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Remembering Veterans

PRAYER FOR OUR VETERANS - Kindergartner Gigi Fracchia uses all her energy to send a prayer for American veterans past and present during a Veteran's Day observance ceremony at Mariners Christian School in Costa Mesa. (Photo by Don Leach)

A Fir Among Palms

GIANT CHRISTMAS TREE: Mike Cable of Victor's Custom Christmas Trees, pauses to admire the 90-foot white fir tree that towers over the department stores of Neiman-Marcus and Bloomingdales in Fashion Island Plaza, which will serve as the centerpeice for the holiday season. (Don Leach)

Rainy Weather

LEAP OF FAITH - A woman decides to leap over a puddle instead of walking around it while crossing the street at Riverside Avenue and West Coast Highway where morning rain storms temporarily flooded the area around the intersection. (Photo by Don Leach)

Fire causes Laguna Beach power outage

Photo by Don Leach

Laguna Beach fire units monitor a location on South Coast Highway between Legion and Laguna streets after an electrical vault fire caused a power outage and sent smoke into the air Sunday. The outage effected local businesses and homes in the area. The highway was reopened about 11:30 a.m. after problem was solved.

A perfect view

A large crowd gathers on the end of Balboa Pier to view the 63rd annual Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race under clear skies and breezy conditions. Usually boats from Newport Harbor don’t sail so close to the end of the pier, but the boat race made for a unique opportunity for the public to see the boats up close.

Don Leach/Daily Pilot

Off to the races at Harbor View School

Capri Paz, left, and Riley Holt turn and dash with sponges full of water as they compete in a Soak A Sponge game during the Team Kids Carnival at Harbor View School on Friday. The carnival marked the end of a month of charitable activities where kids took action on important community issues and raised more than $1,500 in the process for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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VIDEO: Andersen students honor Cesar Chavez Day

Fourth-graders at Andersen School honor Cesar Chavez by picking green onions in the Incredible Edible Fields in Irvine. The vegestables are then donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank.

In honor of Chavez

Andersen School fourth-grader Conner Dean crawls on his hands and knees to pick radish in honor of Cesar Chavez Day at Incredible Edible Fields in Irvine. All the pickings go to Second Harvest Food Bank. Along with radish, Dean and several of his classmates picked green onions and cauliflower.

Don Leach/Daily Pilot

VIDEO: Students ‘face’ the nation

Sage Hill students paint their faces to promote upcoming Multicultural Fair this Saturday.