent Broadway engagement was starring opposite Catherine Zeta Jones and Angela Lansbury (and later, Bernadette Peters) as Fredrik Egerman in A Little Night Music.

Other starring Broadway credits include Curly in Oklahoma!, Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, St. John in the original cast of Jane Eyre, Barrett in Titanic, Enjolras in Les Miserables and The Phantom in Phantom of the Opera. Stephen has made many concert appearances as well, performing alongside Dame Julie Andrews in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally, he has performed with the Louisville Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Cleveland Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Danny Gurwin made his New York debut playing the Nurse in the off-Broadway hit Shakespeare’s R & J. Other off-Broadway credits include The Thing About Men, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Manhattan Theatre Club’s Captains Courageous, as well as the original companies of Kuni-Leml, A Majority of One, A New Brain at Lincoln Center and Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey. On Broadway, Danny made his debut as Hal in The Scarlet Pimpernel. He also performed over 500 performances as Malcolm in The Full Monty. Other Broadway appearances include Urinetown, Little Women, the Encores! revival of Kismet and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Television credits include The Young & The Restless, Desperate Housewives and Law & Order. Hank Stratton has numerous television and film credits, most recently playing Isaac Reed on the CBS drama The

Unit. Other television work includes recurring roles in Heroes, American Dreams and Family Law. Guest appearances include The Closer, Desperate Housewives, The Practice and Frasier. Stratton’s stage work includes a Broadway role opposite Nathan Lane in The Man Who Came to Dinner, Love’s Labour’s Lost for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Complete Works Festival, Cabaret, Six Days of Broadway NEWS and the Tony Award winning production of Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen.

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$35 MILLION MIXED-USE FACILITY MORE THAN HALFWAY COMPLETE; 85 PERCENT OF WEEKDAY OPEN HOURS ALREADY RESERVED AT LADERA SPORTS CENTER

Facility Will Hold Grand Opening This Summer

By Vanessa Showalter Photo by Merrill Christenson The $35 million, solar-powered mixed-use facility currently under construction in Ladera Ranch, Calif. is nearly 60 percent complete. The approximately 120,000-squarefoot complex, located at 2 Terrace Road in Ladera Ranch, Calif., will include the Ladera Sports Center—a 63,400-square-foot gymnasium.

Eighty-five percent of the sports center’s weekday open hours have already been reserved by Southern California basketball, volleyball and other sports organizations. A grand opening celebration for the mixed-use facility will be held this summer, and the sports center will begin taking reservations for weekend tournament rentals in May. “My family and I are thrilled about developing a unique multifaceted building that is generating a tremendous response from the Ladera and sports community,” said H. Michael Schwartz, CEO and chairman of SmartStop Asset Management, who designed, financed and is developing the facility. “We look forward to the upcoming grand opening.”

Designed and built from the ground up, the mixed-use complex will also include a 42,000-square-foot storage facility with approximately 230 units owned and operated by ExtraSpace Storage; a private fitness center; and more than 16,000 square feet of office space for SmartStop Asset Management’s expanding headquarters.

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Currently, the facility’s foundation, steel beam skeleton, decks and roofing are complete. The sports center’s volleyball and basketball equipment and flooring are being delivered this month, and the exterior walls are being constructed.

“The new mixed-use facility is progressing quickly, and the community is excited,” said Ladera Sports Center CEO Steve Williams.

“The idea of a brand new, state-ofthe-art sports center in South Orange County is getting a lot of traction.

Several sports organizations want to be included, so we’re trying to accommodate as many teams into the space as possible.”

Ladera Ranch Strength and Conditioning and Prime Volleyball Academy are the most recent additions to Ladera Sports Center’s roster. Other long-term commitments include Team Nikos Basketball Academy, Ladera Ranch National Junior Basketball, the San Clemente Volleyball Club and Little Rookies Youth Sports.

Ladera Sports Center will feature 48,750 square feet of court spaces— eight state-of-the-art basketball and volleyball courts—that have airconditioning, noise decibel reduction systems, superior wood flooring and ceiling-mounted volleyball nets with ample spectator seats per court.

A 190-foot-long steel roof truss structure spans the court areas, creating a column-free, safe playing environment.

