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A fun, festive Easter event (1 of 50)

The City of Stanton reported that about 3,500 showed up for the city's annual Easter Egg Hunt at Stanton Park. It was perfect weather, and those attending could have their picture taken with volunteer Easter Bunny Hilda, courtesy of Stanton's Walgreen Drug Store at the corner of Chapman Avenue and Beach Boulevard. Those attending...

Eggs-cavation quite a celebration (2 of 50)

The Garden Grove Community Services Department held its seventh annual Easter "Eggs-cavation" at Atlantis Play Center, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the first 300 families who registered for the experience. The celebration is always a sell-out and this year was no exception. A sign reading, "Sold out," was near the...

The voice of Garden Grove (3 of 50)

The Garden Grove Community Foundation (GGCF) invites talented local high school students to compete in the fourth annual Voice of Garden Grove singing competition for a chance to win a $500 cash prize and another $500 toward their school’s choir program. Auditions will be held on April 30, May 8, and May 14. Students are required to...

Council gives kudos to grads (4 of 50)

For a third year, the city is recognizing Garden Grove college graduates for their outstanding accomplishments. The city is seeking names and information from Garden Grove residents who will receive a spring or fall 2015 undergraduate or post-graduate academic degree from any college or university. Graduates who submit their information by...

Sand, sealed, delivered! (5 of 50)

Recently, 12 tons of soft sand were donated by USS Cal Builders to Knott Avenue Early Childhood Development Center in Anaheim. Stanton City Councilman David Shawver heard that the school had a need for sand under its new swings and orchestrated the donation between the company and school. "We are so excited for our new swing set and...

School district goes high tech (6 of 50)

Since the beginning of the school year, Westminster School District - which serves students in Westminster, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach and Midway City - has provided more than 8,200 Chromebooks to students in second through eighth grade. This month, the district is conducting its Middle School Chromebook Initiative at its three...

GG girl stars in 'A Christmas Carol' (7 of 50)

Los Alamitos High School senior and Show Choir co-President Karoline Ribak, 17, of Garden Grove is appearing at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in "A Christmas Carol" thru Dec. 27 in Costa Mesa. “It’s definitely really been a profound experience for me because I was actually in production seven years ago in 'A...

These kids really walk the walk (8 of 50)

The Boys & Girls Club of Garden Grove is one of three sites in the United States selected to be a "Giving Partner" with Toms Shoes to distribute new shoes to less fortunate children. The shoes will be distributed at 15 boys & girls clubs in Orange County. "While we were a direct recipient of shoes the past two years,...

A fresh twist on 'Annie' (9 of 50)

The Rose Center Theater’s Rose Kids proudly presents "Annie Jr.," an adaptation of the sentimental classic that is brimming with positivity, optimism and hopefulness in spite of tough times and what is recognized as a real “hard knock life.” Under the direction of Vincent Aniceto, Annie (Olivia Aniceto – yes...

City gives kids a ton of hope (10 of 50)

On Sept. 30, the city of Stanton partnered with Giving Children Hope to donate one ton of food and water to local families an children in need. Employees from every department pooled in their time and resources to provide canned goods, rice, pasta, bottles of water, and other much‐needed items for Giving Children Hope’s service programs...

Of munchkins and pumpkins (11 of 50)

The Pumpkin Factory in Westminster is a veritable wonderland of pumpkins of all sizes that's been staged for comfortable family picture-taking. There are lots of decorated seating areas on the bales of straw, surrounded by myriads of different colored pumpkins of green, white, variegatedand traditional orange. "We've...

Elks Soccer and Hoop Shoot a success (12 of 50)

The Garden Grove Elks recently hosted its annual Soccer and Hoop Shoot with the headliners, the LA Galaxy Street Team. All children ages 7 to 13 years were invited to participate in this free event and many accepted the invitation. The program included a soccer demo and clinic with the Galaxy team with trophies for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd...

