At one time, Mark Rylance hadn’t been aware of the real-life story of the worst golfer in the history of the British Open. But when a screenplay about Maurice Flitcroft, a shipyard crane operator who managed to enter the Open in 1976 despite never playing a single round of golf, came his way, well, that…
Day: June 1, 2022
VOTE: Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week, June 3
Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
Grand Performances returns with more than a dozen free concerts in downtown L.A.
Summer marks the return of free music to downtown Los Angeles as Grand Performances kicks off its concert series in June with a four-month lineup of shows that will feature music from all over the globe, from cumbia and classical to jazz and jam bands. “We’re really taking people on a trip around the world,”…
VOTE: Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week, June 3
Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
Big government and the baby formula shortage
Parents still struggle to find baby formula. The left and most media (sorry, same thing?) blame “corporate power run amok.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says, “There might be a need for indictment!” They blame Abbott Laboratories, because it shut down a Similac plant. The Food and Drug Administration says unsanitary conditions led to deaths of…
Graduation 2022: Bolsa Grande High celebrates
Bolsa Grande High handed diplomas to its graduating class on Tuesday, May 31. The commencement featured cheering families and smiling grads as the seniors marked the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures. Graduate Dinh Thong Ngo waves to family and friends during the commencement ceremony for Bolsa Grande…
Orioles follow up 10-0 win in Boston with 10-0 home loss to Mariners; position player Chris Owings pitches
The Orioles entered Tuesday coming off a 10-0 shutout win over the Boston Red Sox but ended it with a position player pitching the ninth inning as they waved the white flag in a 10-0 home loss to the Seattle Mariners. In a game that mirrored Monday night’s contest in Boston — only with Baltimore…
Defendant gets 9 years in prison for robbing and stabbing a man in Tustin
SANTA ANA — A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty and was immediately sentenced to nine years in prison Tuesday for robbing and stabbing a man in Tustin. Jesus Daniel Pulido pleaded guilty to robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, identity theft, car theft and burglary while also admitting sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a…
Police chase suspects from Brea to Riverside County after house burglary
One teenager was arrested and a second suspect was at large late Monday, May 30, after the pair led Brea police on a high-speed freeway chase that ended in Riverside County. Shortly before 6 p.m., Brea police responded to calls from neighbors who spotted a couple of strangers behaving suspiciously at a home near Lambert…
Fullerton baseball defeats Mar Vista, moves on to regional semifinals
FULLERTON — The Fullerton baseball team needed an emotional lift going into its game against Mar Vista of Imperial Beach in the opening round of CIF Southern California Division IV Regional playoffs Tuesday at Fullerton High School. Pitcher Kyle Kim settled down nicely after a bit of a rough start and teammate Conor Sunderland slugged…
Commonly touted policies are ill-suited to stopping mass shooters
“In New York,” former Gov. Andrew Cuomo bragged on Sunday, “we passed the best (gun control) laws in the nation.” Although those laws manifestly did not prevent the mass shooting that killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket on May 14, Cuomo thinks the answer is more legislation of the same sort. Cuomo mentioned a…
5 fall-prevention strategies to keep seniors safe
Victor Vo, board-certified Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, comes to Edinger Medical Group with 10 years of experience supporting Senior Adult Day Programs. According to the American Geriatrics Society, falls are the leading cause of injury-related death for people over the age of 65. As we age, we lose strength, flexibility and muscle mass, and we’re…
Parents can take action today: Learning how to talk to anxious children has never been more important
“It’s been difficult for us, my children, even my siblings and their children—we all struggled, and we see our children feeling stress and anxiety still today,” said Meggan Lawrence of Rancho Santa Margarita Parents can act today to learn new ways to speak with their children about anxiety, depression, stress, and how to make sense…
Police chase suspects from Brea to Riverside County after house burglary
One teenager was arrested and a second suspect was at large late Monday, May 30, after the pair led Brea police on a high-speed freeway chase that ended in Riverside County. Shortly before 6 p.m., Brea police responded to calls from neighbors who spotted a couple of strangers behaving suspiciously at a home near Lambert…
Parents can take action today: Learning how to talk to anxious children has never been more important
“It’s been difficult for us, my children, even my siblings and their children—we all struggled, and we see our children feeling stress and anxiety still today,” said Meggan Lawrence of Rancho Santa Margarita Parents can act today to learn new ways to speak with their children about anxiety, depression, stress, and how to make sense…
Fullerton baseball defeats Mar Vista, moves on to regional semifinals
FULLERTON — The Fullerton baseball team needed an emotional lift going into its game against Mar Vista of Imperial Beach in the opening round of CIF Southern California Division IV Regional playoffs Tuesday at Fullerton High School. Pitcher Kyle Kim settled down nicely after a bit of a rough start and teammate Conor Sunderland slugged…
Orioles follow up 10-0 win in Boston with 10-0 home loss to Mariners; position player Chris Owings pitches
The Orioles entered Tuesday coming off a 10-0 shutout win over the Boston Red Sox but ended it with a position player pitching the ninth inning as they waved the white flag in a 10-0 home loss to the Seattle Mariners. In a game that mirrored Monday night’s contest in Boston — only with Baltimore…
Graduation 2022: Bolsa Grande High celebrates
Bolsa Grande High handed diplomas to its graduating class on Tuesday, May 31. The commencement featured cheering families and smiling grads as the seniors marked the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures. Graduate Dinh Thong Ngo waves to family and friends during the commencement ceremony for Bolsa Grande…
Mets pound out 17 hits on way to second straight rout of Nationals at Citi Field
The Mets are starting to look like what truly great teams look like. The Amazin’s beat the brakes off the Washington Nationals, a wildly inferior team, for the second night in a row. There was no playing down to the competition, no going through the motions as they hosted a last-place squad, and no drama…
Yankees beat up on ex-Met Noah Syndergaard, get solid start from Jordan Montgomery in win over Angels
The Yankees’ hitters owed Jordan Montgomery. The lefty had been steady and solid all season and did not have much to show for it. With minuscule run support, he hadn’t even earned a win in his first nine starts of 2022. Tuesday night, they paid him back, with catcher Jose Trevino leading the way with…