Here are a few fun construction facts about Ladera Sports Center:

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• 28.3 million pounds of concrete is being used to construct the project –enough to fill approximately 777 cement mixing trucks • If the high-end wood boards used for the sport courts were stacked end to end, they would span 46.66 miles – equivalent to walking from the sports center to Catalina Island • The steel used for this project (1,100 tons) weighs the same as 489 white rhinoceroses • The eco-friendly facility includes a solar cell system that will produce 472,200 kWh of energy per year – enough electricity to power 43 homes for a year • The photovoltaic system reduces the center’s greenhouse gas emission by 326 metric tons, the equivalent of 68.5 passenger cars over the course of a year The mixed-use facility is being built on approximately 3.5 acres on Terrace Road near the intersection of Crown Valley Parkway and Antonio Parkway in Southern California’s Ladera Ranch.

About SmartStop Asset Management, LLC Ladera Ranch-based SmartStop Asset Management, LLC is a diversified real estate company with a managed portfolio that currently includes approximately 38,000 self storage units and approximately 4.2 million rentable square feet.

The company is the asset manager for 61 self storage facilities located throughout the United States and Toronto, Canada. SmartStop Asset Management is the sponsor of SST II

and Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. (SSGT), a public non-traded REIT focused on opportunistic self storage assets. The facilities offer affordable and accessible storage units for residential and commercial customers. In addition, they offer secure interior and exterior storage units as well as outside storage areas for vehicles, RVs and boats.

In 2015, key executives at Smartstop Asset Management negotiated the sale of SmartStop Self Storage Inc. (Smartstop), a fully integrated, selfadministered and self-managed self storage company, owning and/or operating 170 self storage properties in 21 states and Toronto, Canada, to Extra Space Storage Inc., the secondlargest storage operator in the United States, in a merger transaction with SmartStop having an enterprise value of $1.4 billion.

About Ladera Sports Center Founded in 2015, Ladera Sports Center is a multi-sport facility dedicated to providing top-class indoor programs and events. The center enhances experiences by partnering with customers to facilitate sporting events, programs and rentals. The goal of the center is to improve young athletes’ and parents’ experiences and promote healthy lifestyles for both youth and adults. The state-ofthe-art facility offers TV monitors so spectators can view live games from different angles, video recording during games and practices, and live webcasts that stream games across the Internet. Learn more at www. laderasportscenter.com

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By Kelly Smith Parker Good In Deed, an online philanthropic “shopping” portal destination dedicated to empowering individuals to do good, give back and make a difference, is turning 2 years old March 11, 2016. Its website, http://goodindeed.com, is a hub to help, a site to serve, a portal with purpose and a cause for all causes.

Good In Deed’s Founder, Kelly Smith Parker, is on a mission to make philanthropy attainable and doable for everyone through its online portal destination, where visitors can find local, national, and/or international causes to support through multiple means (called “Communities” on its website). By providing this portal as a single destination to various charitable organizations, products, people and events, it enables the donor to select, support, attend and/ or fund various causes via Good In Deed’s different “Communities”.

Every Good In Deed “Community” link gives back and makes a difference in some way, shape or form to people around the globe, changing lives one good deed at a time.

“One act of kindness spurs on

another and another, whether the charity is local, national or global,” shared Parker. “By doing good deeds, giving back, paying it forward and sharing our experiences with others, we ignite a movement where people actively engage in making a difference.

Good In Deed’s “Community” links make it very easy to find information on charitable concepts that interest the donor while also allowing the donor to share those charitable links with us to feature on our site.”

Good In Deed is on a global mission to inspire and mobilize people to help others in need, ignite everyone’s inner philanthropist, facilitate involvement with causes that need support, and ultimately be a global online destination that is a hub to help and a site to serve.

Since the age of 16, Good In Deed Founder Kelly Smith Parker has been intimately involved in philanthropy.

She brings close to three decades of professional experience in non-profit development and fundraising to Good in Deed, demonstrating an ongoing deep passion for philanthropy that extends far beyond her professional background. Parker worked in senior

development positions for institutions including The Harker School of San Jose, California and the Doheny Eye Institute of Los Angeles, California.

“My passion for doing good deeds was born at an early age, as I witnessed my parents and extended family generously support various charities and people around them,” commented Parker. “I quickly learned that giving and serving can transform people and communities beyond what you could ever imagine. Now I work every day to follow in these footsteps, making charitable giving

not only easy but very rewarding in the process.”

About Good In Deed Good In Deed is an online philanthropic portal for good deeds spurring on more good deeds: a hub to help and a site to serve.

