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• Film Guide for the week of Aug. 16

  16-08-2017 23:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Film guide for box-office releases and ongoing movies
  From news services
  NEW THIS WEEK
  ‘Logan Lucky’: (PG-13) (for language and some crude comments) This heist comedy about two unlucky working-class brothers who plan to fight the system by robbing a NASCAR racetrack is easy to like if not love. (The Associated Press)  1 hour, 59 minutes. Grade: */*\*
  ‘Patti Cake$’: R (for language throughout, crude sexual references, some drug use and a brief nude image) Familia
  
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• OCVarsity’s 2017 football team previews: Bolsa Grande, Garden Grove, La Quinta, Los Amigos, Rancho Alamitos, Santiago

  16-08-2017 22:54 via ocregister.com
  
  OCVarsity Kickoff 2017: The Register has put together its annual preview for the upcoming high school football season.
  In the coming days we’ll have previews online of every team and league in Orange County, plus much more, including our O.C. Hot 150 rankings of the top players in the county.
  GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE(OC Varsity’s rating is based on analysis of the team’s expected showing this season.)
  BOLSA GRANDE
  Last season: 1-9, 0-5 league
  OCVarsity rating: Hard team to read; lik
  
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• Mission Viejo gearing up for Restaurant Week

  16-08-2017 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  MISSION VIEJO – Residents looking for good restaurant deals need not look further than the city limits this coming week as the Mission Viejo Chamber of Commerce hosts its first annual Restaurant Week, Aug. 21-27.
  In its inaugural run, 22 full-service restaurants in Mission Viejo will offer up deals and specials as a way of formally introducing themselves to residents who may have been thinking of trying that restaurant, but haven’t walked in yet.
  The event is put on jointly by t
  
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• Canyon High grad spent senior year planting roots for lasting project

  16-08-2017 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s a myth that all high school seniors drop difficult courses and cruise through the remainder of their high school career … you know, the Senior Slump.
  Katherine “Katie” Zerbst, a 2017 graduate of Canyon High School, was no slouch during her senior year. She spent many of her after-school hours working to complete her Gold Award, the highest possible honor within the Girl Scouts of USA. The Gold Award is achieved by less than 5.4 percent of eligible Girl Scouts, often
  
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• Rent burden in Los Angeles, Orange County ranked nation’s worst; Inland Empire 17th highest

  16-08-2017 22:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The rent check hurts in Southern California.
  The typical renter in Los Angeles and Orange counties started 2017 paying the nation’s biggest slice of their household income to the landlord, while Inland Empire tenants had the 17th highest rent burden.
  That’s according to online property tracker Zillow’s measurement of rent affordability. These analysts compare local rents with typical wages. I tossed their data into my trusty spreadsheet to find how financially challenging it is
  
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• Singles calendar for Aug. 18-24

  16-08-2017 22:30 via ocregister.com
  Today, Aug. 18
  Cornerstone bowling: Senior fun and prizes. Check in at 12:30 p.m. for free practice. Ask for Bobbie to bowl with Cornerstone singles. 1 p.m. weekly. Forest Lanes, 22771 Centre Drive, Lake Forest. $11 for three games.
  Orange County Singles for Christ: Come enjoy a hot dinner at 6 p.m. Worship starts at 7:30 p.m. Welcoming all age groups. After service, hang around until midnight and meet other singles who share a desire to follow Christ. $6. 3186 Pullman St., Costa Mesa. 949-215-2
  
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• OC Fair 2017: Attendance slightly down, but survey shows more guests satisfied

  16-08-2017 22:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Marine veteran Rafaelo Papale and his son Logan, 4, record a message in the Heroes Hall Story Booth at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, on Saturday, August 12, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)The Orange County Fair has reopened its G-Force ride, center, after a series of inspections confirming its safety. The closure and inspections followed the deadly malfunction of a similar ride in Ohio. in Costa Mesa, CA on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. (Photo by Sam Gangwer, Orange County Regi
  
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• Newport Beach Country Club $50 million renovation is finished

  16-08-2017 22:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The $50 million renovation of the Newport Beach Country Club is now complete.
  C.W. Driver Companies announced the completion of the 65,000-square-foot, luxury development last week.
  The club’s ground level includes a pro golf shop, outdoor dining patio, spa, a sauna and steam room, a fitness center with a yoga and dance studio and men’s and women’s locker rooms.
  The Newport Beach Country Club recently underwent a $50 million renovation.The Newport Beach Country Club recently un
  
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• Placentia’s The Bruery expands to Washington D.C.

