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EASTER BONNETS Back in Style For Ladera Ranch Brunch Bunch March 30 , 2012 EastEr Egg Coloring Fun The Ladera Ranch News The Only Weekly Newspaper Exclusively for the Ladera Ranch Area The Only Weekly Newspaper Exclusively for the Ladera Ranch Area The Ladera Ranch News

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EASTER BONNETSBack in Style ForLadera RanchBrunch Bunch

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Modern convenience has made it so all we have to do is go to the local mega mart and buy an Easter Egg Coloring Kit. They come in all sizes and styles. You can buy them with the latest cartoon character stickers, or with wax sticks, these are better known as crayons. You can buy the ones with sparkles and stripes and rollers. There a lot of choices and isles full of great ideas. Easter Egg glitz and glitter will light up most children’s eyes.

But there are other ways to decorate your Easter Eggs. You can make your own Easter Egg Dye. You have to use a container that is big enough to hold your liquid dye. You will need to keep in mind that you will be placing a boiled egg, or blown egg shell in it also. Take just 2/3 cups of water and 2 teaspoons of distilled vinegar and you have the base for your egg coloring ideas. Equip yourself with food coloring you can find on the spice isle in the grocery store and you are in business. You will need to add about a total of ¼ teaspoon of food color, about 24 drops to each mixture. Here is where those basic kindergarten skills come into play. Remember that red and blue make purple and that yellow and blue make green, red and yellow make orange and so on. Add the colors drop by drop until you have the color you like. You may not be able to tell what color that you have by looking down into you mixture, you may want to place a drop or to on a piece of white paper to see exactly what shade you have made.

Now that you have your mixture made up, all you need is a boiled egg or a blown egg shell. Carefully place it into the liquid dye. The longer you leave it in the dye the darker your colored egg will be. The general rule is about for two minutes. You can also have the kids get out the crayons and draw on their Easter Eggs. Be careful if using just blown shells sometimes a child, or an adult, can push to hard with the crayon and break or crack the shell. Where ever the crayon is used it will resist the Easter Egg dye. Rubber bands work well too. You can

wrap them all around your egg before putting them in the color. Any where the rubber band is there will be no color. Painters tape will work well also here. Another neat technique is to make strips. You can use pipe cleaners to suspend only half the egg in one color and then flip it to make the other half of your egg another color.

Want to go all natural? There are plenty of things around your kitchen that can make wonderful colors for your Eas-ter Egg coloring fun. You start by placing your eggs in a single layer, and covering with water. You then add a teaspoons of distilled vinegar. You will then add what ever natural ingredient you are going to use for your dye and bring the water to a boil. Then simmer for about 15 minutes. You can then remove you eggs and dry on a paper towel. What can you use to for color? There are some great things in your pantry. You can start with fresh beets, cranberries or frozen raspberries these will make your eggs a pale red. Want orange? Try onion skins. Spinach leaves will give you green eggs and blueberries will give you blue eggs. Strong coffee will make your eggs brown to beige.

You are only limited by your imagina-tion when it comes to decorating your Easter Eggs. Kids will have great fun coming up with ideas on how to decorate them. Using finger paints? Decoupage? Let yours and your child’s imagination free when it comes to decorating your Easter Eggs. You can add glitter and sparkles and even dig into your sticker supply and use them after your Easter Egg has been dyed and is completely dry. All those great skills they are learning in grade school art class will come into play when decorating Easter Eggs.

Have fun with your kids and make some sparkly beautiful Easter Eggs. Easter Egg making is fun and builds lifetime memories for both children and adults. If you make your own dyes or purchase the supplies all in a box at the store, have fun with it, and be creative!

EastEr Egg Coloring Fun

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“I am the only woman in the world who has her dresses rejected by the Salvation Army”

-Phyllis Diller

For the benefit of youth, vets, special kids, police, firefighters andother groups in South Orange County and Saddleback Valley com-

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The Environ-mental Nature Center is once a g a i n o f f e r -ing its annual s p r i n g b r e a k c a m p f o r m Ap r i l 9 - 12 . Fea tu r i ng an array of fun ac-tivities tailored for young chil-dren in grades K – 6th grade, t h i s y e a r ’ s Spr ing Break C a m p w i l l h i g h l i g h t t h e themes “Won-d e r f u l W a -te r, ” “Hab i ta t Heroes , ” and “Science Cui-s ine . ” Camp is from 9AM to 1PM, and “After Camp” is offered from 1-3PM. Visit www.encenter.org for more information.