Good In Deed invites everyone to visit its online community at http:// goodindeed.com and join its global movement to #DoGoodIndeed. Good In Deed can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google Plus spurring on global change through social media.

Rep. Mimi Walters Announces 2016 Congressional Art Competition U.S. Representative Mimi Walters (CA-45) released the following statement inviting all high school students within California’s 45th Congressional District to participate in the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. The winning student will be invited to attend a reception in Washington, D.C. where his or her artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for an entire year. Students have until Friday, April 15th to submit their artwork to Rep. Mimi Walters’ Irvine Congressional district office.

Said Rep. Mimi Walters, “The Congressional Art Competition is an excellent way for high school students across California’s 45th district to showcase their talents and artistic skills. The winning artist will have the rare opportunity of having their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol

for an entire year where it will be viewed by members of Congress and millions of visitors. In our first year, we had incredible submissions and participation – I look forward to seeing the creative entries from our youth in this year’s competition.”

The 2016 Congressional Art Competition is open to high schools students in grades 9-12 within California’s 45th Congressional District. Students who wish to participate must fill out a Student Release Form, and ensure that their artwork complies with all competition guidelines.

For more information, contact Christine Hardman in Rep. Mimi Walters’ Washington, D.C. office at 202-225-5611 or Christine.

Hardman@mail.house.gov.

Walters represents California’s 45th District and sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Judiciary Committees.

Hailey Shi of Diamond Bar High School won the 2015 Congressional Art Competition with her entry “Flying With Hope.” Second place was awarded to Michelle Guo of Troy High School and third place was received

by Andres Gonzalez of Los Altos High School.

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Annual Adoption Guild Patroness Luncheon Features Spring Fashion Show Photos by Ann Chatillon On a beautiful sunny March day in Newport Beach, the Adoption Guild of Southern Orange County celebrated its 55th Annual Patroness Luncheon with a sold-out crowd near the water at the Balboa Bay Resort. Beneficiary for the Event is Holy Family Services Adoption and Foster Care Agency (“HFS”), started by Delores and Bob Hope in 1949.

The afternoon began with the passing of champagne and hors d’oeuvres including a brie puff pastry, edamame tart, and fig and goat cheese on toast point. Tea Chairmen Jeannie Hidey, Pam Selber, and Pam Fossler welcomed a crowd of some 300 guests to the Resort, which was bathed in a sea of spring colors and soft floral arrangements for the occasion. Master of Ceremonies for the Event was well-known, dapper Jim Roberts, who shared that he was adopted as a child.

The event was highlighted by a Spring Trend Fashion Show presented by Mi Place- Laguna Niguel and Newport Beach. Narrator Dorothy Hastey, who made loving reference to her own adoptive Parents, introduced a parade of beautiful ensembles in yellow-the color of the season, black with white, mixed patterns, crisp white blouses, all white, denim with denim, and jewel colors for evening wear. A wide range of styles was shown from casual, cocktail dresses, to long gowns. Featured designers were Roberto Cavalli, Chiara Boni/La Petite Robe, Olvi, Alberta Makali, Christiansen, Nancy Gonzalez, and Barbara Bui. Raffle tickets were sold throughout the day by handsome volunteers Sean Durante, Brian Townsend, John Le Clair, and popular tennis local & restauranteur Juan Carlos Santibanez. Raffle Prizes included a Chanel bag, beautiful Hermes scarf, and package of assorted cuts of legendary Meyer Beef. The grand prize was a $2,500 gift certificate to South Coast Plaza or Fashion Island. Winners were Donna Pagano, Mary Eadington, Laurie Drake, and Angela Doheny.

The Patroness Luncheon also featured shopping with boutiques such as Blue Candy Jewelry, Classy Bag Lady, Moonlite, Borrowed Bling, Inside Pandora’s Box, Charter Oak, Manjusha Jewels, and Shelly Fashions. All vendors donated a portion of proceeds to Adoption Guild.

Lunch Menu featured a Classic California Cobb Salad with grilled free range breast of chicken, mixed greens, heirloom tomatoes, avocado, Applewood smoked bacon, chopped egg, and Maytag blue cheese. Dessert was a Pistachio Mousse Bomb with strawberry compote. Louis de Sacy Champagne Brut-Grand Cru, Bouchaine Estate Chardonnay, CarnerosCalifornia 2010, and Derby “implico” - Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 2010 were offered. “The Flowery of Villa Park” designed the lovely spring flower centerpieces featuring blood orange tulips surrounded by white hydrangeas.

