Special Kids Sock Hop Hosted by the Elks Lodge #2444 Mission Viejo/Saddleback Valley Elk event chairman Ray Mallen gives a little love to guests Marge Carlson, and Rick Bacon. Elk of the Year Laura Lumley dances with special guest Michael… more »

Helen Wilson Helen Wilson, who has worked as Aliso Viejo's community services director since its July 2001 incorporation, will retire from the post in October. The recruitment for her replacement is currently underway. After almost a decade in… more »

Deputy Mike Tanabe On Wednesday, July 21, the City Council recognized Deputy Mike Tanabe - Aliso Viejo's 2006 Deputy of the Year - for his seven years of service to the city. Tanabe served Aliso Viejo from August 2003 until last month when he was… more »

Great Stone Church Mission San Juan Capistrano is celebrating a new milestone. Membership in the Mission Preservation Society has reached an all-time high of more than 10,000 active members. In a sign of overwhelming support for its goals to protect… more »

Greg Trayer Hardie’s Champions for the Cure, a 2010 Light The Night® Walk team for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Orange County/Inland Empire Chapter (LLS), has drawn 25 members and raised $3,278 to date for cancer research. The team is compose… more »

Join the search for the world’s largest animal! The Ocean Institute is offering Blue Whale Safari cruises which take participants to the feeding grounds of the great blues, the world’s largest animal. Cruise dates: August 7 & 21, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.… more »

Diane & Bob Petrowski of Dana Point. Bill Steel of Laguna Beach, an Ocean Institute Board Member, serenades the Laguna Playhouse group. Julia & Kevin McBennett of Long Beach. Audrey & Mike Morgan of San Juan Capistrano;… more »

Subject: August Laguna Hills Mall Health and Home Show Dear South County Business Professional: 2010 Is A Good Year for Moving Ahead to Good Health & Prosperity! *The Women’s Business & Professional Council of O.C. is Proud t… more »