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Orange County Fire Authority Urges You to Change Your Batteries W h e n Y o u C h a n g e Y o u r C l o c k s S u n d a y, N o v e m b e r 1 s t 2 0 1 5 As we change our clocks backward this weekend, now is the time to check your smoke alarms and change the batteries. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, this is the best time to check your smoke alarm and change their batteries! Nationally, approximately 75% of failed smoke alarms are due to missing batteries. “A recent fire in Santa Ana resulted in the death of a woman and serious injury to her husband” said OCFA Fire Marshal Laura Blaul. “There were no smoke alarms in their home, which is typical in almost every home fire resulting in serious injury or death. A smoke alarm is essential in providing you the extra time you need to safely get out of your home. Make sure you have one in every sleeping area; Make sure your family is safe”. We are asking the community to join the OCFA in efforts to reduce risks, the OCFA has developed a program called “Install, Inspect, Protect.” Key components include: Install: Install a smoke alarm on every level of your home, inside each sleeping area, and in every hallway leading to sleeping areas. Replace
the entire unit every 10 years. Inspect: Test your hard-wired and battery operated smoke alarms every month. Change the batteries twice a year, when changing your clocks for both battery operated and hard wired smoke alarms. Clean your smoke alarms every year. Protect: Plan a home escape plan and ensure that everyone in the
household knows the sound the alarm makes and what to do if they hear it. Identify two ways out of each room and designate a meeting place outside the home to account for family members in the event of an emergency. Practice your home fire drills every six months and remember to crawl lo under the smoke & go.
Call 911 immediately and ensure that everyone knows your Home Escape Plan. This weekend change your clocks and change your smoke alarm batteries too. You could be saving the lives of yourself and others. For more valuable information, please visit “Install, Inspect Protect” at www.ocfa.org.
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Keep Your Trick-or-Treaters Safe and Seen on Halloween Few holidays delight kids more than Halloween. At the same time, Halloween generates significant worry in parents and with sound reason. Halloween is the deadliest day of the year for young pedestrians. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than twice as many children are killed in pedestrian/vehicle incidents on Halloween between 4-10 p.m. compared to the same hours on the other days of the year. Why are Halloween pedestrian fatalities so high? For more than 70 percent of kids who trick-or-treat door to door, it’s due to a dangerous combination of reduced daylight, preoccupied and unaccompanied kids in the streets, and bulky costumes that often make it difficult for oncoming drivers to see them. The child safety experts at Safe Kids Worldwide urge parents to add adhesive reflective tape to Halloween costumes, but this material is expensive and often of low quality. Without sufficient time and distance to react, many drivers may see a pedestrian too late to avoid them. “Most self-adhesive reflective material on the market is not only difficult to find, it is also of the
cosmetic or low-brightness variety, which is only effective at very short distances and only if used in sufficient quantities,” said Chuck Gruber, CEO and founder of ReflectYourGear. “We want to make reflective material affordable and easy to use, in order to reduce preventable injuries by helping people increase their visibility to oncoming drivers. If you want to be seen in low light or darkness, our high-brightness reflective – visible at 300 to 500 feet – is the best option.” Made with high-brightness 3M Scotchlite Reflective Material, ReflectYourGear do-it-yourself selfadhesive stickers are available for less than $10. For a limited time, visit ReflectYourGear.com and enter the code “BeSeenHalloween” to receive a free eight-piece pack of self-adhesive reflective material to ensure your young ghosts and goblins are seen and safe this Halloween. Proper placement of reflective material can also have an impact on safety. Gruber recommends 360-degree (front, back and sides, including limbs) coverage for Halloween costumes, with reflective material placed at biomotion points, such as wrists, ankles, hands, feet and shoulders.
“The brain is hard-wired to distinguish human motion quickly, so when a driver sees reflective in the shape of a human, there is less time spent wondering what he’s seeing and more time to react and avoid a
collision,” Gruber said. Parents can’t remove all potential dangers from their kids’ lives, but they can take steps to ensure that the only scary part about Halloween is seeing vampires. And maybe the dentist.