While guests dined on light lunch fare, HFS Outreach -Linda CotaKumagai, introduced new Parents Vivien and Elroy Flores and their new son, Vincent. An emotional Vivien shared her inspirational experience with the adoption process, the initial trepidation of a cancellation and joy of success in finding Vincent - who slept happily in his father’s arms during the short speech. Vivien shared that HFS was a support every step of the way. And, in the end, a new, loving family was created.

Proceeds from the Luncheon, Silent Auction, raffle, and vendors benefit potential adoptive and foster children located throughout southern California.

The Adoption Guild Patroness Luncheon/Tea is a Friend-raising Fundraiser leading to the 55th Annual Roy Emerson Adoption Guild Tennis Tournament on May 28-30 and June 4-5, 2016. Tournament Registration for all levels of play began on April 1, and continues until May 12. Interested Players are directed to www.adoptionguild.org for further Tournament information.

For almost 60 years, the Adoption Guild of Southern Orange County has supported HFS Adoption and Foster Care Agency. With the hope of giving every child an opportunity to have a loving family, dedicated Adoption Guild volunteers work each year to present two major fund-raising events: the Patroness Luncheon/Tea and Roy Emerson Adoption Guild Tennis Classic in May. All proceeds benefit HFS Adoption & Foster Care Services.

Adoption Guild has generated over $4.5 million in funding, contributing to approximately 3100 adoptions. For more information, please visit www. adoptionguild.org.

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St. Patrick’s Day in America and Ireland Before doing my recent research on St. Patrick’s Parades, I assumed, as I imagine that many people do, that the mother of all St. Patrick’s Day parades must be in Ireland. In studying the history of the celebrations I learned that my assumption was incorrect.

In fact, the “original” St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held in New York, 16 years before the Declaration of Independence was signed. The tradition of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day parades began as a response to oppression. An English law forbid the Catholic’s parades, but allowed a religious procession after Mass. So, on this technicality, the Irish Catholics got a permit for a church procession.

The St. Patrick’s procession would leave from the Cathedral after Mass.

Therefore the original parades were actually an act of defiance.

While the parades have become an accepted part of the mainstream in the United States, historically, that has not been the case. There are several cities that started having parades in the early years, only to suspend them during times of hardship. The times of hardship included anti Irish sentiment, two World Wars and the Great Depression.

Up until the mid nineteenth century, the majority of Irish immigrants in

America were members of the Protestant middle class. The 1845, the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland and close to a million poor, uneducated Catholic Irish started pouring into the United States. The Irish immigrants were despised when they first immigrated, and had trouble finding even menial jobs. They soon began to realize that their great numbers gave them political power and they began to organize. Their voting block became known as the “green machine”. The St. Patrick’s’ Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans and a “must attend” event for politicians.

As the parades became part of the mainstream society, Protestants celebrated alongside the Catholics and they all enjoyed the party. What started as a religious procession became a celebration with music, dancing and green beer. St. Patrick’s Day and green beer have become synonymous. It’s traditional in many cities for everyone to go on a pub crawl after the parade and drink copious quantities of green beer, which is simply regular beer with some green food dye added.

While the St. Patrick’s Day party reigned in American, the Irish observed St Patrick’s Day as a holy day.

St. Patrick’s Day had been a solemn

holy day for centuries. As a holy day, the saloons were closed, which was the opposite of the parties that occurred in America.

St. Patrick lived over 1600 years ago. He had endured a turbulent life.

He was captured and enslaved at the age of 16. He worked as a slave in Ireland, part of that time working as a shepherd. He escaped and became a man of God, entering the priesthood.

He was educated in a monastery in France. He was made a Bishop and was returned to Ireland, this time to work as a missionary and convert the pagans to Christianity. He was successful in converting many people to Christianity.

The legend of St. Patrick is that he led the snakes out of Ireland. However, as snakes are not indigenous to Ireland, it is believed that the legend is symbolic. Most believe that the snakes of legend were actually symbolic of the pagans that were converted. St. Patrick is credited with using a shamrock to explain the holy trinity to pagans.

Thus the shamrock is symbolic of the holy day.

In 1995, Ireland set up a St. Patrick’s Day Festival, with the goal of capitalizing on the popularity of the celebration and to encourage tourism to Ireland.

