Good morning!! Right in the heart of the county is the City of Orange. With a strong commitment to both hanging on to history and moving forward to the future, Orange brings a unique feeling of home. OCNewsChannel.com visited the city and met with Mayor Cavecche. BIO OF MAYOR CAVECCHE
OC NEWS
FlyAway shuttle service and the City of Irvine have made an agreement to make Irvine the OC stop for service to LAX. FlyAway hopes to have the connection up and running for the holidays. WHOLE STORY
Old TVs, computers, cell phones and other electronic equipment can be traded in for vouchers off the purchase of a TV. The partnership between a TV company and recycling company will allow energy draining “old” products to be recycled and customers can get an Energy Star product in return, at a discount. WHOLE STORY
Sonora Elementary School teacher, Donna Honda, was surprised by Office Max employees with a bouquet of flowers and a treasure box of supplies for her kindergarten classroom. Mrs. Honda was the winner of “A Day Made Better” competition where 1,000 teachers across the nation were honored for excellence and perseverance in teaching. WHOLE STORY
Scheduled to open in early 2010, a new Orange County Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory will allow the FBI and partnering technology forensics teams to focus on digital crimes. WHOLE STORY
Mindspeed, a chipmaker out of Newport Beach, saw an upsurge in stock sales twice in three days, which drew attention to the company. The price is around $3 which could be one reason for the soar. Wall Street will be watching for the Oct 26 profit report to see if the good news will continue. WHOLE STORY
CITY NEWS
ANAHEIM: The third annual, “The Gift of History” event gave thousands of Anaheim third graders a day to remember. Ballet and Olympic Volleyball demonstrations, visits from Fire and Policemen and, of course, a dash of Disney helped teach kids about their city and encouraged community involvement. WHOLE STORY
ORANGE: Toddler Storytime @ Main Library provides young children with a first group experience in enjoying books, nursery rhymes, songs and finger plays. MORE INFORMATION
NEWPORT BEACH: Public Safety Day, Sunday, October 11. Both the fire and police stations will be open to the public for tours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., along with displays from the Newport Beach Lifeguards, and other emergency services. Live demonstrations will be held throughout the event. Bring your camera to take photos with a public servant. MORE INFORMATION
