CORONA DEL MAR TODAY

CdM This Weekend: Five Great Things For Your To-Do List

1. Pancake breakfast! Friends of the OASIS Center will host their monthly pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday. Pancakes, syrup, sausages, coffee, milk and juice will be served, and tickets cost $4 per adult and $2 per child. OASIS is located at Fifth and Marguerite avenues.
2. Load up on fresh reading material at [...]

From the Police Log: $74,585 Grand Theft Reported

A woman reported a grand theft with a loss of $74,585 in the 2100 block of Ocean Boulevard at 2:24 p.m. Thursday, according to a report.
The theft occurred sometime between 1:10 p.m. Jan. 14 and 3 p.m. Jan. 16 when items were stolen from the victim’s vehicle while it was not in her possession, police [...]

Teachers of the Year Named

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District has announced the Teachers of the Year for the 2011-2012 school year.
At Harbor View Elementary School, Jessica Gardner was honored at a Flag Deck ceremony today, where she showed her apple-shaped trophy and was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a round of applause.
Gardner has taught every grade from [...]

CdMHS Senior Athletes Celebrate National Letter of Intent Day

By Sofia Pardini, student intern
Corona Del Mar High School seniors all gathered Wednesday in the quad to support their fellow classmates in their national winter signing day. Although many seniors have been recruited by prestigious universities for their athletic performances, only 12 were honored at this ceremony. These athletes were recruited to universities including Yale, [...]

NB Junior Guards To Launch New Online Registration System

For the first time ever, the Newport Beach Junior Lifeguards program will require families to register online before swim tryouts this year, officials said.
“We go live on Feb. 6,” said Mike Halphide, Junior Lifeguard and Training Captain for the Newport Beach Fire Department.
Beginning Monday, participants who plan to try out for the Junior [...]

CdM Sunset, 2/2/2012

CdM Chamber To Host “5 Minute” Presentation Lunch

The Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce will host a repeat of its popular “5 Minute Networking” luncheon on Tuesday Feb. 21.
The event allows six members to speak for five minutes each about their businesses during a three-course lunch. The speakers will be limited to the first six members who call or email the chamber [...]

Coastal Commission: Ocean Blvd. Home Would Be Too Tall, Too Unstable and Remove Too Much Bluff

A proposed home to built on Ocean Boulevard near Poppy Avenue would be too tall and big, would destroy coastal bluff, would be geologically unstable and could lead to more coastal bluff development, according to a Coastal Commission staff report.
The Coastal Commission will consider a permit for the home at 3725 Ocean Blvd. at a [...]

Obama to Visit Shore Cliffs in Private Event

President Barack Obama will visit a private Shore Cliffs home on Feb. 16, according to an invitation to the event.
“Obama for America invites you to join President Barack Obama for a breakfast with supporters like you in Corona del Mar,” the invitation states. Entrance to the breakfast costs $2,500 per person, with a $10,000 photo [...]

Fire Map Meeting Scheduled for Feb. 9 at OASIS Center

The Newport Beach Fire Department will host a meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the OASIS Senior Center to answer questions about the proposed adoption of Cal Fire’s Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps.
About 5,000 Newport Beach homes fall within the state’s Very High Fire Hazard Severity Map Zone, which includes homes along [...]