Adorable homeless animals looking for ultimate treat this year A host of adorable homeless animals are seeking the ultimate treat this year – forever homes. With the holidays on the horizon, now is the time to stop by the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center at 28095 Hillcrest to meet and take home one of these precious pets. Dodger – a male pit-bull mix who only wants to please and loves his toys. Blake – a four-month-old Chihuahua full of energy and affection. Polka – a peppy and fun 4-year-old rat-terrier mix. Chevelle – a young female cat with gorgeous green eyes. Rachel - was a great mom to her pups (including Blake) and is ready to find a home of her own. Moochie – a beautiful tortoiseshell colored cat who is loving and independent. Davey – a 9-month-old cockapoo who enjoys playtime and cuddles. For more information about these and the other loving animals at the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center, call 949-470-3045 or visit http://www. cmvas.org. Page 4
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Time Change for Fall 2015 is this weekend By Mary Zeiher When does the time change for Fall 2015? That time change question seems to be something that a lot of people are asking themselves. For this year, 2015, the time change will occur on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. And remember for the time change 2015 this fall you will “fall back”, or move your clocks back one hour and gain some much needed sleep. It is easy to remember which way to move your clocks if you follow the old adage of, in the spring you “Spring forward” and in the fall you “Fall back”. It is nice during the time change for fall 2015 that you get to gain an hour of sleep. According to many studies most of us don’t sleep enough, so this extra hour will be welcomed. Remember that the way this whole time change thing is setup is as follows: At 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March each year, we set our clocks forward one hour ahead of Standard Time (“Spring forward”). Then at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November each year we “Fall back” and we set our clocks back one hour and this returns us to Standard Time. Daylight Saving Time was actually put in place during World War I in the United States as a way to save energy for the war production. By changing the time it made for longer days between April and October. Then again during World War II the government required the states to perform the instituted time change. But then after the wars the states were free to choose whether or not they wanted to institute the Daylight Savings time or not. But by 1966, Congress got involved and passed the Uniform Time Act, which then dictated the length of
Daylight Saving Time. These longer days do mean that we use less energy as a country in lighting our homes and businesses. In 2005, Congress came along again and passed the Energy Policy Act. That started that starting in 2007 that Daylight Saving Time would be four weeks longer. The thought process was that we would be able to save approximately 10,000 barrels of oil each day through reducing power
requirements of businesses. But that is a very difficult metric to verify and to know if we are seeing the savings that was projected. So, when does the time change for fall 2015? Just remember that on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2 a.m. Eastern Standard Time you will set your clocks back one hour. Enjoy your extra hour of sleep!
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The Trick to Delicious Halloween-Inspired Treats When the fall weather hits, every ghoul, ghost and goblin knows that Halloween is lurking around the corner. To get the whole family in the spirit this season, pick the perfect pumpkin, dress up in the scariest costumes and serve up these frightfully delicious treats. The Freaky French Toast and Candy Corn Pudding are two kidfriendly dishes that are almost too spooky to eat. The secret ingredient is Limited Edition TruMoo Orange Scream milk. Inspired by an orange frozen pop with vanilla ice cream, this creamy orange milk will surely cast a spell on all those who taste it. Made with wholesome low-fat white milk with no artificial growth hormones or high fructose corn syrup and brought to you by your local, trusted dairy, it’s delicious and nutritious. Whether you dare to use TruMoo Orange Scream as a colorful ingredient in your favorite Halloween treats, or enjoy it on its own – you’ll be surprised by how quickly it disappears. For more Halloween-inspired recipes featuring TruMoo Orange Scream, visit TruMoo.com, and find TruMoo Milk on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Freaky French Toast Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Servings: 4-6 1 cup TruMoo Orange Scream milk 3 large eggs 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 loaf challah bread 3 tablespoons butter, divided confectioners’ sugar warm maple syrup (optional) In large bowl, combine milk, eggs, grated orange peel and cinnamon to blend well. Slice challah bread into 1-inch-thick slices. In 12-inch skillet over medium heat, melt 1tablespoon butter. Dip bread into milk mixture, letting each side soak for 30 seconds. Add butter to skillet. Over medium heat, cook bread until golden, about 4 minutes on each side. Repeat with remaining butter and bread. Dust with confectioners’ sugar. Serve with warm maple syrup. Candy Corn Pudding Prep Time: 15 minutes Servings: 2 2 cups TruMoo Orange Scream milk 1 box (3.56-ounces) instant white chocolate pudding red and yellow food coloring 1/2 cup whipped cream In large bowl, beat milk and instant pudding with wire whisk or mixer until thickened. Spoon 1/2 of mixture into bowl. Tint with food coloring to dark orange shade. To serve, spoon 1/2 of original color pudding (light orange) into 2 tall dessert glasses. Layer with dark orange pudding. Top each with whipped cream. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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ladera ranch gets ready for El Niño storms 1. CREATE AN EMERGENCY FAMILY PLAN 2. EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN (RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL) 3. PREPARE A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT 4. SANDBAG CONSTRUCTION 5. SANDBAG SUPPLIERS 6. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE AND FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE 7. IF AN EVACUATION IS ADVISED Discuss what to do about power outages and personal injuries. Draw a floor plan of your home, and mark an escape route from each room. Locate the main electric fuse box, water service main, and natural gas main. Learn how and when to turn these utilities off. Teach all responsible family members. Keep necessary tools near gas and water shut-off valves. Remember, turn off the utilities only if you suspect the lines are damaged or if you are instructed to do so. If you turn the gas off, you will need a professional to turn it back on. Pick one out-of-state and one local friend or reative for family members to call if separated by disaster (it is often easier to call out-of-state than within the affected area). • Post emergency telephone numbers near telephones. • Teach children how and when to call 911, police and fire. • Teach children how to make long distance telephone calls. • Instruct household members to turn on the radio for emergency information. Pick two meeting places: • A place near your home in case of a fire. • A place in your neighborhood in case you cannot return home, • Learn the safest route from your home or job to high, safe ground in case you have to evacuate in a hurry, and be sure to keep your gas tank full!! • Take a basic first aid and CPR class. • Make at itemize list of personal property, including furnishings, clothing and valuables; photograph your home inside and out, which will help settle insurance claims. Keep photos in a safe deposit box. FOR MORE INFORMATION The federal Emergency Management Agency offers free publications on protecting your home and assembling and emergency kit, 1-800-638-6620. El Niño information is available on the agency’s web site: http://www.fema.gov RESIDENTIAL Losses due to flooding can often be cut dramatically by carrying out an effective pre- planned set of actions. The emergency plan may consist primarily of a checklist of things to be done and a little pre-thinki ng about where contents will be moved, who’s going to help, where things will be stored and so on. Among others, items on the emergency “to do “ list might include: • Moving items to be left in the structure to an upper floor or stacked
