Laguna Beach American Legion past Commanders Dave Connell, left, and Frank Daniel admire the new Veterans Memorial highway sign installed on the outbound side of Laguna Canyon Road. The original American Legion sponsored sign disappeared last year.
Arnie Silverman served in the Korean War as a forward observer for a mortar platoon. Over half a century later, that experience qualifies him to be a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and to serve anew, this time as a mentor with Santa Ana’s Combat Veterans Court, where defendants who agree to an [...]
Just Like Their Sponsor, UPS Store Really Delivers AAA division team UPS Store celebrates a recent win over American Legion, 9-8. The first inning looked like it would be a battle of the all-star pitchers with American Legion’s Charlie Pillsbury and UPS’s Daniel Kimball shutting down the batters one-two-three. In the [...]
Morgan Stanley Defeats Legion 16-8 By Jennifer Sweet, Special to the Independent Little League’s AAA division team Morgan Stanley defeated American Legion when the teams faced off March 15 at Riddle Field. Cameron Garcia started as pitcher for American Legion allowing only six runs with seven strikeouts in the first three innings. [...]
By Lee Winocur Field and Marion K. Jacobs Chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919, the American Legion is devoted to advocating on behalf of all armed service members and veterans. But as Laguna Beach’s Post # 222 Commander Frank Daniel explained, “Representing veterans is but one of the four pillars of our work. Our [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
