The Laguna Beach Community Foundation has awarded a $3,000 grant to the Laguna Beach Girl Scouts, established locally in 1930. This grant will be instrumental in helping us make the world a better place by enhancing our team’s capacity to develop girl’s leadership skills, said Stephanie Andrews, service unit manager. Each troop will also receive [...]
Lights, Camera, Theater! Thank you for your travel tips. I have been stopped at the grocery store, Girl Scout meetings and the Patriot’s Day Parade by enthusiastic readers who wanted to share their favorite island hotspots. I have Catalina very nearly planned; Hawaii, not so much. I’ll keep you updated and still welcome your [...]
Over 20 Laguna Beach Girl Scouts participated in the 30th annual Girl Scout Golden Gate Bridging event in San Francisco earlier this month. These Junior Girl Scouts walked more than a mile across the Golden Gate Bridge to symbolize their bridging from the Junior to the Cadette level of Girl Scouting. Bridging is a traditional [...]
Thurston Middle School honored their namesake Marie Thurston this past Thursday with the unveiling of the Marie Thurston Memorial Wall in the library and administration building. Laguna Beach Council Member Kelly Boyd, Marie Thurston’s grandson, was scheduled to speak at the event, which was sponsored by the PTA and attended by district officials. [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