on top of each other to put at least some furniture above flood level. • Throwing curtains and drapes up over rods. • Pulling up and removing carpets and rugs. • Motors to be removed from furnace and other equipment located in the low levels of the house. • Unplug equipment that can’t be moved. • Assemble medicine, heirlooms, valuables and other items to be for taking during evacuation. COMMERCIAL Commercial and industrial sites offer the opportunity and need for more detailed planning and sometimes new construction or other preparations to facilitate putting the plan into action when necessary. This may include such things as: • Preparing electrical equipment for quick disconnect. • Preparing equipment for quick evacuation. • Keeping raw materials and products on pallets for quick removal. • Providing means for opening all necessary doors manually in the event of a power outage. Arranging for transportation when needed. • Arranging for storage space when needed. • Keeping on hand all items needed for rapid cleanup and restoration of production. EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN PREPARE A DISASTER SUPPLY KIT • List of important phone numbers (family, physicians, etc.) • Copy of insurance policy. • Credit cards and cash. • An extra set of car keys. • Inexpensive rabbit-ears television antennas to use when cable goes out. • Special items for infants, elderly or disabled family members. • Extra batteries. • Matches. • Clock (wind-up or batteryoperated). • Blankets or sleeping bags. • Scissors. • Plastic garbage bags. • Map of the area. • Clean change of clothes & rain gear. • A supply of non-perishable packaged or canned food and a non-electric can opener. • A first aid kit and prescription medications. • Flashlights and extra bulbs. • Battery-operated lanterns. (Candles and kerosene lanterns are fire hazards.) • Working fire extinguishers . • Battery-operated radio. • Assemble supplies you might need in an evacuation. Store them in an easy-to-carry container such as a backpack or duffel bag. Put aside in a special box in garage. Keep heat-sensitive items inside home and rotate stock throughout season. Batteries can go in refrigerator. WATER Having an ample supply of clean water is a top priority in an emergency. A normally active person needs to drink at least two quarts of water each day, hot environments can
double that amount. Children, nursing mothers and ill people will need even more. You will also need water for food preparation and hygiene. Store a total of at least one-gallon per person, per day. You should store at least a two-week supply of water for each member of our family. If supplies run low, never ration water. Drink the amount you need today, and try to find more for tomorrow. You can minimize the amount of water your body needs by reducing activity and staying cool. Store water in sealed, unbreakable containers. Identify the storage date and replace every six months Sandbags The use of sandbags is a simple, but effective, way to prevent or reduce floodwater damage. Properly filled and placed, sandbags can act as a barrier to divert moving water around instead of through buildings. Sandbag construction does not guarantee a watertight seal, but is satisfactory for use in most situations. Sandbags are also used successfully to prevent overtopping of levied streams and for training current flow to specific areas. Untied sandbags are recommended for most situations. Tied sandbags should only be used for special situations when pre-filling and stockpiling may be required for specific purposes such as filling holes, holding objects in position or to form barriers backedby supportive planks. Tied sandbags are generally easier to handle and to stockpile, however sandbag filling operations can generally best be accomplished at or near the placement site and tying of bags would waste valuable time and effort. If the bags are pre-filled at a distant location, due consideration must be given to transportation vehicles and placement site access. The most commonly use bags are untreated burlap sacks available from feed or hardware stores. Empty bags can be stockpiled for emergency use and will be serviceable for several years if properly stored. Filled bags of earth material will deteriorate quickly. A heavy bodied or sandy soil is most desirable for filling sandbags, but any usable material at or near the site has definite advantages. Course sand could leak out through the weave of the bag (to prevent this double bag the material). Gravely or rocky soils are generally poor
choices because of their permeability characteristics. Sandbag barriers can easily be constructed by two people, as most individuals have the physical capabilities to carry or drag a sandbag weighing approximately 30 pounds the use of sandbags is a simple, but effective, way to prevent or reduce floodwater damage. Properly filled and placed, sandbags can act as a barrier to divert moving water around instead of through buildings. Sandbag construction does not guarantee a watertight seal, but is satisfactory for use in most situations. Sandbags are also used successfully to prevent overtopping of levied streams and for training current flow to specific areas. HOW TO FILL A SANDBAG Filling sandbags is a two-person operation: One member of the team should place the empty bag between or slightly in front of widespread feet with arms extended. The throat of the bag is folded to form a collar and held with the hands in a position that will enable the other team member to empty a rounded shovel full of material into the open end. The person holding the sack should be standing with knees slightly flexed and head and face as far away from the action of the shovel as practical. The shoveler should carefully release the rounded shovel full of soil into the throat of the bag. Haste in this operation can result in undue spillage and added work. The use of safety goggles and gloves is desirable and sometimes necessary. For large-scale operations, filling sandbags can be expedited by using bag holding racks, metal funnels, and power loading equipment. However, the special equipment required is not always available during an emergency. Bags should not be filled more than half full or less than onethird their capacity. PLACEMENT Remove any debris from the area where bags are to be placed. Place the l/2-filled bags lengthwise and parallel to the direction of flow. Fold the open end of the unfilled portion of the bag to form a triangle. (If bed bags are used, flatten or fire the tied end.) Place succeeding bags on the folded or fired portion of the previous bag and stamp into place to eliminate voids and form a tight seal.