The First St. Patrick Festival was held on March 7, 1996. In 1997 the event was a 3 day festival. This year the five day festival will feature 4,000 performers, with one millions people celebrating. Events include music, street theater, family carnivals, comedy, street performances, dance, a treasure hunt, night spectacles, and many celebrants.

In Ireland the St. Patrick’s Day Festival is an event that draws locals and tourists. The country, with it’s long history of honoring St. Patrick and his good works sounds like a great party.

On the other hand, if you want to go to the original St. Patrick’s Day Parade, New York is the place.

DIY pet treats: economical, easy and nutritious Many families are struggling to find time to sit down together for a meal these days so it may seem funny that more people are making time to bake treats for their pets. But pets are gaining status in the family hierarchy, according to a Harris Interactive study. In fact, more than 90 percent of pet owners say their pets are an official member of the family. Twentyfour percent say they frequently cook specifically for their pets.

Dedicated pet owners have been making treats for their furry buddies since the 1800s, according to Chef Noel Ridsdale, culinary academic director at The Art Institute of Tucson.

He adds that in the last five to seven years, the number of people making pet treats has taken off.

“There are many reasons for this, but I think it is the attitude that people have taken with their pets. It seems that over the past 20 years or so, pets have almost become another child in the house. So with this change in behavior toward our pets, it only makes sense that we would now want to feed them better.”

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and healthy.

“Recipes for these treats are not any different than food for their human counterparts. Most recipes include a protein, a vegetable and a bread.

All of these ingredients are readily available and are inexpensive.”

Do-it-yourself recipes are available on reputable food databases including Allrecipes.com, food.com and AnimalPlanet.com - just be sure that the recipes have been tested by others prior to trying them on your pet.

Chef Ridsdale cites additional, important reasons for making treats at home. There have been more than 20 recalls by pet food manufacturers since January, 2013, according Ingredients: 1. Combine dry ingredients in to the FDA. And with increased 1 cup buckwheat or oat flour medium bowl. incidents of pet obesity, allergens 1/2 cup dried garbanzo beans, 2. Mix tuna, egg and oil together and contaminants, knowing what’s ground into flour at medium speed. in pet food - and where it’s made - is 1 teaspoon baking soda 3. Slowly combine wet and dry becoming increasingly important.

1 teaspoon salt ingredients.

“We want to ensure that our pets 1 egg 4. Add enough water to create a are getting the same level of food 6 ounces tuna, salmon, or other cake batter consistency. quality [that we are]. If a dog food is meat 5. Spread batter in pan evenly and made in China, we don’t know for sure 1/2 cup olive oil bake for 1 hour. what standards are being met. I would 1/2 cup water 7. Lower oven temperature to 250 not want my pet eating something Directions: F and bake for 45-60 minutes more. that might make them sick,” states Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 8. Remove pan and slice into 1 inch Ridsdale.

Chef Ridsdale’s homemade cat 13x9 pan with olive or canola oil. Cats squares but keep treats in the pan can detect the taste of vegetable or until ready to serve. treats corn oil, so do not use these.

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BREAK OUT THE GREEN! PACIFIC SYMPHONY’S NEWEST ENDEAVOR, “MUSIC MIXOLOGY” CELEBRATES ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH A FREE CONCERT AT ANAHEIM PACKING HOUSE Pacific Symphony musicians are calling on the luck of the Irish and adding a special St. Patrick’s Day twist to the third edition of Music Mixology, a classical musician’s take on the local trivia night. During the show, co-hosts Ben Smolen (principal flute) and Bridget Dolkas (principal second violin) lead the audience in musicinspired trivia questions and the winner of each round chooses what the ensemble plays next. Selections include favorite rock and pop songs, virtuosic classical pieces, clips from movie soundtracks and—as a special addition for St. Patrick’s Day—Irish pop and folk music! The group of Symphony musicians also includes Jessica Pearlman Fields (principal oboe), Alice Wrate (violin), Meredith Crawford (viola) and Bob Vos (cello), who have rehearsed three concerts worth of music to prepare for the event. Since the choices are up to the audience, no Music Mixology concert is the same, and this one promises to be especially Shamrock-inspired!

Making its way to popular dining locales across Orange County, Music Mixology travels next to the Anaheim Packing House (440 S. Anaheim Blvd.) on Thursday, March 17, from 7-9:30 p.m. Participants are invited to

come wearing green, enjoy innovative food offerings from the food hall’s many merchants, and head to the central staircase for the Symphony’s show. This event is free with no tickets required. For more information, call the Symphony at (714) 755-5799 or visit www.PacificSymphony.org.

