Mission Viejo

Jump-start your New Year’s resolution by purchasing a 1-month “Holiday Pass” to the Montanoso and Sierra Recreation and Fitness Centers and Marguerite and Felipe Tennis Centers.

The pass – which makes the perfect holiday gift – is available for single, couple and family memberships through January 31.  It’s is a great way for students, individuals and family members to experience our recreation and tennis centers for the first time.

Mark your calendar for the Grand Opening Celebration of the Potocki Center for the Arts on Saturday, January 20.

This dynamic community event is from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 27301 La Paz Road.

Art and life will entwine at this center that has undergone a reinvention - catering to this community's ever-growing thirst for the arts.

Residents can weigh in on the City of Mission Viejo’s possible transition from at-large to district-based council member elections by drawing City maps and submitting comments online.
 

Ed Sachs was selected as Mayor and Greg Raths as Mayor Pro Tem during the Mission Viejo City Council's annual reorganization on Tuesday, December 12.
 
This is the first mayoral role for Ed Sachs who was elected in 2014 and has served as Mayor Pro Tem this year.  Greg Raths has also served the residents of Mission Viejo since 2014.
 
During Tuesday's meeting, Wendy Bucknum, who served as 2017 Mayor, spoke about the strong state of our City via video and live.

If you want to give back to those in need, there are many opportunities to make the holidays a bit brighter for local families. Here are a few to consider:

South County Outreach provides housing assistance, food and other services to thousands of local families. In fact, its food pantry alone distributes nearly a million pounds of emergency, non-perishable and fresh food to about 9,000 families annually. 

If you want to see some spectacular lights this holiday season, check out the entries in this year’s Home Lighting Contest.

The annual contest, hosted by the Mission Viejo Activities Committee, garnered more than 40 applications for categories like “showstopper” and “tell me a story.”

Hop in the car and take your family on a delightful tour of the entries. Here’s the first-place winners:

The Kiwanis Club of Mission Viejo is supporting our adopted troops with candy this holiday season through the annual "See's for Soldier's Program."

Club members, working with the City's Marine Adoption Committee, are selling See's candy from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of the Pavilions stores at Oso/Marguerite parkways and on Antonio Parkway December 15-17 and December 20-23.

Chris Linton has been named the Orange County Fire Authority’s 2017 Mission Viejo Employee of the Year.

His strong work ethic and commitment to the City of Mission Viejo has earned him the respect of peers, supervisors and community members alike.

With Southern California experiencing dangerous high winds, fire activity and Red Flag conditions, residents may lose power, according to Southern California Edison (SCE).

“Due to public safety concerns, SCE may also turn off power to specific circuits in areas where there is a high risk of predicted extreme winds,” said the company’s Karalee Darnell in an email to the City of Mission Viejo.

Enjoy the classic holiday film "Miracle on 34th Street" on Sunday, December 17 at Mission Viejo City Hall as part of a free movie series sponsored by the City's Community of Character Committee. 

The movie event begins at 2 p.m. and highlights "caring," Mission Viejo's character quality for the month of December.