  16-08-2017 22:18 via ocregister.com
  
  The Bruery, one of Orange County’s first and most successful craft beer makers, is opening a second storefront in Washington D.C. this fall. The Bruery Store at Union Market District will be located in a historic shopping area about one mile northeast of Capitol Hill. The neighborhood, famous since the Union Terminal Market opened there in 1931, has been revitalized in recent years. Along with its culinary destinations, it has attracted hotels, retail stores and residential development.
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• Children’s Museum hoping $75,000 grant could help it preserve the historic building

  16-08-2017 22:18 via ocregister.com
  
  The nearly 100-year-old train depot that houses the Children’s Museum at La Habra may soon be getting a much needed face lift.
  The city applied this week to the California Cultural and Historical Endowment Museum Grant for $75,000 to renovate the historic building.
  “The building is close to 100 years old now and there are a lot of areas we need to repair and replace,” Museum Director Lovely Qureshi said. “With the grant we’d be able to do some very large projects.&r
  
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• San Clemente news briefs: Paul Walker memorial revisited, La Pata speed limits, toll road hike, more

  16-08-2017 20:45 via ocregister.com
  
  More than four dozen members of the Divel and Driscoll families reunited Aug. 13 at Max Berg Plaza Park, led by San Clemente’s official matriarch, Lois Driscoll Divel. (Courtesy of Jane Divel Nichols)Chad Kroeger observes as his colleague J.T. Parr shows the City Council how a sandstone San Clemente memorial to the late ‘Fast and Furious’ actor Paul Walker might look on a coastal cliff. (Photo by Fred Swegles; Orange County Register/SCNG)Two Paul Walker fans suggested this is h
  
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• OCVarsity’s 2017 football team previews: Canyon, Football, Villa Park, Yorba Linda

  16-08-2017 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  OCVarsity Kickoff 2017: The Register has put together its annual preview for the upcoming high school football season.
  In the coming days we’ll have previews online of every team and league in Orange County, plus much more, including our O.C. Hot 150 rankings of the top players in the county.
  CRESTVIEW LEAGUE
  (OC Varsity’s rating is based on an analysis of the team’s expected showing this season.)
  CANYON
  Last season: 4-7, 1-2
  OC Varsity rating: Should earn playoff spot.
  Scoutin
  
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• Trump disbands 2 business councils as CEOs resign in wake of Charlottesville

  16-08-2017 20:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jena McGregor
  WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s relationship with the American business community suffered a major setback on Wednesday as the president was forced to shut down his major business advisory councils after corporate leaders repudiated his comments on the violence in Charlottesville this weekend.
  Trump announced the disbanding of the two councils — the Strategy & Policy Forum and the Manufacturing Council, which hosted many of the top corporate leaders i
  
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• Sam Hunt and Maren Morris bring good-time vibes to the Greek

  16-08-2017 20:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Sam Hunt and Maren Morris are undoubtedly two of the hottest young-and-rising stars on country radio today. Each artist only has one major label album to his or her credit – Hunt released “Montevallo” in 2014 and Morris put out “Hero” in 2016 – however, between them they’ve had nearly a dozen radio hits.
  Out on the 15 in a 30 Tour, a nod to a line from Hunt’s latest track, “Body Like a Back Road,” the duo turned a Tuesday night, their f
  
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• Chihuahua mix Pippi is looking for a loving forever home

  16-08-2017 20:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Chihuahua mix
  Age: 4 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Size: 5 pounds
  Pippi’s story: This tiny little girl ended up in a shelter with no owner in sight. She is in a foster home, where she has acclimated well. She gets along with her foster family but would prefer to be the only dog in her new home. She walks well on leash and appears to be house-trained.With her gorgeous, red coat, she looks like a show dog when she prances around.
  Adoption fee: $250, includes registered microchip, up-to-
  
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• Peek inside the oceanfront home ex-Broadcom exec is selling for $44 million

  16-08-2017 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Martin Colombatto’s San Clemente home (Photo by Chris Snitko)Martin Colombatto’s San Clemente home (Photo by Chris Snitko)Martin Colombatto’s San Clemente home (Photo by Chris Snitko)Martin Colombatto’s San Clemente home (Photo by Chris Snitko)Martin Colombatto’s San Clemente home (Photo by Chris Snitko)Martin Colombatto’s San Clemente home (Photo by Chris Snitko)Martin Colombatto’s San Clemente home (Photo by Chris Snitko)Martin Colombatto’s San C
  