Legion honors 5 high achievers (13 of 50)

The Westminster American Legion Post No. 266 sponsored five young men -- all students at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove -- to attend the annual "Boys State" program and honored them during the Post's Saturday meeting. "The Boys State program is an extremely unique opportunity that Post No. 266 provides to the bright...

Kids shine at Galaxy event (14 of 50)

The LA Galaxy’s street team held a soccer skills clinic for children and their parents at an event hosted by the Garden Grove Elks fraternal organization on Saturday, Sept. 20 in Garden Grove. The Futboleros soccer entertainers that conducted the clinic are head of entertainment for the LA Galaxy. They perform their freestyle soccer...

Of Tiny Tots and Kare Bears... (15 of 50)

The city of Garden Grove’s Tiny Tots and Kare Bears programs offer a convenient alternative to private daycare for pre-schoolers. Openings still exist for these programs that give children, between the ages of 3 and 5, an early start kindergarten by teaching them learning and socialization skills that promote personal growth and...

Local students earn scholarships (16 of 50)

The Sid Goldstein Freedom Park and War Memorial, 14180 All American Way in Westminster, was the site of the 2014 Fallen Heroes Scholarship presentation Saturday morning. The event was led by Garden Grove Councilman Christopher Phan, with the United States Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem and the former Republic of Vietnam anthem being...

You go girls! (17 of 50)

The Garden Grove Elks honored the American Softball Association’s 14 and under girls National Softball Champions at their lodge last week. The girls were truly magnificent in this year’s season with a record of 35-4. The girls, their families and their coaches were treated to a banquet at the Lodge. After the meal and dinner...

Mighty Mites strive for new heights (18 of 50)

The Garden Grove Bulldogs Junior Mighty Mite squad played its first scrimmage of the season on last week at Garden Grove Park. The Bulldogs played a Santa Ana Pop Warner squad in a 10 offensive play format scrimmage game. Each team has possession of the ball for 10 plays regardless if the team scores a touchdown. Once those 10 are up,...

Students show off their artistry (19 of 50)

Never doubt that there are budding artists in Garden Grove. Six students in three different schools in Garden Grove took home top honors for their artistic endeavors Sunday afternoon. The event was part of the annual Festival of Arts/PIMCO Foundation awards ceremony in Laguna Beach. Nearly 85 students from throughout Orange County,...

Prepping for their premier (20 of 50)

Garden Grove Bulldogs 2014 Pop Warner season is in full swing as players practiced with pads and helmets for the first time on Aug. 1. This year’s opening day ceremonies are set for Saturday Aug. 23, which will include food, scrimmages and prizes being raffled off. Opening day will mark the start of a record-breaking season for the...

AYSO's goal: Get your kicks! (21 of 50)

AYSO Region 28 participants grab your cleats and your favorite soccer ball. The new season is here. Garden Grove’s AYSO Fall season officially kicked off August 1 with coaches receiving their team folders, which includes a roster of their team and contact list. Parents will be receiving a call from their coach in the coming days and...

GG offers summer kicks for kids (22 of 50)

Garden Grove Day Camp provides a fun, safe, and affordable summer program for kids ages 5 through 12. Camp begins June 23 and runs through Aug. 29, Mondays through Fridays, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Garden Grove’s Courtyard Center, in the Village Green Park, 12732 Main Street. The 10-week program is designed to provide children with a...

Festival winners wow crowd (23 of 50)

Winners of four contests held at the 56th annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival last week received trophies and thunderous applause at the Garden Grove amphitheater. Trophies were presented by Miss Garden Grove Outstanding Teen Sara Silberman, Miss Garden Grove Jessica Tonti and others in her court. Trophies were awarded in...

Wet, wild time at water park (24 of 50)

Stanton's St. Polycarp Catholic School kicked-off the summer season by holding its annual end-of-the-school-year picnic at Harry M. Dotson Water Park in Stanton. The school's mascot is "Pirates" and the park, which was dedicated in 2008, has a large 35-foot-tall pirate ship that is wheelchair accessible. The park, with its...