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Mix vodka, champagne, lemon-lime soda & OJ Combine all of the ingredients in a cocktail in large punch bowl, scoop sherbet into bowl until shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and pour into a it has produced a film over the top. Add sugar to goblet glass and garnish with a slice of orange and taste. Float peeled grapes in mixture, and garnish a mint leaf laid flat on top. bowl with the rest of the grapes. Drop in pieces of A Bloody Good Time dry ice for effect 1. 1 1/2 oz Exclusiv Classic Vodka 2. 1 1/2 oz champagne 3. 3/4 oz black raspberry liquor 4. red sugar for rimming Rim a martini glass with Red sugar (use food coloring to make the red sugar). Shake raspberry liquor and Exclusiv Vodka then pour half into the red sugar rimmed martini glass. Top with champagne. Over the back of a spoon pour a few drops of raspberry liquor. This will make a floating effect in the glass.
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EARL HIGHTOWER Fantastic Drug Interventionist Speaker Draws a Crowd At Capo Beach Church Earlier This Month By William C. White Fantastic speaker, Earl Hightower delivered one of his incredible drug and alcoholic Intervention talks at the Capo Beach Church Speaker Meeting in San Juan Capistrano California on September 27 Several of those attending said things like “We feel it’s one of the best Earl Hightower drug and alcoholic Intervention talks we’ve ever heard.”. These comments would be remarkable coming from ordinary people, but they are even more extraordinary coming from Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Counselors and health care professionals, some of whom traveled hundreds of miles to hear him speak. It’s a speech full of both shock and very natural humor. Earl tells how his world was filled with fear until he took his first drink at age twelve. Plunging into the desperate downward spiral of drugs and alcohol. At 15 years of age, he was already a raging alcoholic. After losing his entire family in a horrifying and gruesome airplane crash, where he was the only family member to survive, he was ready to give up on life. Earl Hightower’s difficult path to recovery is a source of inspiration to all who hear it. Earl has a bizarre, and sometimes humor filled story of recovery and a great, self-deprecating way of sharing it Nearly everyone has a family member who has lost the battle with drugs and alcohol addiction. Earl Hightower is one of the country’s most gifted individual speakers who can touch both the addict and their family members with his compelling and riveting story. This event at the Capo Beach Church was arranged by Danny Murphy, founder of the organization
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and film documentary of the same name; StopB4UStart, said:” The most painful thing you can see is when a family loses a young adult or teenager because of alcohol or drug addiction. It kills every single day and we are seeing more deaths by overdose of young people than ever before. It is epidemic. That is why we created “StopB4UStart” the documentary, featuring 20 of the most renowned public speakers on the topic of alcoFantastic speaker, Earl Hightower, Drug and Alcoholic Intervention holism and addiction who dealt with specialist delivered one of his incredible talks at the Capo Beach Church it themselves. I know we can make in San Juan Capistrano. a difference and save families from this unnecessary heartache. I know that those precious lives can be helped. StopB4UStart is more than a documentary; it is about dedicating as many resources as possible and put them towards that effort. Danny Murphy, founder of StopB4UStart, the organization that sponsored the event is himself a recovering addict said that “It was an honor to have a man of such high reputation speak Danny Murphy, founder of StopB4UStart, the organization that spon for the premiere of StopB4UStart. “ sored the event. Cindy Nichols, Executive director of Spencer Recovery in Laguna Beach who also spoke at this event, praised Earl Hightower’s compelling message as an aid to intervention for families in crisis due to drugs and alcohol. Another well-known speaker Todd Zalkins said that in February 2007, when Zalkins had been addicted to OxyContin and other painkillers for 17 years. He knew that if the pills didn’t clear out of his system, he was a dead man. “I didn’t sleep for 44 Todd Zalkins, Interventionist, author of the book” Dying for Triplicate” days,” Zalkins recalls It wasn’t until his heart started skipping beats and he could barely breathe that Todd Zalkins finally crawled into a drugtreatment facility in Laguna Beach. What nearly killed Zalkins provided the basis for his autobiography, dying for Triplicate, that Zalkins says has already sold more than 50,000 copies. His descent into life-threatening addiction also sparks what has now become a full-time career: speaking to teenagers about the dangers of Cindy Nichols, Executive director of Spencer Recovery in Laguna Beach prescription-drug abuse and helping with daughter Paige and Mike Nichols who shared the loss of a loved one families bring their loved ones into also spoke at the StopB4UStart event treatment Danny Murphy concluded the presentation of the documentary fil by saying: “Sadly, drugs and alcohol have a stranglehold on millions of young people today worldwide, stripping away their chances for a stable, happy and productive life. We want to change that and give young people the very best chance to a great life and empower them to stop before they ever have to go through the tragic and brutal life that is addiction.” Rick Davis Film producer
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Santa Margarita Eagles Battle Orange Lutheran for Playoff Possibilities
