Category: Corona del Mar

Fun Things to Do in Orange County This Father’s Day Weekend

June 15, 2023
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Fountain Valley Summerfest Want to find a family-friendly event to spend time on this Father’s Day? The Summerfest features carnival rides, games, live concerts, and lots of delicious eats, as well as fireworks and a drone light show at night. 16400 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley. Thursday & Friday 5­ to11 p.m., Saturday 2 to 11…

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‘Wishing Tree’ at Sherman Library and Gardens Draws Crowds as Event Soon Ends

January 20, 2023
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Those wanting to make one last wish for the new year have just a few days left to do so at Corona del Mar’s Sherman Library and Gardens, where hundreds of guests have already tied their hand-written desires to the venue’s large California Pepper tree. The ritual has increased in popularity over the past near-decade…

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Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Swimmer Off Corona del Mar

May 30, 2022
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CORONA DEL MAR, Calif.—The U.S. Coast Guard suspended on the evening of May 29 the search in the ocean off Corona del Mar for a 48-year-old swimmer who did not return when he was expected. Coast Guard “assets searched for 27 hours, conducting 12 search patterns spanning 152 square miles,” the agency tweeted about 9…

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Runners Take Off at the 39th Annual Corona Del Mar Scenic 5K

October 2, 2021
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CORONA DEL MAR, Calif.—About a thousand runners participated in the 39th annual Corona del Mar (CDM) Scenic 5k on Oct. 2. Put on by the CDM Chamber of Commerce, runners of all ages enjoyed the morning ocean mist as they competed in the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) race. The men’s race began around 8:00 a.m., with the women’s…

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Dynamite Book Club Shares the Gift of Reading

May 5, 2021
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When 16-year-old Alex Law’s friend Ellie told her how isolating it was to be a patient at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) during the pandemic shutdown, Law and three of her friends decided to do something to help. “Ellie told me about the children she meets when she has to go to CHOC sometimes,…

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