“We are planning to go all out, both musically and otherwise, for this special St. Patrick’s Day Mixology celebration,” says Smolen. “We’ve added a variety of special musical selections to our normal menu, including hits from U2, Irish reels and other Irish folk favorites. We are encouraging everyone to come decked out in their finest green couture, and we will be working with vendors in the Packing House to come up with specifically themed food and drinks to accompany the music.”

Music Mixology was met with great success when it premiered at Santa Ana’s 4th Street Market last April and returned to a packed room at the Boathouse Collective in Costa Mesa in January. The Anaheim Packing House offers an entirely new vibe for people to enjoy and participate in this event. One of the few remaining packing houses from the agricultural era in Orange County, the restored

Anaheim Packing House is a food hall much like those found in South America and Europe. The two-level building features a central atrium with communal dining areas, as well as markets and restaurants of varying sizes and cuisines.

“The first time we entered the Anaheim Packing House, we were all blown away by the gorgeous space and incredible array of vendors, and we knew it would be the perfect venue for one of our Mixology shows,” says Smolen. “Each of our venues so far has been different from the others, both in terms of layout and geography. The Packing House is by far the biggest venue we’ve visited, and it has the unique advantage of allowing people to watch and participate from all sides and from multiple levels.

“We’re starting to develop a devoted audience who follows us to different locations, but we also hope

to reach new people at every venue,” continues Smolen. “For everyone, I hope they enjoy our casual, handson format and hear some of their favorite songs—we’ve got everything from Bach to Tchaikovsky to Adele and The Beatles—but that they will also discover some new, awesome music to love. I’m looking forward to presenting another evening of zany, musical fun.”

Pacific Symphony, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, is the largest orchestra formed in the United States in the last 50 years. With a rich offering of classical, pops and family programming, the Symphony presents more than 100 concerts a year at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, and at its summer home at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. This event is made possible by The James Irvine Foundation.

Quick and simple at-home beauty treatments to try Saving money: At-home beauty treatments for your skin Pampering yourself with skin and beauty treatments is important, but going to the salon or buying expensive products are not always the most convenient - or walletfriendly - options.

In fact, 82 percent of women prefer to save than splurge, spending less than 50 dollars each month on their beauty and skincare regimen, according to a recent study from Poshly Insights on behalf of ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda.

As an alternative, women can look to the following simple, do-ityourself solutions to care for their skin. It might surprise you how many beauty treatments you can create from ingredients you already have in your home.

1. Facial scrub - For smooth, radiant skin, combine three parts baking soda with one part warm water. Using your fingers, rub the mixture gently on your face in a circular motion to exfoliate skin and remove dead skin cells. Be careful to avoid your eye area. Rinse off with

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2. Bath soak - Help soothe skin irritations, bug bites or mild sunburn with a relaxing, long soak in the bathtub. Swirl one-half cup of Baking Soda into warm water to help soften and soothe the skin and clean away any oils and perspiration that accumulated during the day.

3. Manicure and pedicure - Before painting your nails, give your hands and feet a little TLC with exfoliating treatments. For manicures, use a brush to scrub the nails and cuticles in a gentle, circular motion with baking soda. Rinse clean with warm water and apply your favorite shade of nail polish. For pedicures, soak feet in a basin with a mixture of two tablespoons of Baking Soda and warm water. After your soak apply a scrub of three parts baking soda and one part water. Rinse clean with warm water and follow with an application of a rich moisturizer and a warm towel foot wrap - your feet will feel smooth and clean. Finish the treatment by

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4. Hair care - Use baking soda to help remove residue that styling products leave behind for cleaner and more manageable hair. To achieve this, sprinkle a quarter-size amount of Baking Soda into your palm along with your favorite shampoo. Wash as

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Avoid costly visits to the salon and expensive beauty products with gentle and simple at-home treatments. For even more fun, invite your friends over for a spa-themed get together and try out the tips above.

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the symbols of St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday known for parades, shamrocks and all things Irish. From leprechauns to the color green, find out how symbols we now associate with St. Patrick’s Day came to be, and learn about a few that are purely American invention.