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Junior quarterback Richard Wagner (12) eludes the Orange Lutheran defenders. Wagner was the leading rusher for the Eagles. By: Sean Zeitler Photos: Robert Russell In a game that had heavy playoff implications, it was Orange Lutheran that prevailed in a Trinity League battle that lived up to the bill of the counties number three and four ranked teams. Although not a “must win” from a playoff standpoint, Orange Lutheran gave themselves some much needed breathing room as the Lancers moved to 2-1 and will take on St. John Bosco next week. The Eagles moved to 1-2 and will face Servite next week. With both Servite and Santa Margarita sitting at 1-2 in league play, this next game will help paint the Pac-5 playoff picture a little clearer. Santa Margarita’s Eagles found themselves trailing against Orange Lutheran Lancers from the beginning
of the game and had to fight for every extra yard. Senior Matt Mark got Santa Margarita on the board in the second quarter with a one-yard touchdown run and after a narrowly missed extra point attempt, Santa Margarita went into the locker room trailing the Lancers 7-6 at halftime. The next two scores were via the legs of Orange Lutheran’s LJ Northington with runs of 20 and 8 yards to extend Orange Lutheran’s lead to 21-6. Santa Margarita’s Eagles would bounce back however, with senior Noah Rasheed harnessing his innerquarterback and hooking up with Grant Calcaterra on a 64 yard double pass. The Eagles didn’t seal up their bag of tricks there, as Rasheed would again hook up with Alec Stewart on a two-point conversion to move Santa Margarita to within a score.
Senior Dylan Crawford (6) hauls in one of his seven catches on the night. Crawford finished the evening with 106 yards.
With the clock ticking away precious minutes of opportunity from the Eagles after an 80 yard Orange Lutheran touchdown pass from Northington to Austin Liles just a few minutes later to extend Orange Lutheran’s lead in what would be the final score, 28-14. Statistical leaders for Santa Margarita were junior Grant Calcaterra, who hauled in nine passes for 136 yards and a touchdown. Senior Dylan Crawford eclipsed the century mark, as he finished the night with seven catches for 106 yards. Collectively Santa Margarita managed to put up more than 300 yards in the air. Santa Margarita’s Eagles (5-3, 1-2) will hit the road again as they take on the Servite Senior Noah Rasheed (87) Friars (3-5, 1-2) tonight at Cerritos reaches back and connects with on a reverse pass. College at 7:00pm.
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$575,000 Raised at 2015 Discovery Cube 2015 Gala to Support Science Photos by: Carla Rhea and Ryan Miller Orange County philanthropists, business and community leaders gathered for Discovery Cube Orange County’s glamorous, vintage Hollywoodthemed gala. The event, Premiere – A Red Carpet Affair, raised more than $575,000 for science education and honored Julia and George Argyros for the prestigious Arnold O. Beckman Award as well as launched a new Spirit of Discovery Award, given to Linda White-Peters. Held on-site in the newly expanded and remodeled Discovery Cube campus, the gala began with a cocktail reception blending old Hollywood with new, plus some science fun. Gala committee co-chairs Janet Ray and Mechelle Lawrence-Adams were on hand to welcome the nearly 350 guests as they entered the new Julianne Argyros Showcase Theater and Exhibition Hall where the dinner program was held. A six-piece band by Tribute Productions rocked the stage, while celebrity impersonators entertained the crowd with their spot on of impressions of Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable. Discovery Cube OC President Joe Adams and Board Chairman Rick Baily took the stage to present the prestigious Arnold O. Beckman and Spirit of Discovery awards. The Arnold O. Beckman award – named in honor of the world-renowned scientist, inventor, educator, philanthropist and business and civic leader, who was one of Discovery Cube’s founding donors – was bestowed upon Julia and George Argyros of Newport Beach for their generosity and support of Discovery Cube’s initiatives in the community. “We are honored to accept the prestigious Arnold O. Beckman award from Discovery Cube,” said Julia Argyros of the Argyros Family Foundation. “Both George and myself have always believed in the importance of giving back and making a difference in the future of Orange County. Discovery Cube is a world-class organization that changes lives every day and we are proud to be associated with them.” “The passion both George and Julia have for the youth of our community is real and true,” said Joe Adams, president of Discovery Cube Orange County. “We are so excited to be able to honor them, because of their tremendous support of Discovery Cube and our capital campaign. Their gift enabled us to have a state-of-the-art exhibit hall and theater that no other science center in the country has. Their generosity helped elevate the quality of our programming and enabled us to bring the largest exhibits to Orange County.” The inaugural Spirit of Discovery award, presented to Linda White-Peters of Newport Beach, recognized her outstanding service to Discovery Cube, not only through her commitment to advancing the mission, but also throughout the community. White-Peters has spent her career assisting educational institutions throughout the County to grow and prosper, so they may impact the community around them. The Discovery Science Foundation serves as the program-development, marketing and fundraising arm for hands-on science learning museums in Orange County and Los Angeles. Established in 1989, the original non-profit Taco Bell Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, now renamed Discovery Cube Orange County, presented by Taco Bell, continues to inspire and educate millions of young minds through engaging science based programs and exhibits. In 2012, the Center was named one of the ten “Most Trusted Brands” in Orange County and in 2013 was awarded the National Medal of Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. For more information, visit discoverycube.org. Page 12
