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• Worshippers gather before dawn atop a hill to celebrate Easter in Anaheim

  01-04-2018 22:04 via ocregister.com
  Worshippers hiked up a hill near the Kindred Community Church in Anaheim Hills amid darkness and cold temperatures on Sunday, April 1 for the congregation’s Easter sunrise service.
  As a giant, lit cross stood against the rising sun, around 1,200 people wearing coats and blankets to stay warm sang songs praising Jesus Christ, with sporadic shouts of “Alleluia.”
  Worshippers at Kindred Community Church gather at a hilltop cross after Easter Sunday services in Anaheim Hills on Sund
  
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• Shohei Ohtani takes the mound: Follow his MLB debut

  01-04-2018 22:01 via ocregister.com
  Ohtani becomes the first player in nearly 100 years to start as a pitcher and a non-pitcher within the first 10 games of a season. Follow the in-game boxscore here.
  
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• Brad Williams brings KROQ’s 10th Annual April Foolishness to a rockin’ close

  01-04-2018 19:40 via ocregister.com
  Brad Williams stole the show the first time he performed at KROQ 106.7/FM’s annual Kevin & Bean’s April Foolishness in 2012. The now 34-year-old comedian from Fullerton graced the Foolishness stage for a fourth time Saturday night at the sold-out Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live for the 10th anniversary of the benefit show and closed it out with a bang.
  He had some great new material, including being mistaken for another famous dwarf, Peter Dinklage from “Game of Thrones,&rdq
  
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• Trump rules out any deal for ‘Dreamer’ immigrants, threatens NAFTA

  01-04-2018 19:02 via ocregister.com
  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
  PALM BEACH, Fla.  — President Donald Trump declared Sunday that a deal to help “Dreamer” immigrants was “NO MORE” and threatened to pull out of a free trade agreement with Mexico unless it does more to stop people from crossing into the U.S. He claimed they’re coming to take advantage of protections granted certain immigrants.
  “NO MORE DACA DEAL!” Trump tweeted one hour after he started the day by wishing his followers a
  
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• Family of Stephon Clark joins Sacramento rally for police reform

  01-04-2018 18:10 via ocregister.com
  Salena Manni, left, the fiancee of Stephon Clark, hugs Clark’s grandmother Sequita Thompson at a rally aimed at ensuring Clark’s memory and calling for police reform, Saturday, March 31, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. The gathering comes nearly two weeks after Clark, who was unarmed, was shot and killed by two Sacramento police officers in Thompson’s backyard. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Curtis Gordon, left, the uncle of police shooting victim Stephon Clark, speaks at a rally aimed
  
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• 2,000-gallon sewage spill in Cypress closes portion of Huntington Harbour

  01-04-2018 18:06 via ocregister.com
  A portion of the waters in Huntington Harbour, in the vicinity of the Sunset Aquatic and Portofino Cove marinas, has been closed because of a sewage spill.
  The spill of about 2,000 gallons was caused by a private sewer clean-out blockage in Cypress, according to a news release from the Environmental Health division of the Orange County Health Care Agency on Sunday, April 1.
  The area will stay closed to ocean water-contact sports until the results of follow-up water quality monitoring meet a
  
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• Easter Vigil Mass celebrated in Ladera Ranch

  01-04-2018 17:03 via ocregister.com
  Giselle Thomas and Chira Watson hold candles at the altar after being baptized during Easter Vigil Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ladera Ranch on Saturday. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, contributing photographer)Giselle Thomas holds a candle at the altar after being baptized during Easter Vigil Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ladera Ranch on Saturday. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, contributing photographer)John Sheehan looks at Father Reynold Furrell after being baptized during the Easter V
  
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• Happy Easter: Here’s why eggs are so expensive (and other egg facts)

  01-04-2018 17:00 via ocregister.com
  If you see fewer Easter egg hunts this year, it might be due to prices nearing record highs. Today we roll out some recent egg news and a few egg-centric facts.
  The American Farm Bureau Federation found that average egg prices are 37 percent higher than this time last year.
  The price increase is due to an increase in American and foreign demand for eggs while U.S. production stayed level.
  Flu in Korea
  The hike in foreign demand was exacerbated by a 2017 bird flu in South Korea, leading to a 663
  
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• Artist of the Year: Semifinalists for vocal music

  01-04-2018 16:42 via ocregister.com
  From a list of 72 nominees, the following 14 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2018 Artist of the Year in vocal music. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés.
  Included are links to their work, the specialty in which they were nominated, and quotes about how they relate to their craft.
  Vocal musicians have been nominated in the specialties of classical, non-classical, and commercial music.
  