Flags to be raised at GG parks (25 of 50)

The Garden Grove Parks and Recreation Department will once again orchestrate acts of patriotism in all 10 Garden Grove parks this summer, with the help of teams of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts who will raise and lower the American flag at the parks. The flag raising program began back in 2010, when the Garden Grove Park Patrol was...

GG student soars like an eagle (26 of 50)

Editor's note: Jackson Fortune of Garden Grove is pictured on the right. A Pacifica High School student in Boy Scout Troop 658 in Los Alamitos was recently recognized at the troop's Eagle Court of Honor at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Los Alamitos after receiving scouting's highest honor: the rank of Eagle Scout. For his...

GG council recognizes outstanding grads (27 of 50)

During the Garden Grove City Council "Community Spotlight" recently, college graduates were honored according to Ana Pulido with the Office of Community Relations. "This is the second year the city has honored Garden Grove higher learning graduates," said Ana Pulido, with the Office of Community Relations. "A total of...

Easter event a hit (28 of 50)

It was a sight to behold: children rummaging around for Easter eggs, parents trying to steer them in the right direction, face-painting and games. Oh, and a delicious pancake breakfast. Not a bad way to spend Easter. Or, actually, the day before Easter. The city of Stanton held its annual Easter Egg Hunt at the City Park, along with a...

Girl Scout raises money to help police (29 of 50)

Last summer, Veronica Gomez, a 12-year-old resident of Garden Grove, saw a program on television covering police service dogs and the need to obtain bullet-proof vests for these dogs to help keep them safe in their dangerous line of work. She learned that just like police officers, police service dogs run the risk every day of coming up...

Water park set to open in 2015 (30 of 50)

Production of an indoor water park in Garden Grove has started on what is currently bare land just north of Garden Grove Boulevard on the west side of Harbor Boulevard. For those who know where the Restaurante Flor Blanca is located, the Great Wolf Lodge project is right next door, south of that restaurant. Waterparks are touted as, "...

Grad attendees have shot at winning iPad (31 of 50)

Garden Grove residents attending the city’s graduates reception on April 22 will have an opportunity to win an Apple iPad Air, sponsored by Signal Hill Petroleum. The deadline to RSVP is by April 8. RSVP to the city’s Office of Community Relations at 714-741-5280. The city of Garden Grove is recognizing spring 2014...

A heartfelt effort for a good cause (32 of 50)

Students from James Irvine Intermediate School in Garden Grove participated in the annual "Heart Walk" Saturday held at Angel Stadium, which benefits the American Heart Association. Thirty-four 7th and 8th graders from Irvine Intermediate School's clubs joined in the walk. Students represented the ASB Club, National Junior Honor...

GG students make moving music (33 of 50)

The Garden Grove Unified School District held its annual Honor Orchestra Concert last week in the Don Wash Memorial Auditorium, 11271 Stanford Ave. in Garden Grove. This year, for the first time, the elementary school and intermediate school Honor Orchestras were also included in the annual high school Honor Orchestra concert performance....

A super scary time! (34 of 50)

Stanton City Park was full of families celebrating an early Halloween bash Saturday, Oct. 26. “Halloween Fun with Family and Friends” is always such a fun, festive and well-planned event held at Stanton Park by the city and the Stanton Community Foundation. All children had to do was show up in costume with their families...

School gets $5,000 gift (35 of 50)

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, who represents Stanton and many other cities, has presented a $5,000 educational grant to St. Polycarp Catholic School in Stanton on behalf of the Barona Band of Mission Indians. Earlier this year Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva nominated St. Polycarp School for the grant, which will be used to update the...

Pint-sized Patriots (36 of 50)

Every day during the summer months, for the past two years, it's been a team of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts who have raised and lowered the American flag at the more than 10 parks in the city of Garden Grove. On Sept. 11, the Scouts were presented awards for their service to the community. Because the awards were given...

