Orange County Breeze http://www.oc-breeze.com News of Northwest Orange County, CA Mon, 28 May 2012 03:43:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Video of regular meeting of the Los Alamitos City Council 21 May 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrangeCountyBreeze/~3/KkIOc6xP-gg/ http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13772_video-of-regular-meeting-of-the-los-alamitos-city-council-21-may-2012/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 03:43:23 +0000 courtesy http://www.oc-breeze.com/?p=13772 The Los Alamitos City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, May 21.

Here’s the video:

Thanks, CSMP TV!

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]]> http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13772_video-of-regular-meeting-of-the-los-alamitos-city-council-21-may-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13772_video-of-regular-meeting-of-the-los-alamitos-city-council-21-may-2012/ Orange County Breeze World Headquarters will be closed on Memorial Day http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrangeCountyBreeze/~3/EBhShnscsMs/ http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13768_orange-county-breeze-world-headquarters-will-be-closed-on-memorial-day/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 03:21:45 +0000 cehwiedel http://www.oc-breeze.com/?p=13768 In observance of Memorial Day, world headquarters of Orange County Breeze at 11110 Los Alamitos Blvd., Suite 211, will be closed on Monday, May 28.

The office will be open regular hours the rest of the week.

Watch for delivery of our premiere print edition later this week!

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File photo by C.E.H. Wiedel of the alley side of OCB World HQ at 11110 Los Alamitos Blvd. in Los Alamitos.

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]]> http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13768_orange-county-breeze-world-headquarters-will-be-closed-on-memorial-day/feed/ 0 http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13768_orange-county-breeze-world-headquarters-will-be-closed-on-memorial-day/ Memorial Day 2012 Message from CalVet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrangeCountyBreeze/~3/Hzny0k3Xnxc/ http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13739_memorial-day-2012-message-from-calvet/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 20:39:20 +0000 courtesy http://www.oc-breeze.com/?p=13739 The following information was released by the California Department of Veterans Affairs.

We at CalVet can find no better way to express the true meaning of Memorial Day than by quoting the words Abraham Lincoln wrote in a letter to Mrs. Lydia Bixby, a widow living in Boston to express his condolences for the death of her sons.

I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save.

I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

Many of us will visit cemeteries and memorials and attend parades this Memorial Day.

Regardless of what you do, we ask that you take a minute to participate in the National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. as an act of national unity with other Americans, whether alone or with family and friends.

Let’s honor those who died in service to the United States.

A listing of Memorial Day events throughout the state is available online at www.calvet.ca.gov to assist you in finding an event near you.

Visit our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/mycalvet and follow us on twitter/mycalvet.

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Logo of the California Department of Veterans Affairs.

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]]> http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13739_memorial-day-2012-message-from-calvet/feed/ 0 http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13739_memorial-day-2012-message-from-calvet/ Local Memorial Day Catholic Masses http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrangeCountyBreeze/~3/CHRc-oZjlSc/ http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13760_local-memorial-day-catholic-masses/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 15:16:50 +0000 courtesy http://www.oc-breeze.com/?p=13760 The following information was released by St. Ireneaus Catholic Church.

For the second year in a row, St. Columban Catholic Church will host a special Mass honoring those who lost their lives in service to our country.

The Mass will also honor all veterans.

Veterans and their families are invited to attend the 8:30 a.m. Mass.

The parish adult choir will sing a special “Salute to the Armed Forces” and a Procession and Posting of the Colors will be presented.

Veterans are encouraged to wear an indication of the branch of the military in which they served.

For more information, call 714-337-6670.

St. Columban is located at 10801 Stanford Ave. in Garden Grove.

Other Memorial Day Masses

All Masses at 10 a.m.

Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest. Rev. Monsignor Michael Heher, Vicar General, Moderator of the Curia, presiding.

Good Shepherd Cemetery in Huntington Beach. Most Reverend Dominic M. Luong, D.D., M.S. Auxiliary Bishop of Orange, presiding.

Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange. Most Reverend Tod D. Brown, D.D., Bishop of Orange, presiding.

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File photo by C.E.H. Wiedel of an American flag.

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]]> http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13760_local-memorial-day-catholic-masses/feed/ 0 http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13760_local-memorial-day-catholic-masses/ President Obama proclaims Memorial Day http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrangeCountyBreeze/~3/m_ygUSe-iuU/ http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13731_president-obama-proclaims-memorial-day/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 15:13:48 +0000 courtesy http://www.oc-breeze.com/?p=13731 This year’s presidential proclamation for Memorial Day is entitled “Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2012.”

The proclamation includes this paragraph:

Today, we join together in prayer for the fallen. We remember all who have borne the battle, whose devotion to duty has sustained our country and kept safe our heritage as a free people in a free society. Though our hearts ache in their absence, we find comfort in knowing that their legacy lives on in all of us — in the security that lets us live in peace, the prosperity that allows us to pursue our dreams, and the love that still beats in those who knew them. May God bless the souls of the venerable warriors we have lost, and may He watch over the men and women who serve us now. Today, tomorrow, and in perpetuity, let us give thanks to them by remaining true to the values and virtues for which they fight.

Weekly video address

President Obama posts a weekly video address.

According to the White House, in this week’s address President Obama pays tribute to our men and women in uniform who have died in service to our country.

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A still-shot from the President’s weekly video address.

]]> http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13731_president-obama-proclaims-memorial-day/feed/ 0 http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13731_president-obama-proclaims-memorial-day/ Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs offers Memorial Day message http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrangeCountyBreeze/~3/H328SL0WZb8/ http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13724_secretary-of-vetarans-affairs-offers-memorial-day-message/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 15:09:11 +0000 courtesy http://www.oc-breeze.com/?p=13724 The following information was released by Eric K. Shinseki, the U.S. Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs.

Memorial Day, one of America’s most venerated national holidays, is set aside so that we might reflect on the honor and sacrifice of those who courageously gave their lives to safeguard us and our way of life. They are forever young in our memories.

Throughout our nearly 237-year history as a democracy, time and again, Americans in uniform have had to secure the heritage of freedom and liberty for us and for the oppressed in other lands, paying a steep price in blood and suffering.

The past decade has provided reminder enough of the devotion, loyalty, and determination of the magnificent men and women who serve in our military formations. “In harm’s way” has become the cliché for those deployed on mission without really capturing the danger, stress, worry, fear, and love that keeps military families riveted to each breaking overseas news bulletin. There are no clichés for discussing the undiscussable.

As we, in the Department of Veterans Affairs, go about our duties of providing America’s living Veterans the care, benefits, and services they have earned, let us also remember the men and women who gave their lives for our freedom. Their powerful legacy surrounds us each and every day all across this Nation – when we gather openly to speak our minds freely. It is found in our churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples, where worship is freely exercised. It is evident in the openness of our media, where information is shared without fear of reprisal. It is embedded in our polling places, where ballots freely cast determine who will govern this great land.

In caring for those “who [have] borne the battle,” we come to understand the consequences of war. Let us remember the families of our Fallen. And with our prayers for peace, let us also pray for the Almighty’s continued blessings on this great country, for which so many laid down their lives.

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Courtesy graphic.

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Forecast details

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. West wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Memorial Day: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.

Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. West wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 59.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73.

Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 60.

Thursday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 76.

Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 60.

Friday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 75.

Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 61.

Saturday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 73.

Conditions at Los Alamitos Army Airfield (KSLI)

Lat: 33.78333 Lon: -118.05
Elev: 36
Last Update on 27 May 4:55 PDT

Mostly Cloudy
53°F
(12°C)
Humidity:
Wind Speed:
Barometer:
Dewpoint:
Visibility:
94%
calm
30.02 in (1016.80 mb)
51°F (11°C)
10.00 Miles

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GOES West 2k infrared satellite image, courtesy of National Weather Service.