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• Artist of the Year: Semifinalists for instrumental music

  01-04-2018 16:37 via ocregister.com
  From a list of 81 nominees, the following 15 students have been named as semi-finalists for the 2018 Artist of the Year in instrumental music. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés.
  Included are links to their work, the specialty in which they were nominated, and quotes about how they relate to their craft.
  Instrumental musicians have been nominated in the specialties of piano and strings, winds and perc
  
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• Real estate news: US Direct signs lease in Irvine; Cypress West Partners buys in Temecula

  01-04-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors completed the $3.96 million sale of a La Habra property that’s home to Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers. The 3,239-square-foot building at 1050 S Beach Blvd. was remodeled in 2017. Raising Cane’s triple-net lease investment has a new 15-year term with rental increases during the primary term. (Courtesy of Hanley Investment Group)US Direct, a full-service printing, marketing, graphic and digital advertising company, has leased a 39,260-s
  
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• 5 biggest mistakes an owner-occupant makes

  01-04-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  If you own commercial real estate you either occupy the buildings with your company as an owner-occupant or you rely on a tenant (investor) and their rent.
  I have clients that are both owner occupants and investors — they own the building from which their company operates AND they own additional commercial real estate which is leased and provides a nice income to supplement their day job.
  With that differentiation as a benchmark, I want to describe the biggest mistakes I’ve seen 
  
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• Artist of the Year semifinalists announced for instrumental and vocal music

  01-04-2018 15:15 via ocregister.com
  The Register, in partnership with Orange County Music and Dance and the Orange County Department of Education, is proud to announce the semifinalists for Artist of the Year in the categories of instrumental and vocal music.
  Instrumental musicians were nominated by their teachers in the specialties of piano and strings, winds and percussion, jazz music, commercial music, and world/cultural music.
  Vocal musicians were nominated by their teachers in the specialties of classical music, non-classical
  
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• Tricked-out treats at hearse parade

  01-04-2018 13:13
  Juan Cuevas of La Habra prepares his elaborate Day of the Dead altar on the hood of his hearse at the Orange County Market Place in Costa Mesa. James Ruiz of Riverside makes sure his hat is ready to go for the 10th annual Hearse Procession and Show Sunday.
  
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• 7 arrested in DEA bust suspected of being in drug-robbery crew

  01-04-2018 08:41
  SWAT MOBILE: Anaheim Police brought their SWAT vehicle to the Castaway Motel, in Orange, to be used to transport officers closer to a barricaded suspect. They believed a suspect was holed up in the motel who evaded police in an earlier raid.
  
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• Trabuco Hills’ Lee, Los Alamitos’ Sale produce highlights at Trabuco Hills Invitational

  01-04-2018 07:58 via ocregister.com
  MISSION VIEJO – Trabuco Hills’ Sean Lee entered the Trabuco Hills Invitational on Saturday as the best high school high jumper in the nation.
  While Lee couldn’t beat his national-best mark of 7 feet, 3 inches, which he set a little over a month ago, his jump of 7-2 at Trabuco Hills High was easily high enough to win.
  Lee went 6 inches higher than second-place finisher Aiden Garnet of Edison and more than a foot higher than Costa Mesa’s Devin Villalpando, who finished thir
  
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• Top-ranked Long Beach State again takes down UC Irvine in Big West men’s volleyball

  01-04-2018 07:53 via ocregister.com
  IRVINE – The top volleyball magazines and publications came out to this weekend’s showdown between Long Beach State and UC Irvine to get a full picture of how good the Big West teams are.
  The consensus was very good. Long Beach State won Friday in five sets – their first five-set match of the season – and was pushed again Saturday by the Anteaters at the Bren Center, who came back from a 0-2 deficit to win the third set and push hard in the fourth before falling.
  The No.1
  