'You are what you eat and drink' (37 of 50)

Champions for Change, a Network for a Healthy California, presented “Rethink your drink -- You are what you eat and drink” to members of the Boys and Girls Club of Stanton last week. Club members heard that being healthy starts at home. “We are not only what we eat but what we drink,” children were told...

Of Tiny Tots and Kare Bears... (38 of 50)

The city of Garden Grove’s Tiny Tots and Kare Bears programs offer a convenient alternative to private daycare for pre-school youngsters. Programs give children an early start to kindergarten by teaching both learning and socialization skills that promote personal growth and development. The Tiny Tots program consists of 40...

Graduating onward! (39 of 50)

Peace! Or is that V for victory? With Old Glory in the background, a Rancho Alamitos High grad takes a moment to celebrate a milestone. What next? Columbia? Harvard? Opening his own business? Taking a trip around Europe? Who knows? All unfolds in its time, right? This young man is clearly interested in the PRESENT. Congrats to all...

Delirious over diplomas... (40 of 50)

The Garden Grove Unified School District Adult Education High School Diploma Graduation Program held its annual graduation Thursday, June 13, at the Lincoln Education Center. Forty-six men and women from the class of 2013 received high school diplomas this year. Twenty one were present during the evening to personally receive their...

Top GG scholars named (41 of 50)

Most likely, they worked harder than their peers. When others were partying, they were studying. And now they can say they’re the best of the best. Better yet, they earned it. Now, they’re on to bigger and better things. The top seniors in the Garden Grove Unified School District named as valedictorians, with their...

High-achieving students honored (42 of 50)

At its June 4 meeting, the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education will recognize 17 outstanding high school sophomores chosen as Simon Scholars for 2013. This special occasion marks the seventh year of the collaboration with the Orange County-based Simon Family Foundation benefiting district students having college...

West Garden Grove little league Dodgers (43 of 50)

Ethan of the West Garden Grove Little League Dodgers team takes a turn batting during the team's game at Buckingham Park in Westminster on Saturday.

Little league Red Sox (44 of 50)

Little League Red Sox team member Zoe, 5, is playing T-ball for the first time this season and loves her "Hello Kitty" telephones too. West Garden Grove Little League played games at Buckingham Park in Westminster on Saturday.

Little league Dodgers (45 of 50)

Some of the members of the West Garden Grove Little League Dodgers enjoy a moment after they finished a successful game at Buckingham Park in Westminster on Saturday.

GG student has poster featured (46 of 50)

Jeremy Hoang, a third-grader at Crosby Elementary School in Garden Grove, is having his poster featured in the 2013-14 “Water Is Life” calendar of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The poster was one of 36 chosen from more than 150 entries submitted by talented students within the water district’s six-...

Celebrating excellence (47 of 50)

Students at Allen Elementary School in the Garden Grove Unified School District celebrate being named a national Blue Ribbon school. The event, attended by students, staff, school parents, and invited VIP guests, featured musical performances, introductions of student speech contest winners, an overview of the national Blue Ribbon school program...

Knotts (48 of 50)

From left, Ciara, Cian and mother Maiko from Garden Grove make friends with Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus of the “Peanuts” cast during a fun Sunday at Knott’s Berry Farm over Thanksgiving weekend. As happens in “Peanuts” scenes, there are smiles as well as occasional tears. Check out Cian. Do you suppose Lucy, known...

Scouts honor veterans (49 of 50)

Boy Scout Troop 167 participated in a flag ceremony honoring local veterans Erick Castro and Diego Perez, as well as Garden Grove Fire Department station No. 2, last week at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Garden Grove.

There’s no crying in beauty contests (50 of 50)

Two babies who were entered into the beautiful baby contest at the Tet Trung Thu festival at Bolsa Grande High School on Sunday appear to be in different moods – one hungry, the other angry – as their mothers share a laugh. For more pictures of the event, also known as the Mid-Autumn Children Festival.

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