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How to Roast and Use Pumpkins! Peter Piper Picked a Profoundly Plump Pumpkin -- Now what does he do with it? How to Roast a Pumpkin You can only do this with a freshly carved pumpkin! Do not use on a pumpkin that has been carved and sitting out for several days. To bake a fresh 6 to 7 pound pumpkin, halve the pumpkin crosswise and scoop out the seeds and strings. Place halves, hollow side down, in a large baking pan covered with aluminum foil and add a little water. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until fork-tender. Remove. When cool, scrape pulp from shells and puree, a little at time, in food processor or blender. Mix with a little salt. To freeze pumpkin puree. Put 1-2 cups in freezer bags along with spices and use in pies. To use pumpkin puree for recipes: Line a strainer with a double layer of cheesecloth or a flour sack dish towel and let the pumpkin sit to drain out the extra moisture BEFORE cooking with it. Pumpkin is very moist, so in order for your recipe to come out correctly, you MUST strain it. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Boil seeds in water for 5 minutes. Drain well. Sprinkle with salt or seasoned salt. Place a thin layer on a cookie sheet. Bake at 250 degrees. Stir after 30 minutes. Bake 1/2-1 hour
more or until crunchy. *Squash seeds may also be used. Pumpkin Smoothies 1/2 cup pumpkin 3/4 cup milk or vanilla yogurt 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/8 tsp. nutmeg 2 tsp. brown sugar 4 ice cubes whipped cream (optional) sprinkles (optional) Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into 2-3 glasses. Serve with a small amount of whipped cream on top. You may also add orange sprinkles if you like. Serves 2-3. Pumpkin Crunch 1 package yellow cake mix 1 can (15 oz.) solid packed pumpkin 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk 3 large eggs 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. salt 1/2 cup nuts 1 cup butter, melted Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle dry cake mix over pumpkin mixture. Then sprinkle with nuts. Drizzle with butter. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until golden brown. Cool, served chilled. Serve with whipped topping. Homemade Pumpkin Muffins
1 cake mix (any flavor works, but chocolate is our hands down favorite!) 1 can pumpkin or 2 cups mashed cooked pumpkin Beat together with electric mixer until smooth (It will be really thick). Add 1 cup mini chocolate chips and stir. Line muffin tins with paper muffin cups and spray with non-stick spray. Use an ice cream scoop to put batter into muffin cups (I can get 24 muffins from one box of mix). Bake at 350 degrees for around 20 minutes. Cool and frost if desired. My family likes them just as they are when they are hot from the oven. Spice cake mix is great - add white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips or butterscotch chips. I have made pumpkin muffins with white cake mix and yellow cake mix too. They have around 120 calories apiece with the mini chocolate chips and are virtually fat free. If you are on weight watchers, they only count as 1 point. This is a fabulous way to sneak some vitamin A rich veggies in on the kids. Just don’t let them see you put the pumpkin into the muffins and they will never know it is there. These are more moist than very expensive name brand double chocolate chip muffins. Pumpkin Pancakes 2 cups flour 2 Tbsp. brown sugar, packed
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F i n a l l y, a D e f i n i t i v e G u i d e t o N a p a V a l l e y HAPPY GRAPES
By David White We’ve all dreamed of owning something that doesn’t yet exist. I’m still waiting for the hover board I was promised in Back to the Future Part II. But few of us have the courage to create whatever it is we’re lacking. Except for Kelli White. When White, one of the nation’s most impressive sommeliers, realized that her bookshelf lacked a definitive guide to Napa Valley, she simply wrote one. Napa Valley, Then & Now ships out early next month. Available only online, the well-researched, smartly organized book is a long overdue addition to the global wine canon. White’s path toward writing the book began at Veritas, the nowdefunct wine retreat in New York City. From the turn of the millennium until Page 14
2013, Wall Street’s wine obsessives spent their evenings there. Virtually everything an oenophile could want was on offer; the restaurant boasted a cellar of 75,000 bottles. While the economy roared, wine geeks eagerly drained their bank accounts at Veritas each night. But then the market crashed. During the post-boom haze, White headed up Veritas’s sommelier team. New York’s profligate spending had slowed, of course, but White was still opening some of the greatest wines in the world each night. New York wasn’t the same, though. So White and her boyfriend sommelier Scott Brenner, who opened a wine bar as the economy tumbled began looking for a change. In the spring of 2010, they left for Napa Valley to revamp the wine program at Press, a steakhouse in St. Helena. Inspired by the provincial wine lists that spot Europe’s wine regions, Press’s owner, Leslie Rudd, tasked White and Brenner with creating an all-Napa wine program. So they immersed themselves in Napa Valley. And Press quickly gained a reputation for the breadth and depth of its program. Eager to show guests that Napa could offer more than Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc,