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• Former Angels ace Jered Weaver retires

  16-08-2017 19:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Jered Weaver, who spent most of his 12 big league seasons as the Angels ace, announced his retirement on Wednesday after an unsuccessful attempt to return to form with the San Diego Padres.
  “While I’ve been working hard to get back on the mound, my body just will not allow me to compete like I want to,” Weaver said in a statement released by the Padres.
  Weaver, 34, posted a 7.44 ERA in nine starts with the Padres, who signed him to a one-year, $3-million deal just before spring
  
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• Trump’s business councils disband as CEOs repudiate president over Charlottesville

  16-08-2017 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s relationship with the American business community suffered a major setback on Wednesday as the president was forced to shut down his major business advisory councils after corporate leaders repudiated his comments on the violence in Charlottesville this weekend.
  Trump announced the disbanding of the two councils — the Strategy & Policy Forum and the Manufacturing Council, which hosted many of the top corporate leaders in America — amid a growing upr
  
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• PE-backed CMTH buys Astro-Tek

  16-08-2017 18:28
  Consolidated Machine & Tool Holdings LLC, which is backed by White Wolf Capital LLC , has acquired Anaheim, California-based Astro-Tek Industries , a maker of parts and equipment for the aerospace and government industries. No financial terms were disclosed.
  
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• Fire at Camp Pendleton burns 60 acres

  16-08-2017 16:30 via ocregister.com
  A wildfire that began late Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Camp Pendleton has burned about 60 acres, according to base officials.
  The blaze was reported about 11:45 p.m. in the San Mateo helicopter landing zone,  said Camp Pendleton spokesman Capt. Brian B Villiard.
  The fire’s progress was stopped around 4:15 a.m. Wednesday. There are no reports of structures threatened,  Villiard said.
  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
  The odor of smoke from the blaze was prevalent We
  
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• Confederate monuments removed overnight in Baltimore

  16-08-2017 16:16 via ocregister.com
  BALTIMORE — Confederate monuments in Baltimore were quietly removed and hauled away on trucks in darkness early Wednesday, days after a violent white nationalist rally in Virginia that was sparked by plans to take down a similar statue there.
  Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh told The Baltimore Sun that crews began removing the city’s four Confederate monuments late Tuesday and finished around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.
  “It’s done,” Pugh told the newspaper. “
  
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• Defiant Trump again blames ‘both sides’ in Virginia protest

  16-08-2017 16:06 via ocregister.com
  
  By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE
  NEW YORK — President Donald Trump defiantly blamed “both sides” for the weekend violence between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators in Virginia, seeking to rebuff the widespread criticism of his handling of the emotionally-charged protests while showing sympathy for the fringe group’s efforts to preserve Confederate monuments.
  President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2
  
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• Best thing I ate: Sicilian specialty pizza in Laguna Beach

  16-08-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  I was surprised to find Ti Amo virtually empty at dinnertime on Friday night at the peak of Laguna Beach’s tourist season. All the other restaurants up and down the highway appeared to be packed.
  When I arrived, I counted only three other tables with customers, a number that only dwindled as the night grew darker. It’s a charming restaurant, a quaint old house on the cliff facing the ocean. The windows were propped open, allowing a pleasant breeze to sweep through the dining rooms as
  
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• Avocado shortage: A perfect storm of problems is causing a surge in prices

  16-08-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Avocados, are scarce at the Ingardia Bros. Produce Inc. warehouse in Santa Ana on Monday, October 10, 2016. Prices are rising because of a shortage from Mexico. (Photo by Mindy Schauer,Orange County Register/SCNG)Gene Bianchi owner of Bianchi Farms shows one of his ripe avocados at his avocado farm in De Luz Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. FRANK BELLINO, THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE/SCNGGrocery Outlet in Orange, which is known for its extreme discounts, is selling large avocados from Chile and California for $
  
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• Can we make Disneyland better by trading some of its attractions to Walt Disney World?

