Rancho Santa Margarita News

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA Students in the pre-kindergarten program at Melinda Heights Elementary School in Rancho Santa Margarita collected shoes for the earthquake victims in Haiti.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA Rancho Santa Margarita South County Seniors will hold a Valentine's lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Friday, Feb.

Police have arrested two men who they believe are gang members in connection with an armed confrontation last month during which an off-duty Sheriff's special officer fired several gunshots.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA Tesoro High School's gymnasium will be all decked out for the Mother and Son March Madness Extravaganza on Friday, March 12.

The public filings are in, and continuing to out-raise all three incumbents for the Rancho Santa Margarita city council, local Businessman Jesse Petrilla announced today a total raised in 2009 of $23,809 for his campaign.

More than 2,000 students at Dale Junior High in Anaheim and Serra Catholic Elementary School in Rancho Santa Margarita got a jump-start on their morning today joining some 80,000 students statewide in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the most people jumping rope at the same time.

Residents asked to stay in rooms as staff sanitizes common areas. RANCHO SANTA MAGARITA Residents of Park Terrace Senior Living Community in Rancho Santa Margarita have been advised to stay in their apartments following what is believed to be a viral outbreak, said the community's executive director, Rick Lansford.

The money will go to Living Water International, which trains people to build wells for clean drinking water.

A Swiss Army knife car, a dollar bill car and an alien invasion car were among the vehicles designed by Cub Scouts for Saturday's Pinewood Derby for Pack 727 of Rancho Santa Margarita.

Jan. 21, 2010 a ' As part of the recently launched Good To Go From Head To Toe initiative at Pretend City, the museum is offering free screening events, classes and Way to Play days all designed to educate parents and caretakers about the importance of regular developmental checkups.

Crew also clearing trash from catch basins as storms continue. RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA As storms continue to batter Orange County, a maintenance crew in Rancho Santa Margarita used sandbags Tuesday afternoon to divert a mud flow off of Trabuco Road at Plano Trabuco and into the gutter, said Derek Wieske, the city's director of public works.

Two large boxes of new baby items donated so far. LADERA RANCH Two large boxes of new baby items have been collected at Toy Town as of today to benefit victims of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti, said Joshua Vecchione, owner of Toy Town.

MISSION VIEJO On Feb. 2, if not earlier by mail, registered voters in Mission Viejo will decide whether to recall Mayor Lance MacLean.

Jose Elizondo, 67, of Rancho Santa Margarita, had to be cut from the car. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO A Rancho Santa Margarita man killed in a traffic accident Friday has been identified.

IRVINE a ' A claim filed by a Rancho Santa Margarita woman blames an apparent surgical mishap at the Irvine Animal Care Center for causing her to scramble to save the life of her newly adopted dog.

In an effort to better serve Foodservice National Accounts headquartered on the West Coast, Anchor Packaging announced today the appointment of Brian Grant to the position of manager of Food Service Sales, West.

A 19-year-old has suffered traumatic head and back injuries after he fell off his bicycle in a remote area around Plano Trabuco Road and Dove Canyon Drive, according to fire authorities.

Rancho Santa Margarita rings in the new year. RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA Rancho Santa Margarita residents gathered at Central Park Thursday for the Ninth Annual Celebrating Family and Friends New Year's Eve party.

Here's a roundup of recent calls to the Orange County Sheriff's Department from Rancho Santa Margarita: Shots heard-no suspect information .

Budget cuts to local schools among concerns in coming year. RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA The year ahead promises to be challenging economically as Capistrano and Saddleback Unified school districts slash their budgets in the face of an anticipated state budget deficit.