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White and Brenner filled their list with obscure varieties like Charbono, Ribolla Gialla, and Albarino. Eager, too, to show off the ageability of Napa’s top wines, White and Brenner purchased older bottlings from area wineries and collectors. Press became a required stop for history buffs. White noticed, though, that some oenophiles could stump her with their questions. This never happened at Veritas, even though the wine program there was considerably more extensive. The reason? When confronted with difficult questions about vine age, soil type, viticultural practices, and the like, White could run to her office and consult reference books like Clive Coates’s Cote d’Or, Robert Parker’s Wines of the Rhone Valley, or Jancis Robinson’s World Atlas of Wine. Such books are indispensible for sommeliers. But there wasn’t a comprehensive guide to Napa Valley. As White explains in the book’s introduction, “Though there were great books about the history and the nittygritty geology of the region, the more traditionally styled books profiling the producers were either woefully out of date or too broad in scope to provide the level of information I required.” So she decided write one. Her 1,250-page tome chronicles
the history of Napa Valley from its earliest days. The writing is honest, examining the Valley’s triumphs, like 1976’s “Judgment of Paris,” and its failures, like the move toward bombastic opulence in the late 1990s. No guide to Napa Valley is complete without in-depth profiles of producers like Robert Mondavi, who proved to the world that California wine was worth taking seriously. Nor are such guides complete without profiles of young vintners like Dan Petroski, who, “with his racy, Friulian-inspired whites [at Massican], is broadening views of what is possible in Napa Valley.” White profiles both along with 200 other producers, from “the large-scale and the Lilliputian, the cult and the quaffer, the founders and the new wave.” Importantly, she also checks in on the arc of every producer’s wines, sharing tasting notes on current releases and back vintages. Napa Valley finally has a definitive guide. And it belongs on every oenophile’s bookshelf. David White is the founder and editor of Terroirist.com, one of the world’s most popular wine blogs. His columns are housed at GrapeCollective.com.
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ooking to add a little spooky flavor to your haunted celebration that is sure to keep all your little ghouls, ghosts and goblins in a festive mood? Look no further for the perfect ideas to dress up those Halloween treats. Take your All Hallows’ Eve to the next level with these Halloween concoctions sure to delight.
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Use fresh Chilean navel oranges, mandarins and lemons to cast a spell on your frightful Halloween party goblins with Bubbling Witches Brew and Spook-tacular Fruit Cups. Looking for more festive ideas? Add orange pumpkin treats to the menu. Just peel a mandarin and insert a small piece of celery in the center for the stem. Find these and more sweetly satisfying recipes at fruitsfromchile.com.
You can’t have a mad scientist Halloween party without Frankenstein. This easy buttercream cake makes a big statement, a fantastic centerpiece for your sweets table and will make others green with envy over your decorating skills. For more Halloween party ideas and inspiration, visit wilton.com.
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Serves: 12 6 cups favorite cake recipe or mix 4 cups Wilton White ReadyTo-Use Decorator Icing (4.5-pound tub) Wilton Color Right Performance Color System Wilton Black Icing Pouch with Tips Wilton Large Candy Eyeballs Tools: Wilton 6-by-3-inch Round Pan Wilton 10-by-16-inch Cooling Grid Cake plate Wilton Cake Leveler Wilton 13-inch Angled Spatula Wilton 12-inch Disposable Decorating Bags
Prepare cake according to box instructions and make two layers using 6-inch round pans. Bake and cool on cooling grid. Prepare Spring Green icing using this color tint formula from the Color Right Performance Color System: 4 cups icing + 30 Y + 6 B. Stack layers on cake plate for a two-layer cake, using leveler as needed. Ice cake sides smooth with green icing. Use black pouch icing without tip to cover top of cake. Use tip of spatula to create spiral effect. Use black pouch icing with star tip to pipe pull-out bangs around top edge and two hair strands on cake top. Prepare a disposable decorating bag with green icing; cut a hole in point of bag the size of tip 3. Attach candy eyeballs with dots of green icing. Pipe green eyelids. Use black pouch icing with round tip to pipe dot nose and neck bolts, outline mouth and stitches.
Bubbling Witches Brew
To make 5 cups, freshly squeeze 3 1/2 cups mandarin orange juice and 1/2 cup lemon juice. Cover and chill. When ready to serve, pour chilled juice into punch bowl or pitcher and stir in 1 cup chilled sweet sparkling soda and ice cubes. Taste for sweetness. Peel and slice mandarin oranges to make pinwheel shapes that resemble spider webs to garnish each drink. Use frozen red or black grapes as an additional optional garnish.
Spook-tacular Fruit Cups
Cut off top 1/5 of an orange and use paring knife to separate fruit from inside of orange, being careful not to cut through peel. It’s not necessary to get all of the flesh out, just enough to fill with cut fruit. Squeeze juice from removed fruit and add to Bubbling Witches Brew. If necessary, shave small amount of peel off bottom so cups sit level, being careful not to create an opening in the base. Use paring knife to carve faces, and fill each cup with orange pieces, melon balls, grapes and blueberries.