  16-08-2017 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Forget fantasy football. I want to run my own fantasy theme park league.
  Let’s draft attractions and find some way to figure out which of our made-up parks would draw the most fans and make the most money. But as with any fantasy team, the best part would be the trades. Who gives up what to get a great ride or show from another park?
  Until someone comes up with actual fantasy theme park league, we’ll have to make due with a few trades I’ll propose here: The rules are that these
  
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• Brea to get 80 new homes for 55-plus buyers as market heats up

  16-08-2017 09:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Homebuilder The New Home Co. is creating its first 55-plus age restricted community in Orange County to Brea.
  The Agave community within the La Floresta neighborhood will hold 80 single-story flats ranging from from 1,379-to-1,726 square feet in size with up to three bedrooms plus a den; two baths; and a deck. Prices are expected to start in the mid-$600,000 range.
  A sales office opens Saturday, Aug. 19, with a formal grand opening planned for October.
  The new homes come as first-half homebuying
  
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• Public-private space ventures need oversight

  16-08-2017 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Public-private partnerships in space travel hold much promise, and greater cost-efficiency, but government should be transparent about the risks and inevitable failures.
  On Monday, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, better known as SpaceX, conducted a successful launch of a resupply mission to the International Space Station, or ISS, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the company’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket returning safely to SpaceX’s landing zone at Cap
  
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• Big public pensions continue to pile up

  16-08-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  While politicians across California seem content to ignore the problem, both the cost and excesses of public-sector pensions continue to grow.
  Last year, nearly 23,000 retired government workers receiving a pension through the California Public Employees’ Retirement System collected pensions of at least $100,000, according to watchdog group Transparent California.
  The number of CalPERS pensioners in the $100K club has grown 63 percent since 2012. Topping the list is former Solano County ad
  
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• Letters: Risking retirement

  16-08-2017 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Re: “3 Orange County cities among state’s top 25 in paying public pensions of more than $100K a year” [News, Aug. 10]: The California system is great at promising pensions, but is a failure at properly funding those promises. Case in point: The CalPERS $100K Club. Nearly 23,000 California public retirees last year each received more than $100,000 in annual pension benefits, from a system that’s $111 billion in debt. This is what happens when the cost of pension benefits f
  
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• Lowell school district terminates lease for Whittier Christian Elementary School, seeks replacement private school

  16-08-2017 08:07 via ocregister.com
  
  WHITTIER — Two weeks after terminating Whittier Christian Elementary School’s lease to use Maybrook Elementary School, officials at the Lowell Joint School District said they hope to find a replacement private school to operate the campus that served 288 students last year.
  Meanwhile, the operator of the current school vows to stay put, possibly forcing an eviction.
  The school board voted July 31 to terminate the lease and on Monday, it voted to encourage a new operator by promising
  
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• Villa Park football team visits Sharks Cove, cliff jumps on trip to Hawaii

  16-08-2017 08:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Villa Park’s football team is soaking up the Hawaiian experience and bonding as it prepares to play Damien of Honolulu on Oahu on Friday.
  And with visits to Sharks Cove and activities such as cliff jumping, it’s probably hard not to bond. If those don’t do the trick, there’s always the early-morning card games or a few other fun activities.
  Villa Park coach Dusan Ancich said the team snorkeled at Sharks Cove and he posted on Twitter that the Spartans went cliff jumping. H
  
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• Santa Ana staffs up jail for new U.S. Marshals inmates, federal funds will help replace lost ICE revenue

  16-08-2017 07:51 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – The additional 173 U.S. Marshals Service inmates that Santa Ana agreed to house temporarily at Santa Ana Jail will generate about as much revenue as the facility lost from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s recent contract termination.
  On a 6-1 vote, the City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 15, approved an appropriations adjustment recognizing $10,217,316 for 10 months of additional jail operations-related revenue in the fiscal year 2017-18. The jail contract that I
  
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• Arrogate draws outside post but is favorite for Pacific Classic at Del Mar

  16-08-2017 07:43 via ocregister.com
  
  DEL MAR — Arrogate, who turned in a lackluster effort in his most recent start after four consecutive scintillating victories, drew post No. 8 and was installed as the even-money morning-line favorite Tuesday night when entries were announced for the 27th edition of the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar.
  The Saturday race appears, on paper, to be a three-horse contest between Arrogate, Collected (5-2) and Accelerate (3-1). The other five runners in the eight-horse lineup
  
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• Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig shows patience under pressure against White Sox

