The Mission Viejo Nadadores Diving Team will host a spectacular Dive Show on Saturday, August 20 In celebration of the Summer Olympics and the club’s divers who competed in the Olympic trials.
The show will include a picturesque evening of diving set to music and lights along with a dinner of hot dogs and hamburgers. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. with the Dive Show following at 7:30 p.m.
All proceeds from the event will go toward funding a new dive tower for the Marguerite Aquatics Complex.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. For tickets and more information, call 949-370-6486.
In an effort to build community, the City of Mission Viejo is launching its first Movies in the Park series this fall.
The events include the screenings of “Finding Nemo” at Pavion Park on September 17 and “The Peanuts Movie” at Napoli Park on October 1.
Along with gathering on the grassy areas to watch the movies at dusk, guests will enjoy activities and snacks and refreshments. The movie series is sponsored by Steve Shloss, CFP, Castle Financial and Real Estate Group. The City is partnering with the Reilly and Bathgate PTAs to provide concessions at the events.
Movies in the Park is a unique family event that promotes community in specific neighborhoods.
Pavion Park is at 24051 Pavion and Napoli Park is located at 27682 Napoli Way. For more information, contactrecreation@cityofmissionviejo.org.
If you are a travel buff and want to live vicariously through a woman who walked across three of Ireland’s westernmost peninsulas, then mark your calendar for a fascinating presentation on Friday, September 9. Led by historian and resident Jenny Rose, the discussion begins at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber.
An avid hiker, Jenny will share her photographic exhibition now installed in the Mission Viejo Library along with her experiences of walking through a region that is rich in Irish culture and tradition, with stone monuments and sacred springs dating back thousands of years. Both the Dingle and Iveragh peninsulas contain official Gaeltacht, or ‘Irish-speaking’ districts. Jenny’s presentation will showcase the landscapes and local culture of these still remote regions along with highlights of other adventures.
This free presentation takes place at 200 Civic Center. For more information, call 470-8440.
Kudos to the Kiwanis Club of Mission Viejo for donating more than 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies for needy kids for South County Outreach’s Backpack Drive.
The service club’s contributions will benefit kids in elementary and middle schools in the area.
Johanna Stickles of South County Outreach heads up the nonprofit’s annual Backpack Drive, which distributes the backpacks just before the start of the new school year.
Kiwanis and South County Outreach are both dedicated to the well-being of families in the community.
The OC Beasts tennis team – based at Mission Viejo’s Felipe Tennis Center – clinched the 34th annual Gar Glenney Cup 12s Boys and Girls State Championship in Newport Beach this past weekend.
Junior United States Tennis Association teams qualify for the 2-day event by winning same gender-age group at Section Championships. The OC Beasts girls and boys 12s Advanced Division won the sectional in the fall to advance to the state championship this summer.
“Thanks again for all of the City of Mission Viejo’s support to the OC Beast Teams … the Mission Viejo staff has been fantastic,” said Coach Richard Chiu.
The OC Beasts train at the Felipe Tennis Center and have played home games at the City facility. To earn the spot in the Gar Glenney Cup State Championship, the team finished first place in the Orange County 12s Advanced division. After that, the players took home the Southern California Section Championship at Indian Wells by defeating the top teams from SoCal.
Congratulations to coaches Bill Thompson, Richard Chiu and Brad Moorhead along with players Roshan Morey, Ethan Posey and Sahil Morey, Kaia Wolfe, Jenna Sabile, Bianca Molnar, Katie Moorhead, Saachi Pavani, Alyssa Chiu, Cara Hung, Kaia Wolfe, Jenna Sabile and Saachi Pavani.
Bestselling children’s author, illustrator of ‘No David!’ appears in Mission Viejo September 15, 2016
New York Times bestselling author and illustrator David Shannon will delight kids and parents alike on September 15, 2016 when he discusses his new book “Duck on a Tractor” in Mission Viejo.
Shannon will appear in the City’s popular Writers Present program at 4:30 p.m. at the Mission Viejo Civic Center.
The book, which is geared to kids 4-8, delivers a hilarious follow up to his award-winning book “Duck on a Bike” with a new tale about Duck and his adventures on a bright red tractor. Published in 2002, the last page of “Duck on a Bike” shows Duck standing in front of a red tractor, and since then, Shannon has received hundreds of letters and drawings from kids asking for a sequel. Fourteen years later, Duck finally gets to take that wild ride.
Shannon is the internationally acclaimed creator of more than 30 picture books including “No, David!” – a Caldecott Honor Book and his second New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Along with “Duck on a Bike,” his bestsellers include “A Bad Case of Stripes” and “Bugs in My Hair!”
This enchanting author event is sponsored by Friends of the Mission Viejo Library and A Whale of a Tale Children’s Bookshoppe. Books purchased on site will receive priority book signing.
For more information and to RSVP, contact libreference@cityofmissionviejo.org or 949-830-7100 ext. 5107.
The City of Mission Viejo is launching a new mobile app this fall and is seeking businesses and restaurants interested in being a part of “MV Life.”
There’s no cost to participate for businesses, which can provide updates whenever they want and be included in future versions.
To help people keep their finger on the pulse of Mission Viejo, the “MV Life” app will feature the latest community news and sports information, events, activities as well as shopping and dining. Before the app launches in November, the City is asking businesses geared toward shopping and dining to submit their information.
It’s official … five candidates are vying for two open Mission Viejo City Council seats in November. The deadline to file papers for office ended last week.
Review the “Candidate Statements” on the City’s website athttp://cityofmissionviejo.org/election.
Kelly Tokarski
Public Information Specialist
City of Mission Viejo