How to Host the Perfect Spooky Gathering Halloween is the perfect time to throw on a costume and act like a kid. Of course, you want friends and family there to partake in the spooky fun, too, so here are a few tips to make sure your party is remembered long after the witches put away their cauldrons: n Set a festive mood: Creepy Halloween decor, such as spider webs and Jack-O-Lanterns, can be placed around the house and yard to help get guests into the holiday spirit. Halloweenthemed music, such as “Monster Mash” and movies, such as “Dracula” and “Frankenstein,” can help offset any down time, as can sharing scary stories.
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Play some ghoulish games: Bobbing for apples is a Halloween tradition you can’t leave out. Halloween bingo or a pin the tail on the donkey-type game, such as pin the nose on the skull, can also add to the fun. Or try a treasure hunt for a ghost ship’s loot by scattering clues around the house that lead to ghastly goodies. Vampires, ghosts and zombies, oh my: Add a costume contest to the mix and hand out prizes to some of the best. Try breaking the contest into a few categories or by age, and awarding prizes, such as most creative, judge’s choice and crowd favorite.
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Ladera Ranch News Legal Notices NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-14-647864-CL Order No.: 730-1407484-70 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/27/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Joseph V. Bondarenko, married as his sole and separate property Recorded: 11/7/2006 as Instrument No. 2006000750243 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of ORANGE County, California; Date of Sale: 11/20/2015 at 1:30PM Place of Sale: At the North front entrance to the County Courthouse located at 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $693,016.07 The purported property address is: 18 MARSTON LN, LADERA RANCH, CA 92694 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 759-641-01 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you
should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916.939.0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-14-647864CL . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916.939.0772 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-14-647864-CL IDSPub #0093206 10/30/2015 11/6/2015 11/13/2015
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Ladera Ranch News Legal Notices NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-13-561140-JB Order No.: 130102282-CA-API YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/23/2011. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): PAUL Y. SHIN AND SORA YOUNG SHIN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 9/29/2011 as Instrument No. 2011000484755 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of ORANGE County, California; Date of Sale: 11/23/2015 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Anaheim – Orange County, 100 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92868 in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $750,928.89 The purported property address is: 11 SMOKE TREE DRIVE, LADERA RANCH, CA 92694-0878 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 741-051-06 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you
should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-13-561140JB . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-13-561140-JB IDSPub #0094264 10/30/2015 11/6/2015 11/13/2015
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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.
27771 Center Dr., Mission Viejo 949-340-1011
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Halloween: A Sweet Time for Family, Fun and Traditions Halloween is a fun time of year meant to be celebrated with friends and family. While the holiday originated more than 2,000 years ago with Celtic tribes, the traditions of dressing in disguises and celebrating with food and drink endure to this day. According to a survey conducted by the National Confectioners Association, more than three quarters of Americans will hand out candy to trick-or-treaters this year and many others will participate in community sponsored Halloween events, display a seasonal candy bowl or attend a Halloween party. No matter what age group, Halloween is a time to let loose and have some fun. Here are some tips to help you and your family make the most of this sweet and spooky holiday: Make new traditions together. While trick-or-treating is a perennial favorite Halloween activity, don’t be afraid to expand your options. Many families already enjoy things like carving a jack-o-lantern or attending a family oriented Halloween party. For some new ideas, try transforming your home into a haunted house
with spooky displays, decorating customized trick-or-treat bags or even going on a hayride at a local farm. It doesn’t matter what you are doing as long as you can spend time with loved ones. Amp up the spook-factor with creepy treats. Candy is a special part of Halloween, and one of life’s little pleasures that is meant to be enjoyed as a treat during the holiday. On Halloween, candy shaped like eyeballs, brains or spiders can be a fun way to create a memorable celebration. Parents are 24 percent more likely than non-parents to pick creepy candy over other Halloween themes. Enjoy candy in moderation. With lots of treats being handed out on Halloween, it’s a good time to keep moderation in mind. Nearly 80 percent of parents surveyed report that they have a plan in place to help their children make smart decisions when it comes to the enjoyment of treats. NCA’s moderation guides are a handy way to make sure you treat right on Halloween or any day of the year. Let your children enjoy some candy on Halloween and then portion
out two or three treats into small bags for enjoyment later. For school-age children, consider slipping a small piece of candy into their lunch boxes as a fun surprise. Remember that safety comes first. There are a number of easy ways to make the evening a safe and enjoyable one. Wear lightcolored clothing that’s short enough to prevent tripping and add reflective tape to the sides, front and back of costumes. Trick-or-treat before the sun is completely set and carry a
flashlight in case of delay. Finally, try to stay within your neighborhood and only visit homes you know. Learn more about Halloween traditions and how to enjoy sweets in moderation at CandyUSA.com/ HalloweenCentral. There you can also find great recipes, moderation tips and guides, craft ideas and safety reminders to make sure you enjoy a spooktacular holiday. Photo courtesy of Getty Images
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