OCNewsChannel.com spotlights OC communities stepping up to help those affected in the Pacific Earthquakes and Tsunami disaster. VIDEO
OC NEWS
The Orange County Fairgrounds have been put on up for auction in order to help California with cash woes. An Orange County Fair and Event Center Foundation has been created to try to buy the property. Bidders have through January 8 to make offers. WHOLE STORY
A 5-0 win over the Red Sox gives Angels the lead in a playoff series they have not been on top of since 1986. Game 2 begins at 6:37pm at home. WHOLE STORY and ANGELS SCHEDULE
Bruce McDonald of Garden Grove is an on-call mechanic. He says he needs his work truck quickly accessible to head off to emergency calls. City officials say they have gotten a complaint about the large truck and a city ordinance denies McDonald the choice to park his vehicle at home. The McDonald’s plan to take the issue up with the city council. WHOLE STORY
A man accused of embezzling more than $3M of taxpayer money has been arrested in Spain. As an employee of an OC Charter school, Emilio Vazquez, funneled monies into false companies that he set-up. The OC District Attorney is working on extraditing Vazquez back to the US. WHOLE STORY
High rate of bankruptcies in Orange County reflects both high unemployment and foreclosures for individuals and also a continued upswing in commercial real estate failures. WHOLE STORY
PACIFIC DISASTER RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES
OC American Red Cross Chapter is sending volunteers and supplies and is also taking monetary donations. MORE INFORMATION
Samoan Tsunami Donation Drop-Off Center: Leilua Hula/ The Hula School 22521 Avenida Empressa #100 Rancho Santa Margarita. 92688 MORE INFORMATION
OC DIOCESE took a special offering at all OC parishes on Sunday and has set-up an Asia & Pacific Island Emergency Fund MORE INFORMATION
Garden Grove Samoan Assembly of God, Church of the Nazarene in Garden Grove, The Filipino Connection, The Filipino American Association of Anaheim Hills, Giving Children Hope of Buena Park all planning events or donation centers. MORE INFORMATION
FUN STUFF TO DO THIS WEEKEND
4th Annual Chapman University/Toyota of Orange 5K walk/run WHOLE STORY and PRESIDENT DOTY’S TRAINING VIDEO
“Love Makes a Family” created by the award-winning Family Diversity Projects (www.familydiv.org) of Amherst, Massachusetts, will make its debut at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim MORE INFORMATION
La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts presents: Steel Magnolias, starring Michael Learned (“The Waltons”) and Cathy Rigby (“Peter Pan”) … now through October 18 MORE INFORMATION and REVIEW
What did Abraham Lincoln’s story mean to a young black child growing up during America’s civil rights struggles of the 60’s? What can Abe say to a creative artist working today? Fondly Do We Hope …Fervently Do We Pray: Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company to perform at Irvine Barclay Theater TONIGHT
