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The public is invited to enjoy the Thurston Middle School and Laguna Beach High School spring concerts on Wednesday and Thursday, June 8 and 9, which will be held in the LBHS Artists’ Theatre. The concerts, under the direction of teachers Jeremy Chung, Roger Shew and Roxanna...

Friday, June 3  Sawdust Art Festival classes today: pendants w. David Farris, fused glass sushi set w. Maggie Spencer, 10 a.m.-noon., tidepool bracelets w. Linda Ames, fused glass dish w. Maggie Spencer, 2-4 p.m.  www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses  949-494-3030. Also...

Students at Laguna Beach’s St. Catherine’s of Sienna Parish School participated in their own version of the Greek Olympics last week. Sixth-graders participated in sports events, which coincided with their review of ancient Greece during social studies. Students staged “chariot”...

If the measure of a Hall-of-Fame athlete is one who thoroughly dominates their sport, then past Laguna Beach High greats Dane Blanton and Rudy Dvorak (volleyball), Rick Leach (tennis), Rennie Durand (track), Eric Hulst (cross country, track), Annika Dries (water polo, swimming)...

Error Escalates into Tense Moment By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy Laguna Beach police detained at gunpoint two male juveniles, who were later released without charge, on Sunday about 10:15 p.m. in the 300 block of Crescent Bay due to an  erroneous report. Officers were responding to...

Breakers Win Third Regional Title Deep in the fourth set last Saturday at the state CIF Southern California regional f\Finals, the large and once boisterous contingent of Laguna fans at Irvine Valley were deeply concerned that the Breakers were slipping closer to losing the...

Share a postcard from your travels near or far. Submit a high resolution image at www.lbindy.com.  Moscow  Retired Cal State Fullerton history professor Bob Feldman and his wife Pam at Moscow’s St. Basil Cathedral. Though retired, the couple conduct annual tours to Russia. Idaho...

By Kristine Michaels, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach’s boys’ varsity tennis team, led by Coach Peter Davidson, proved themselves worthy competitors to earn a spot in the CIF Division IV finals, a season-ending match Wednesday, June 1, at the Claremont Tennis Club.  ...

By Jennifer Gibbs, Special to the Independent Local downhill skateboarding athletes compete against the world’s best at the 2011 Britannia Classic in Canada Rather than hit the beach this past holiday weekend, two Laguna teens traveled to British Columbia, Canada, to compete...

Editor, Your headline caption in the May 27 issue, “Volunteer Tidepool Cops Wanted,” is catchy, but misleading and incorrect.   The wonderful members of the Laguna Ocean Foundation tidepool docent program are not “cops.”  The tidepool docents are caring...

Editor,  Like Jane Egly, I did not want to take precious Saturday morning time to listen to Brad Lancaster’s talk about harvesting rainwater, but I got caught up in the topic and ended up staying for an hour (“Slow It, Spread It, Sink It,” May 27 edition).  What a...

After dominating University Park at home, the Laguna Breakers 10 & under junior tennis team went head to head with Tustin Hills Racquet Club last month. The finals, played at Irvine’s Heritage Park, were closely contested. Doubles pair William Michelson and Pete Szakacs...

Editor:  For the past few weeks, there has been a campaign afoot to get property owners to voluntarily hand over $120 per year for a self-assessed tax that would be used to buy more ‘open space.’ Unfortunately, there are more questions about this proposal than answers.  If...

Editor,  This is in response to Ganka Brown’s May 27 letter regarding Eucalyptus trees.  I am a landscape architect who served on the Orange County Fuel Modification Task Force, and would like to clarify some incorrect statements in Ms. Brown’s letter.  Eucalyptus is sold as...

Recovery I’m glad to see you up, I heard you were sick.   No, Grampa, I was very sick.   Oh, I thought you had the flu.   No. I had influenza, And it was very serious. Grandma Clay said they almost lost me.   Well, that was serious.   Yes, it was.  ...