Only one month remains until the final deadline in the Laguna Beach Million Dollar Home Raffle, which benefits the Ocean Institute and Irvine Public Schools Foundation among other eligible non-profits. Ticket buyers have the chance to win a Laguna Beach home or the alternate prize of $1 million in cash. The final deadline to buy [...]
Tickets are now on sale for the eighth Laguna Beach Million Dollar Home Raffle, which benefits Dana Point’s Ocean Institute and the Irvine Public Schools Foundation. Ticket buyers will get a chance to win a Laguna Beach home or the alternative prize of $1 million. Over 250 prizes will be awarded in a drawing held [...]
Laguna Beach classical guitarist and private wealth manager Nicholas Yrizarry helped kick-off the 15th annual Richard Henry Dana Charity Regatta on Sunday, June 10, by entertaining guests. The regatta benefits Dana Point’s Ocean Institute and is scheduled to start on Thursday, Sept. 6.
Forty-two fifth graders from Laguna Beach’s El Morro Elementary enjoyed a marine mammal cruise from Dana Point’s Ocean Institute dock last week. Two additional groups of El Morro students were treated this week as well. The students were funded by a donation from Hearts of Montage, an employee charity affiliated with Montage Laguna Beach. [...]
A Laguna Beach resident won the Ocean Institute’s seventh annual Laguna Beach Million Dollar Home Raffle last Saturday, a winning ticket drawn by board member Bill Steel. Not present for the dramatic moment, winner Aytekin “Turk” Timur was reached later by the raffle’s promoters. “My wife Joan has been supporting the Ocean Institute over the [...]
Collection of Classes Offered at Susi Q The Susi Q Center is offering a variety of classes, discussions, and groups during the month of July. On select Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. there will be a free science discussion group focusing on the issues, controversies, and societal impact of a variety of topics. [...]
To improve understanding of the ocean and its creatures, the Ocean Institute’s Adopt-a-Class recently visited members the Boys & Girls Club with its visiting classroom.
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 [...]