The Shamrock The shamrock, which was also called the “seamroy” by the Celts, was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it symbolized the rebirth of spring. By the seventeenth century, the shamrock had become a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism. As the English began to seize Irish land and make laws against the use of the Irish language and the practice of Catholicism, many Irish began to wear the shamrock as a symbol of their pride in their heritage and their displeasure with English rule.

Irish Music Music is often associated with St. Patrick’s Day—and Irish culture in general. From ancient days of the Celts, music has always been an important part of Irish life. The Celts had an oral culture, where religion, legend and history were passed from one generation to the next by way of stories and songs. After being conquered by the English, and forbidPage 16

den to speak their own language, the Irish, like other oppressed peoples, turned to music to help them remember important events and hold on to their heritage and history. As it often stirred emotion and helped to galvanize people, music was outlawed by the English. During her reign, Queen Elizabeth I even decreed that all artists and pipers were to be arrested and hanged on the spot.

Today, traditional Irish bands like The Chieftains, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem are gaining worldwide popularity. Their music is produced with instruments that have been used for centuries, including the fiddle, the uilleann pipes (a sort of elaborate bagpipe), the tin whistle (a sort of flute that is actually made of nickel-silver, brass or aluminum) and the bodhran (an ancient type of framedrum that was traditionally used in warfare rather than music).

The Snake It has long been recounted that, during his mission in Ireland, St. Patrick once stood on a hilltop (which is now called Croagh Patrick), and with only a wooden staff by his side, banished all the snakes from Ireland.

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the snakes” was really a metaphor for the eradication of pagan ideology from Ireland and the triumph of Christianity.

Within 200 years of Patrick’s arrival, Ireland was completely Christianized.

Corned Beef Each year, thousands of Irish Americans gather with their loved ones on St. Patrick’s Day to share a “traditional” meal of corned beef and cabbage.

Though cabbage has long been an Irish food, corned beef only began to be associated with St. Patrick’s Day at the turn of the century.

Irish immigrants living on New York City’s Lower East Side substituted corned beef for their traditional dish of Irish bacon to save money. They learned about the cheaper alternative from their Jewish neighbors.

The Leprechaun The original Irish name for these figures of folklore is “lobaircin,” meaning “small-bodied fellow.”

Belief in leprechauns probably stems from Celtic belief in fairies, tiny men and women who could use their magical powers to serve good or evil.

In Celtic folktales, leprechauns were cranky souls, responsible for mending the shoes of the other fairies.

Though only minor figures in Celtic folklore, leprechauns were known for

their trickery, which they often used to protect their much-fabled treasure.

Leprechauns had nothing to do with St. Patrick or the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, a Catholic holy day. In 1959, Walt Disney released a film called Darby O’Gill & the Little People, which introduced America to a very different sort of leprechaun than the cantankerous little man of Irish folklore. This cheerful, friendly leprechaun is a purely American invention, but has quickly evolved into an easily recognizable symbol of both St. Patrick’s Day and Ireland in general.

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ladera ranch news R est aurant Antonucci’s Restaurant Serving authentic Italian seafood and award-winning pizza since 1976 with exciting appetizers and a full bar and live entertainment on Saturday evening.

24190 Alicia Parkway, Mission Viejo.

949-472-4332

Cosmo’s Italian Kitchen

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Come and join us for delicious authentic Italian food in a warm, friendly atmosphere.

Sushi and Japanese Cuisine.

American cuisine, steaks, seafood, lamb, pork chops and not to mention an array of appetizers and desserts.

The quality of food here is amazing.

28562 Oso Pkwy, Las Flores 949-216-9029 Diho Siam

Bahar Restaurant

They offer moderately priced and high-quality Persian food made fresh from scratch. We promise great service and clean restaurant. Your total satisfaction is always guaranteed.

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Authentic Thai and Chinese food at affordable prices. Many varieties of Thai and Chinese delicacies chicken, beef, pork, tofu and vegetarian, barbecue chicken, crispy duck, beef w/ oyster sauce, spicy cat fish.

27702 Crown Valley Pkwy E-3, Ladera Ranch 949-365-8777

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27742 Antonio Pkwy Ste K7, Ladera Ranch 949-429-6666 Cinnamon Productions Bakery Café

Breakfast can be delightfully decadent with sugary cinnamon rolls like grandma used to make or lighter eggs and toast or scones. Some interesting sandwich possibilities and strong hot coffee.