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• Update: Saturday night Ortega Highway crash was fatal, lanes are now open

  01-04-2018 07:24 via ocregister.com
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — A fatal head-on crash on Ortega (74) Highway east of San Juan Capistrano Saturday night also resulted in critical injuries and shut down the two-lane highway for more than two hours, authorities said.
  The CHP log listed the accident as a fatality, but gave no details. The lanes of the highway, which links Orange and Riverside counties,  reopened at 10:48 p.m. after investigators finished their work.
  The crash was reported shortly after 8:30 p.m. in the westbound
  
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• Update: Ortega Highway lanes reopen after crash on Orange County side

  01-04-2018 07:24 via ocregister.com
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — A head-on crash on Ortega (74) Highway east of San Juan Capistrano Saturday night resulted in multiple critical injuries and shut down the two-lane highway for an investigation, authorities said.
  The crash was reported shortly after 8:30 p.m. in the westbound lane of Ortega Highway east of Antonio Parkway, the California Highway Patrol said.
  The exact number of injured was not immediately available. A CHP dispatcher told City News Service the injured were critical.
  Th
  
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• Dodgers break through with first runs, first win of season, 5-0 over Giants

  01-04-2018 06:05 via ocregister.com
  Los Angeles Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt National League Championship ring prior to a Major League Baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, March 31, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Scott Alexander throws to the plate against San Francisco Giants in the ninth inning of a Major League Baseball game at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, March 31, 2018 in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Dodge
  
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• Ducks will try to keep momentum going Sunday night

  01-04-2018 05:08 via ocregister.com
  The Anaheim Ducks celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in overtime in a NHL Western Conference hockey game at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Friday night March 31, 2018. The Ducks Rickard Rakell scored with 19 seconds left in overtime to give the Ducks the win over the Los Angeles Kings. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)The Ducks Ryan Kesler (17) and the Kings Alec Martinez (27) exchange words during the first period Friday night. The Anaheim Ducks hosts t
  
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• Orange County high school schedule: Monday, April 2

  01-04-2018 05:03 via ocregister.com
  The Orange County high school schedule for Monday, April 2.
  BASEBALLFREEWAY LEAGUETroy at Sunny Hills, 3:15 p.m.
  RYAN LEMMON TOURNAMENTAt Ryan Lemmon Stadium, Windrow ParkLaguna Beach vs. Roosevelt, 8:15 a.m., Trabuco Hills vs. El Modena, 11:15 a.m.,Marina vs. Centennial, 2:15 p.m., Brea Olinda vs. Marina, 5:15 p.m., Tustin vs. Bountiful (UT), 7:45 p.m.At Windrow Park, Field 2University vs. Dana Hills, 8:45 a.m., San Juan Hills vs. Pacifica, 11:45 a.m.,Yorba Linda vs. Irvine, 2:45 p.m., Woodbrid
  
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• Don’t sock Southern California ratepayers with Delta tunnel costs

  01-04-2018 05:00 via ocregister.com
  The question of whether to build some version of the massive Delta tunnels project long pursued by Gov. Jerry Brown is not yet settled, but the answer to how it would be financed seems to be coming into focus.
  An extra cost acknowledged to be as much as $4.80 per month would be added to the water bills of the 6.2 million households that receive water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California if the MWD board votes on April 10 to pick up most or all of the cost of the project no
  
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• All the world’s a courtroom for Trump’s critics

  01-04-2018 05:00 via ocregister.com
  One of the best-known lawyer jokes in the English language came, naturally, from William Shakespeare. It’s from “Henry VI, Part 2,” intended as comic relief in an otherwise ominous scene as the mob rallies behind Jack Cade, a rebel leader. Cade is simultaneously boasting about himself (“Be brave then for your captain is brave”) while making outlandish campaign promises.
  “I will make it a felony to drink small beer,” he says, as the late-16th-century audi
  
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• Slowdown: Dodgers unconcerned by velocity dips from Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen

