A graveside service was held Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 in the Temple Israel Cemetery in Gotha, Fla., for Edith R. Helman (nee Zak), who died Jan. 1, 2013. Arrangements were by Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel. Edith (Edie) Ruth Helman was born Nov. 3, 1926, in Lodz, Poland. When very young, she and her family moved [...]
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 [...]
Laguna Beach’s Max Wolf, son of Lorie and Mace Wolf, recently graduated from a three-day Alien Adventure program at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. Wolf, an incoming fourth grader in an Aliso Viejo school, and other students investigated the nature of life on Earth and the possibility of life beyond, and at the graduation [...]
Anyone who has previously been taken in by “The Marvelous Wonderettes” or “Winter Wonderettes” will undoubtedly find the current production of “The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps & Gown” at the Laguna Playhouse even more magical. A world premiere, this saga veers into new territory, graduation day from high school and later adulthood for four young women [...]
A 31-year-old Lake Forest man who allegedly swung a machete at a Laguna Beach teacher was taken into custody by law enforcement authorities in Irvine last Saturday afternoon, police said. Juan Vigil Portillo allegedly swung a machete at an Anneliese School teacher, who observed him acting strangely in the school’s Laguna Canyon parking lot and [...]
Beyond the Threshold If Cornell is any example, Ivy League graduations are impressive with pageantry. But more than that, all this beauty, color and tradition is reinforcing the importance and significance of the threshold the degree candidates are crossing. One week my nephew Ted was living in his campus apartment, working hard on projects [...]
Give and Take Grampa are you coming to Alan’s graduation? Of course. Is there a reason I wouldn’t? It’s only the eighth grade. It’s not very important And he doesn’t care. Just because you’re going to be out of high school next year Doesn’t mean what Alan’s doing isn’t important. Are you going to give [...]
Girls Softball The return of varsity softball to Laguna Beach High last season after a three-year absence created a stir, as a bunch of talented underclassmen earned an at-large post season bid after battling to a 5-5 league record and a 10-9-1 mark overall. Coach Alan Ludloff, who replaces Mike Hunter, brings nearly two [...]
Most of Laguna Beach High’s nine spring sports programs have tough acts to follow after last year’s incredible run of success. Six of those nine won league titles. One made it to CIF quarterfinals. Two were CIF runners up. And one took home a regional state championship. Boys Volleyball As a former college player [...]
A three-hour long concert with 33 acts on Feb. 11 raised $7,000 towards this year’s graduation festivities. Several teachers and alumni with musical chops reprised their appearances from prior years. The elementary schools’ honors chorus added a humorous twist, entering the stage with powdered white hair, stooped shoulders and carrying canes, accompanying guitarist-math [...]
Rock ‘n Fish Supports Grads Dine at Rock’N Fish on Thursday, Feb 16, and mention your support for the Class of 2012. The upstairs restaurant at Laguna Avenue and Coast Highway will donate 20 percent of proceeds to help fund a safe and sober graduation celebration. Playground Rebounds at El Morro El Morro [...]
Over 90 representatives from California and out-of-state two- and four-year colleges, universities, test prep companies, and specialty colleges plan to woo Laguna Beach High School students on Oct. 5. The highly anticipated College Round-Up, 7-8:30 p.m. in the high school’s North Gym, helps students and their families learn about college majors, dorm life, and other [...]
More than 20 local families celebrated as their children finished the first year of Even Start Club Preschool last month at the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach. The free preschool, identified by Orange County United Way as a star quality preschool, is for 3- and 4-year old children from qualifying low income families [...]
As Laguna Beach High School’s graduating seniors paraded into the Irvine Bowl last week through evergreen arches held aloft by younger versions of themselves, there was a sense of achievement that went beyond their academic accomplishments. Whether a relative, friend or teacher of the graduates, their commencement seemed a living testament to what youth can [...]
The Shap Show, the 22nd annual No Suits Allowed student talent show hosted by math teacher-guitarist Gary Shapiro, is set for Saturday, Jan. 16. Funds raised during the 7:30 p.m. show underwrite graduation night activities for the first class of the new decade. Featured artists are drawn from the student body and, as in years [...]
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 [...]