25672 Crown Valley Pkwy.

Ladera Ranch 949-218-1515

27742 Antonio Pkwy Ste K6, Ladera Ranch 949-429-2772 Loving hut Gourmet cuisine made with wholesome, vegan ingredients, and it offers an accessible starting point for those making the noble transition to a plant-based diet.

27522 Antonio Parkway, Suite P2, Ladera Ranch.

949-365-1077 O’Neill’s Bar & Grill

Don Gustavo’s

Offering an extensive menu of premium American Wagyu and Kobe beef burgers, along with salads and entrees such as chicken, salmon and salmon risotto. There is a full bar with more than 50 craft beers, more than a dozen draft beer, and bottles of your favorite domestic and imported beer.

Authentic Mexican food with homestyle flavor, menu items include chile relleno, carnitas, fajitas, eggs machaca, chimicangas, veggie burrito, fish tacos, shrimp enchiladas, taco salad.

26012 Marguerite Pkwy #A, Mission Viejo 949-348-2386 Harlow’s Cuisine & Cocktails Harlow’s Kitchen is a beautiful blend of old school and contemporary styles boasting West coast farm-totable seasonal fare, a craft bar, and a passionate staff. The décor is a rich and elegant throwback to 1800’s Europe with a bit of a New Orleans vibe.

31111 Rancho Viejo Rd., San Juan Capistrano 949-240-8100 Jerry’s Wood Fired Dogs

Located at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club we have daily specials include fresh fish, steaks, pizza and hearty sandwiches.

26772 Avery Pkwy, Mission Viejo.

949-305-5100 Paul’s Pantry The best family owned breakfast and lunch menu that specializes in homestyle cooking.

27409 Bellogente, Mission Viejo.

949-364-1088 Peppino’s Newly remodeled restaurant on the lake expanded the dining area, full service bar, waiting lounge and a front dining patio. The rear-dining terrace offers a beautiful view of Lake Mission Viejo.

27780 Vista del Lago, Mission Viejo 949-859-9556 P.F. Changs China Bistro

Monster salad bar, great steaks, full bar with a wide selection of beers and wines to choose from.

Smokey Joe croissants, sausage, eggs, bacon also try their hot link breakfast burrito, for lunch the wood fired dogs have all best flavors, tastes and toppings.

27845 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Mission Viejo 949-461-7170

1701 Corporate Drive, Ladera Ranch 949-364-7080

800 The Shops at Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo, 949-364-6661

Corky’s Kitchen & Bakery

Jalapeno’s Restaurant

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Famous for their pancakes as big as your plate and their breakfast combos.

They also serve a variety of lunch and dinner items as well as homemade pies and cookies.

27522 Antonio Pkwy, Ladera Ranch 949-364-4439

Open for breakfast, lunch & dinner.

Authentic Mexican food including chili Verde, omelets, huevos rancheros, tostadas, carne asada, menudo, traditional burritos including beef, chicken, fish, beans (Vegetarian), chile relleno, taquitos, enchiladas, imported and domestic beers.

27602 Antonio Pkwy, Ladera Ranch 949-364-5614

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Superb Shanghai Street Noodles, available in few places on the globe, make the trip to Mission Viejo Mall a veritable necessity.

All Laker games, NHL, Fox Soccer and all Top Games plus Taco Tuesdays, Slider Wednesdays, Taste of Italy Thursdays, DJ Friday nights.

27412 Antonio Pkwy. Ladera Ranch 949-429-7737

31105 Rancho Viejo Rd., San Juan Capistrano 949-481-9596 Tannins Restaurant & Wine Bar Contemporary setting for Italian fare plus an extensive wine list with recommended food pairings.

27211 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano 949-661-8466

Restaurant Reviews Wanted!

Have you dined out recently in Ladera Ranch? The Ladera Ranch News would like your opinion and we are actively looking for more reviews of local area restaurants that are NOT already listed on this page. Please make it brief and informative with 50 words or less. Reviews must include your name, phone or email address (please do not send reviews on fast food or strictly pizza places). Please send your Restaurant Review to newseditorials@yahoo.com

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Fresh. Simple. Delicious. At True Seasons, we like to enjoy fresh, flavorful food without worrying about what we’re putting in our bodies. That’s why we source local, organic ingredients and avoid heavy cooking oils, chemicals, or unnecessary processing. Whether it’s our signature organic hot pot or one of our organic wraps or rice bowls, our food is fresh, simple, and most of all, delicious!

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