Mission Viejo

If you haven’t signed up for our Scarecrow Contest yet, don’t fret. The deadline for nonprofit organizations to take part in this first annual contest has been extended by a week.

Are you ready for exciting highlights of the best local sports around? Then tune into this week’s “South County SportsZone” featuring Santa Margarita against Mission Viejo and Capistrano Valley High versus Trabuco Hills in football.

The episode also includes riveting coverage of San Juan Hills taking on Aliso Niguel in girls’ volleyball and San Juan Hills battling Trabuco Hills in boys’ water polo.

The Mission Viejo stage will come alive with the sensational sounds of guitar greats Loren Barrigar and Mark Mazengarb.
 
The musicians will perform in the next Lord of the Strings concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 30 in the Council Chamber at 200 Civic Center.
 

Capistrano Valley High School is gearing up for its 40th anniversary celebration on Friday, October 6.

Cougars - alumni, teachers, students, friends and family – are invited to take a nostalgic walk down memory lane and enjoy an evening of football, tailgating, music and fun.

Are you ready to take a spin? The Montanoso Recreation Center is inviting you to hop on its new spin bikes during this free Demo Week through October 1.

The center’s new spin options will help you get in shape, feel the burn and see results quick. This 45-minute high-performance cardiovascular and strength-training workout will be offered in the morning and night throughout the week, so there’s no excuse to miss.

The Saddleback Valley Chapter of the National Charity League is hosting a Prospective Member Informational meeting for local moms on Monday, October 23.

The meeting is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way.

National Charity League, Inc. is a mother-daughter organization committed to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences. 

Local students have the chance to win a skateboard or bike rack for their school just for designing a cool art piece that’s related to walking or rolling.

The Chalk, Walk & Roll contest by the Orange County Transportation Authority calls for local students to use chalk to create an art piece on a school blacktop or sidewalk and then email a photo of the artwork to OCActive@octa.net by October 15.

Assemblyman Bill Brough and Senator Pat Bates are inviting local parents to a Drug Awareness Night on October 2 that will focus on the rapid increase of opioid and heroin addiction in Orange County.

The event takes place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the San Juan Hills High School Performing Arts Center at 29211 Stallion Ridge in San Juan Capistrano.

Mission Hospital Valiant Women will host the THINK PINK Breast Health Wall of Honor this October to create awareness for the importance of mammograms and raise funds to support diagnostic care and breast cancer treatment for the underserved.

In its 15th straight year, the event encourages community members to honor breast cancer patients and survivors through a collection of tributes on the Wall of Honor, located on the lower level at The Shops at Mission Viejo.

Improvements to the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink station that provide better access and make for a more comfortable experience for passengers who use the station are now finished and open to the public.

The Orange County Transportation Authority, working with the cities of Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo as well as the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, designed and constructed the new ramps, compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, on each side of the station.