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]]> http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13753_seven-day-weather-forecast-for-ocb-country-27-may-2012-through-02-june-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13753_seven-day-weather-forecast-for-ocb-country-27-may-2012-through-02-june-2012/ Top Ten Stories for May 20 through May 26 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrangeCountyBreeze/~3/9QUsvdXDV8I/ http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13747_top-ten-stories-for-may-20-through-may-26/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 12:21:34 +0000 shelley http://www.oc-breeze.com/?p=13747 These were the most read stories at Orange County Breeze over the last week:

  1. How deep underwater are mortgages in OCB Country?
  2. Brinda Sue McCoy trial starts
  3. Libertarian Party nominates Vice Presidential candidate Jim Gray
  4. Public invited to learn about and comment on I-405 improvement project
  5. USA Water Polo picks six Southern Californians as members of women’s Olympic team
  6. Huntington Beach man convicted of handyman’s murder
  7. Tojo’s eagle tamed by the 40th Infantry Division
  8. Court room diary: People vs. Brinda Sue McCoy, March 12, 2012
  9. The Marketing Maven: Finding the profit in non-profit marketing
  10. Meet-and-greet for Congressional candidate Gary DeLong in Rossmoor

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Coverage map showing delivery area of print edition of Orange County Breeze, launching in June 2012. For information about advertising, email ads@oc-breeze.com.

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]]> http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13747_top-ten-stories-for-may-20-through-may-26/feed/ 1 http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/27/13747_top-ten-stories-for-may-20-through-may-26/ Local Memorial Day services http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrangeCountyBreeze/~3/iUr36aWlIwE/ http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/26/13690_local-memorial-day-services/#comments Sat, 26 May 2012 15:01:39 +0000 shelley http://www.oc-breeze.com/?p=13690 To allow our readers to make plans for Memorial Day, we are publishing details on Memorial Day events in our local area.

Memorial Day events will be held at the following nearby locations:

Flanders Fields Memorial Poppy

According to The Great War, 1914-1919, the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance of the terrible cost of war grew from a famous poem by Joen McCrae, a Canadian soldier during World War I.

The poem begins:

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

The image of the delicate red flower growing amid gravestones was picked up by Moina Belle Michael, then working at the YMCA Overseas War Secretaries’ headquarters in New York.

Moina took up the challenge of the poem’s last verse:

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

She began a personal campaign to make the red poppy a nationally recognized emblem.

In 1920, the American Legion joined her cause.

At the same American Legion convention that formally adopted the red poppy, a French woman named Anna E. Guérin decided to use the sale of artificial red poppies to raise money to help children orphaned by World War I.

In 1921, the use of red poppies in conjunction with war memorials or fundraising appeared in Canada, Great Britain and Australia.

By 1923, the American Legion was selling poppies to raise funds. The Legion was joined in 1924 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Sale of artificial poppies to raise funds to support veterans continues to this day.

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]]> http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/26/13690_local-memorial-day-services/feed/ 0 http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/26/13690_local-memorial-day-services/ Memorial Day at Eisenhower Park in Old Town Seal Beach http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrangeCountyBreeze/~3/7g3E4XX86NQ/ http://www.oc-breeze.com/2012/05/26/13713_memorial-day-at-eisenhower-park-in-old-town-seal-beach/#comments Sat, 26 May 2012 14:34:18 +0000 courtesy http://www.oc-breeze.com/?p=13713 The following information was released by the Seal Beach Lions Club.

Seal Beach will sponsor a Memorial Day program and service at Eisenhower Park at the base of the municipal pier in Old Town Seal Beach beginning at 1 p.m.

Highlights of the Memorial Day program include participation by the Young Marines, patriotic songs by Dorothy Collins, bugling by Talon Werner from Scout Troop 558, and guest speaker Major Roberts USMC.

The program is free.

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File photo by C.E.H. Wiedel of a crane standing on the railing of the Seal Beach municipal pier.

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