  16-08-2017 07:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Alex Wood throws against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson #7 is congratulated for his first pitch of the game homer off of Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Alex Wood #57 in the first inning. The Los Angeles Dodgers played the Chicago White Sox at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA 8/12/2017 Photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles
  
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• Cal State Fullerton student: Boot camp for nursing students builds bonds, knowledge

  16-08-2017 07:01 via ocregister.com
  By Annmarie Herrera
  Contributing columnist
  Beginning a new school or program can be very intimidating and nerve-racking. Nursing school brings with it the excitement of finally coming into a program where the end is near to have “RN” after your name, but worry as you wonder how you will do in such an elite, well-known nursing program as Cal State Fullerton’s School of Nursing.
  When I was admitted to the program, I was full of emotions wondering how I would ever get through
  
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• Few Southern Cal natives make 64-man cut at U.S. Amateur, but now the fun begins

  16-08-2017 06:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Dylan Meyer of Evansville, Ind., tees off on the first hole at the U.S. Amateur Championship at the Riviera Country Club Tuesday. The Championship continues through Sunday. ( Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Lee Hodges hits a fairway shot at the U.S. Amateur Championship at the Riviera Country Club, Hodges was at -4 after play Tuesday. The Championship continues through Sunday. ( Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Lee Hodges putts at the U.S. Amateur Championship
  
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• Cal State Fullerton’s men’s soccer team launches 2017 season with exhibition loss to California

  16-08-2017 06:42 via ocregister.com
  
  California defeated Cal State Fullerton 2-0 in an exhibition match Monday at Titan Stadium as CSUF started the 2017 season. The Titans next game is Saturday at 11 a.m. against the Fullerton Alumni team.
  Michael Lopez, No. 23, gets high fives from the coaches and staff at the beginning of Monday night’s game as Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer took on Cal Berkeley at Titan Stadium in Fullerton. (Photo by Sam Gangwer, Orange County Register/SCNG)Titans fans were happy in the first half
  
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• UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen hits stride as Bruins focus on details

  16-08-2017 06:27 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The pass rush is bearing down. Josh Rosen’s blue eyes glance at it. He steps up in the pocket and zips the ball through what seems like an impossibly small window. Somehow it misses a tangle of hands from defensive backs and lands in the waiting arms of a receiver at the back of the end zone. Rosen pumps his fist.
  The real Rosen is back.
  Although he’s been throwing for months since his season-ending shoulder surgery last fall, the junior quarterback said Tuesday t
  
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• Miller: Winning Dodgers at a loss for nothing but words

  16-08-2017 06:18 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — He had just caught another comeback victory and hit another home run, Yasmani Grandal now standing in the Dodgers clubhouse and being asked to discuss his team’s astonishing and utter awesomeness.
  Yet, instead of effervescing with the sort of delight that must come from playing on a club not only chasing but routinely tackling history, Grandal’s rather somber tone suggested he was recounting the passing of a childhood pet.
  One that was fluffy and lovable and house
  
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• Angels’ winning streak snapped in 3-1 loss to Howie Kendrick, Nationals

  16-08-2017 03:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs (45) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez (47) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez (47) throws during the first inning of a base
  
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• I-405 Improvement Project is ‘moving full speed ahead,’ with financing milestone reached

  16-08-2017 03:36 via ocregister.com
  ORANGE – The Interstate 405 Improvement Project has been “moving full speed ahead” since reaching a major financing milestone a few weeks ago that allowed the contractor to proceed with design and construction, according to the program manager.
  A schedule with detailed activities — including construction — is expected to be finalized in the next few months, Jeff Mills, the Orange County Transportation Authority’s I-405 project program manager, told board membe
  
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• Plans submitted by Chef Bruno Serato for rebuilding Anaheim White House after February fire

  16-08-2017 03:21
  Chef Bruno, owner of the Anaheim White House restaurant, displays some of the historical architectural features recovered from the restaurant in Anaheim on Friday, August 11, 2017. Many recovered features were from the balcony which was at the front of the building but has since been demolished.
  
