Motorcyclist Dies On Marguerite

April 3, 2012

A motorcyclist crashed Sunday night when his Harley Davidson hit a median on Marguerite Parkway. The 44-year-old man died at the scene after being ejected and thrown into a light pole. The bike was traveling at a high rate of speed, according to the Sheriff’s Department. The incident occurred about 8 p.m. between La Paz and Jeronimo [...]

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New City Treasurer Proposes Tighter Audits

March 30, 2012

City Treasurer Cheryl Dyas will propose enhanced procedures when terms for the next City audit contract are prepared. Dyas implemented similar controls when she was Treasurer in Laguna Niguel. She came to Mission Viejo last year to replace MV’s retiring finance director. Dyas advised the Dispatch this week she spearheaded the reforms in Laguna Niguel in [...]

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Letter: Happy Dance With My Schnauzer

March 28, 2012

Living across the street with our backyard facing the proposed dog park site, we and some of our neighbors are now doing the happy dance. Over the years, I’ve looked out my back windows to see deer, coyote, squirrels, turkey vultures, and a variety of other wildlife that enjoy the land that would be overtaken [...]

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Nadadores Issue Statement Defending Actions

March 26, 2012

The following statement was issued Monday by the Mission Viejo Nadadores in response to an Orange County Register article Sunday, March 25, 2012 about an alleged sex relationship between a coach and an underage swimmer. The Dispatch summarized the article here. Since 1968, the Mission Viejo Nadadores has proudly served the community through its competitive swimming [...]

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Taggers Paint Reilly School

March 26, 2012

Reilly Elementary School was attacked Sunday by taggers who sprayed 49 locations on the campus with graffiti. A few of the painted messages said “white power” according to ABC News. Workers were attempting to cover the extensive graffiti before classes resumed Monday. The school is located near Jeronimo and Olympiad (Map). Information can be provided to [...]

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Elks Honor Two New Eagle Scouts

March 25, 2012

Geoffrey Churchill and Tyler Rolstad started scouting together at age 6. This month they were honored together as new Eagle Scouts by the local Elks Lodge. The pair earned a combined 56 Merit Badges enroute to their presigious new rank, which was conferred by Troop 603 Scoutmaster Jeff Smith. The Troop is sponsored by the Elks, [...]

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Nadadores Divided By Sex Accusation

March 25, 2012

USA Swimming, the national governing body for competitive swimming, is investigating an alleged sexual relationship between a previous Nadadores coach and a formerly underaged female swimmer, according to the Register. The coach was 28 and the girl was a 16-year-old Aliso Niguel student when the 4-year relationship allegedly began about five years ago. The now-22-year-old woman denied an improper [...]

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Lost Girls Found

March 24, 2012

Two 10-year-old girls were found Friday evening about 3 hours after being reported missing by their parents. The Sheriff’s Department undertook a ground search with dogs, but the girls were spotted from the air by a Sheriff’s helicopter at 8:45 p.m. The lost lasses were found hiding behind a tree on a slope near La Paz and [...]

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Fusion Girls Win State AYSO Championship

March 22, 2012

Mission Viejo’s Team Fusion brought home the California State AYSO Extra Play GU14 Championship this past weekend in Cathedral City. Team Fusion, led by coaches Charles Shipp and Sina Nasiri, defeated Valencia United in the semi-final game, 2-1 and topped off their magical season with a 1 nil victory over Norco Corona to claim the [...]

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New Neighboring City Begins

March 22, 2012

Bulldozers have begun grading for the first of 14,000 homes planned for the new community of Rancho Mission Viejo. The development was approved in 2004 but has been delayed due to the economic downturn. RMV springs from the same ranch which sold property to the Mission Viejo Company in the 1960′s for “The California Promise.”  The land [...]

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