  01-04-2018 04:49 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers have leaned heavily on Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen during their postseason runs the past few years.
  That, as much as the numbers themselves, make it noteworthy that both pitchers showed decreased velocity in their regular season debuts. In his opening day start, Kershaw’s fastball averaged 91 mph, two ticks off his career average. That continued a trend from spring training (even as Kershaw posted a 0.00 spring ERA).
  And Friday night, Jansen never topp
  
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• Southern California’s growing demographic dilemma

  01-04-2018 04:30 via ocregister.com
  For much of the past century, Southern California has been driven by ever increasing population growth. That area has now ended as the region’s demographics stagnate, a trend that, according to the latest Census numbers, is, if anything, accelerating. This follows a distinct national trend, notes demographer Wendell Cox, where the largest metropolitan areas are losing domestic migrants and growing far slower than smaller, often less expensive regions.
  But even among the nation’s larg
  
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• Kings coach John Stevens ‘dissatisfied’ with one point

  01-04-2018 04:16 via ocregister.com
  Getting a point in a tough hockey game isn’t the worst thing in the world. But the Kings left Anaheim late Friday wishing they had gotten two after falling 2-1 to the Ducks in overtime.
  Considering their fight with the Ducks and others for a playoff spot in the Western Conference, every point is invaluable. Coach John Stevens suggested afterward his team had more to give.
  “Games like this that are so tight are emotional, hard games,” he said. “We talked about it before &n
  
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• Alexander: Someone might get their first tour win at ANA Inspiration

  01-04-2018 04:13 via ocregister.com
  RANCHO MIRAGE — We will find out Sunday if the experience of winning is overrated, or if the peculiar stress of the final round of a major golf tournament really does matter.
  After a weird Saturday afternoon in the desert, one that began bright and ended cloudy and featured a birdie harvest more reminiscent of the desert’s January PGA event, the ANA Inspiration heads into the final round with the top of the leaderboard featuring a lot of players who have never earned an LPGA winner&r
  
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• Car-sharing bill typifies California’s ‘crony capitalist’ approach

  01-04-2018 04:00 via ocregister.com
  SACRAMENTO ­­­­— Real capitalism is a tough sport where entrepreneurs risk their capital in hopes of winning customers. The “crony” version of it involves politicians rigging the rules to assure that the “right” people are winners. We see this ugly process on high-profile national issues, such as when Donald Trump promotes tariffs to boost steel makers at the expense of companies that use steel products. But most of this nonsense proceeds quietly in
  
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• Residents and their grandkids celebrate spring at Laguna Woods’ annual Equestrian Easter event

  01-04-2018 02:04 via ocregister.com
  Laguna Woods Village held its annual Easter at the Equestrian Center event Saturday, March 31. Guests gathered in the grandstand for the horse parade in the arena and children scrambled for Easter eggs on the lawn. A visit by the Easter Bunny along with pony rides for the children made for a fun day.
   
  Silas Farahat, 3, of Tustin, shies away from Apple Jax the horse during the annual Easter at the Equestrian Center event in Laguna Woods on Saturday, March 31, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan/
  
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• Irvine woman dies in Ortega Highway motorcycle crash

  01-04-2018 01:56 via ocregister.com
  A motorcyclist from Irvine died Saturday, March 31, when her motorcycle went off the side of Highway 74 as she headed toward Orange County, the California Highway Patrol said.
  Just after 10:30 a.m., Annette A. Carrion, 23, was riding a 2015 Triumph east of Morrell Canyon, at 70 to 80 mph, a CHP news release said. Because of her speed, the CHP said, she was unable to make the curve in the highway, which is also known as Ortega Highway in the Santa Ana Mountains.
  Carrrion veered down the
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (3-31-18)

  01-04-2018 01:49 via ocregister.com
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, March 31.
  BASEBALLClick here to see the scores & stats.
  SOFTBALLClick here to see the scores & stats.
   