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• Opioid-related ER visits more than double over past decade in Orange County

  16-08-2017 03:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Emergency room visits resulting from opioid use have increased 141 percent over 10 years in Orange County, according to a report released Tuesday, Aug. 15, by the Health Care Agency.
  Between 2005 and 2015, 7,457 residents went to hospital ERs for reasons such as opioid addiction or heroin poisoning. The report is a follow-up to an April publication on drug and alcohol deaths, which have risen 82 percent since 2000.
  The new report makes note of a number of local trends:The most commonly pres
  
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• Want sunglasses to protect your eyes during the eclipse? Good luck

  16-08-2017 02:52 via ocregister.com
  
   
  Deal! A hard-bargaining Norma Bengard of Torrance buys her first telescope from Mike Fowler, OC Telescope owner. “You’ve made my dreams come true,” Bengard gushes. “Now you have the whole universe,” Fowler replies at his Santa Ana shop on Mon., Aug. 14. She’s Idaho bound with her daughter and niece to see the eclipse, but says she’ll have to sleep in her car since every hotel she tried was booked. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/S
  
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• Queen’s Tears is easy to grow, but drainage must be good

  16-08-2017 02:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Q.  I recently purchased a houseplant called Queen’s Tears.  How should I care for it?
  A.  Queen’s Tears, Bilbergia nutans, is an easy-to-grow member of the bromeliad family.  In its native Brazil it grows as an epiphyte on trees.  Here, it is most commonly grown as a potted plant either in the house or on the patio.  It can also be grown in the ground if the soil drains very well or on bark slabs with the roots lightly protected by sphagnum mo
  
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• Keep clutter under control with these clever organizing products

  16-08-2017 02:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The Container Store’s Clear Linus Divided Lazy Susan (containerstore. com). (The Container Store)The Now You See It Acrylic Shelf Bookcase from Land of Nod (landofnod.com). (Land of Nod)No Nails Fabric Wall Organizer from PBTeen (pbteen.com). (PBteen)Kvissle lidded box from Ikea (ikea.com). (Ikea)The Over the Door Mirror With Storage from PBteen (pbteen.com). (PBteen)Crate & Barrel’s Wine-Stem Rack (crateandbarrel.com. (Crate & Barrel)The Brabantia Stackable Laundry Sorter fr
  
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• Revamped offensive lines seeking to build chemistry for Rams, Chargers

  16-08-2017 02:42 via ocregister.com
  
  When Orlando Franklin was released in May, the Chargers offensive line didn’t just lose its most veteran member. It lost something arguably just as crucial to the undefinable, yet indisputably important chemistry of an offensive line.
  The Chargers linemen lost their grillmaster.
  Nothing about offensive line chemistry is scientific. For how often coaches talk about it or commentators reference it, chemistry up front remains mysterious and ever-changing. “It’s really hard to quan
  
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• Chef Bruno Serato submits plans to rebuild his Anaheim White House after February fire

  16-08-2017 02:40 via ocregister.com
  
  A tarp covers most of the burnt-out windows and charred walls of the Anaheim White House.
  In a hardhat, Chef Bruno Serato walked the perimeter of the restaurant, showing what could be saved and what would be rebuilt. Standing in the rubble, there’s excitement in his voice.
  After a fire gutted the beloved restaurant in February, Serato is ready to put it back together.
  Serato submitted plans to Anaheim last week to start construction on a remodeled version of the Anaheim White House, w
  
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• Foothill High grad with an ‘A’ in attendance picks up the Toyota Corolla he won

  16-08-2017 02:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Ignacio Orozco, a graduate of Foothill High School sits under a banner after being presented with a new Toyota Corolla that he won for his perfect attendance at Tustin Toyota in Tustin, on Friday, August 11, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)Ignacio Orozco, a graduate of Foothill High School stands with his new Toyota Corolla that he won for his perfect attendance at Tustin Toyota in Tustin, on Friday, August 11, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)Ignacio
  
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• Angels at Nationals: Wednesday game time, TV channel, starting pitchers

  16-08-2017 02:30 via ocregister.com
  
  ANGELS at NATIONALS
  When: 10 a.m.
  Where: Nationals Park
  TV: Fox Sports West
  THE PITCHERS
  ANGELS RHP RICKY NOLASCO (5-12, 5.24)
  vs. Nationals: 11-7, 3.65
  At Nationals Park: 4-2, 2.44
  Hates to face: None
  Loves to face: Adam Lind, 2 for 13 (.154)
  NATIONALS RHP TANNER ROARK (9-7, 4.74)
  vs. Angels: 0-0, 0.00
  At Nationals Park: 24-18, 3.29
  Hates to face: None
  Loves to face: Andrelton Simmons, 2 for 17, (.118)
  
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