  
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• Bella the Cairn terrier mix would do well in a home with other calm dogs

  01-04-2018 01:29 via ocregister.com
  Breed: Cairn terrier mix
  Age: 1 1/2 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Size: 13 pounds
  Bella’s story: Bella walks well on leash, gets along with other, gentle dogs and is full-grown at 13 pounds. She loves rotisserie chicken morsels and will be your best friend for life if you feed her some. She recently had her teeth cleaned. She’s house-trained and crate-trained and current on all vaccinations. She’s also microchipped. She does well with children but would be best in a home wit
  
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• Ibrahimovic scores twice as Galaxy comeback stuns LAFC

  01-04-2018 01:21 via ocregister.com
  CARSON — LAFC’s Carlos Vela made his presence known early in Sunday’s first meeting between the first-year expansion club and the Galaxy.
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic upstaged him in about 20 minutes.
  With the Galaxy trailing 3-2, Zlatan Ibrahimovic unleashed a one-touch missile from approximately 45 yards that sailed over LAFC goalkeeper Tyler Miller’s head to tie the game.
  It was Ibrahimovic’s third touch of the game since he came on as a sub in the 70th minute.
  He was
  
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• Young USC QBs frustrate Clay Helton in scrimmage

  01-04-2018 01:18 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES — Asked his impressions of USC’s young quarterbacks following a situational scrimmage Saturday, Coach Clay Helton let out a sigh.
  “I want to reserve the right to watch the tape,” Helton said.
  The early assessment was not favorable for third-year sophomore Matt Fink or redshirt freshman Jack Sears, the candidates vying to replace Sam Darnold as the Trojans’ starting quarterback for the upcoming season.
  Over the scrimmage lasting almost 50 plays on Howard
  
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• Daisy is a sweet Tibetan spaniel mix who just wants love

  01-04-2018 01:03 via ocregister.com
  Breed: Tibetan  spaniel mix
  Age: About 9 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Size: 13 pounds
  Daisy’s story: Daisy was at a shelter, not doing well because of a few medical issues, so Shamrock Rescue took her so we could get her healthy and find her a forever home. Except for some skin issues that are clearing up, she has turned out to be quite healthy. She likely has had several litters of puppies (maybe she was a puppy mill dog or was bred over and over by her owners), and it’s possibl
  
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• Quick DNA analysis lands Mission Viejo robbery suspect in jail

  01-04-2018 00:53 via ocregister.com
  Travis Allard was long gone, authorities say, by the time Orange County sheriff’s investigators found the blood-stained cash register he was suspected of stealing from Pink Ribbon Donuts in Mission Viejo.
  But he was identified just a day later, they said, under the Rapid DNA program.
  Allard, 30, had entered the shop March 21, ordered two donuts, brandished a knife and demanded cash, a Sheriff’s Department news release said. He fled with the money, which vanished, and the register, wh
  
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• Shohei Ohtani to make MLB history with pitching debut

  01-04-2018 00:28 via ocregister.com
  OAKLAND — Shohei Ohtani made his debut Thursday, but he’s going to make history Sunday.
  Ohtani is scheduled to start as the Angels pitcher in a 1 p.m. game against the Oakland A’s, after starting as their designated hitter Thursday.
  He will be the first player in nearly 100 years to start as a pitcher and a non-pitcher within the first 10 games of a season. Joe Bush of the Boston Red Sox and Clarence Mitchell of the Brooklyn Dodgers did it in 1920.
  The last time a player starte
  
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• Servite hires former Saint Louis of Hawaii coach as offensive coordinator

  01-04-2018 00:25 via ocregister.com
  Servite has hired former Saint Louis of Hawaii football coach Darnell Arceneaux as its offensive coordinator, the Friars recently announced.
  Arceneaux coached at Saint Louis during two different stints. In his second tenure, he coached future Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota and won the 2010 state title.
  In a one-year stint in 2003, Arceneaux guided Saint Louis to a state runner-up finish. He later coached Mililani for four seasons starting in 2007.
  Arceneaux also
  
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• Photos: Kids tire out their parents at Tustin’s annual Easter egg hunt

  01-04-2018 00:06 via ocregister.com
  Tustin’s annual Easter egg hunt included photos with that ubiquitous bunny, a petting zoo, inflatables, game booths, pony rides and a pancake breakfast. Here’s how it played out.
  Children are off to a running start during the Tustin Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31, 2018. The annual event featured the Easter Bunny, a petting zoo, games and pony rides. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)Sofia Trenton, 5 months gets her rabbit ears adjusted by her mom, Wendy, dur
  
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