Habitat Heroes - Campers will get involved in all the ways one can help out our planet Earth. Through hands-on games, eco-friendly crafts and exciting ex-periments, kids will learn about all 5 R’s, our friends the decom-posers, discover some ways to help endangered species, and bust some non-natives.

Wonderful Water - Campers will immerse themselves in the wonders of water as they take a voyage through the water cycle, travel through time with “Freddy the Fish”, and fly with the “Birds of the Air” along the Pacific Fly-

way. Campers will become water connoisseurs and more during this fun week of water wisdom.

Science Cuis ine - Campers wi l l spend the week learn ing about the sensational science of food. They wil l experiment, concoct, measure and taste their way through food experiments to learn more about edibles and the science behind all that we consume.

After Camp: Space Cadets (3-6th grade)

Campers wi l l jo in Natural ist Alex Lane in building, playing, and working to better understand the unknown frontiers of space. They wi l l explore facts about space, exper iment wi th grav-ity, bui ld some “space bound” vehicles, and create their own

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The Env i ronmen ta l Na tu re Center provides quality educa-t ion through hands-on experi-ence with nature. The ENC’s 3 1/2 acre outdoor classroom displays 15 native plant commu-nities that range from a desert, to a freshwater marsh, to a redwood forest . For more informat ion call 949/645-8489, or visit www.ENCenter.org.

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An Easter Bonnet represents the tail-end of a tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter,[1] in harmony with the renewal of the year and the promise of spiritual renewal and redemption.

The “Easter bonnet” was fixed in popular culture by Irving Berlin, whose frame of reference was the Easter parade in New York City, a festive walkabout that made its way down Fifth Avenue from St. Patrick’s Cathedral:

In your Easter bonnetwith all the frills upon it,You’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.

At the depths of the Great Depression a new hat at Easter, or a refurbished old one, was a simple luxury. The self-consciously quaint “bonnet”, which had been tongue-in-cheek euphemism for a hat for more than a generation, supplied Berlin with his rhyme.

The broader English tradition of new clothes at Easter has been noticed in late 16th century refer-ences by Peter Opie, who noted Mercutio’s taunting of Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet: “Did’st thou not fall out with a Tailor for wearing his new Doublet before Easter?” At just the same time Thomas Lodge’s moralising pasmphlet Wits Miserie (London, 1596) recorded “The farmer that was contented in times past with his Russet Frocke & Mockado sleeues, now sels a Cow against Easter to buy him silken geere for his Credit”. In Samuel Pepys’ diary, 30 March (Easter Day) 1662, he notes

“Having my old black suit new furbished, I was pretty neat in clothes to-day, and my boy, his old suit new trimmed, very handsome.”

Poor Robin, an 18th-century English almanac maker, offered the doggerel:

At Easter let your clothes be new

Or else be sure you will it rue.

and the notion that ill-luck would dog the one who had not something new at Easter expanded in the 19th century.

Today the Easter bonnet is a type of hat that women and girls wear to Easter services, and in the Easter parade following it. Ladies purchased new and elaborate de-signs for particular church services, and in the case of Easter, taking the opportunity of the end of Lent to buy luxury items. Now, in a more casual society, Easter Bonnets are becoming harder to find,[8] as fewer and fewer women bother with the tradition.

Modern Easter bonnets for children are usually white wide-brimmed hats with a pastel colored satin ribbon around it and tied in a bow. It may also have flowers or other springtime motifs on top, and may match a special dress picked out for the occasion.

Until recently, it was popular in infant school to

ask a child to design an Easter-themed hat at that time of year. The aim was to get their parents to wear it to Easter services.

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go rEd For WoMEn lunChEon oC raisEs $246k

The American Heart Association’s 2012 Orange County Go Red For Women Luncheon at the Balboa Bay Club drew 500 locals and raised more than $246,000 for the fight against heart disease – the No. 1 killer of women. The sold out event celebrated medical milestones and highlighted local heart disease and stroke survivors whose lives were saved by innovations in cardiovascular science and medicine. The Luncheon is held annually to bring Orange County women together to learn more about heart disease and empower them with the tools to live a heart-healthy life.

The half-day event included educational breakout sessions, hosted by Edwards Lifesciences and St. Joseph Hospital, and a silent auction featuring exquisite purses of all shapes, sizes, and color. Each purse came with free cardiovascular screening courtesy of St. Joseph Hospital.

Opening up the luncheon were several speakers who told their personal story about their battle with a heart related issue. They came from different backgrounds, were various ages, but all were women who had one thing in common, they were there to support the Go Red for Women campaign. Lynn-Holly Johnson, an actress who survived a stroke caused by a hole in her heart; Judy Brandt, a local HR consultant who had open-heart surgery to repair a defective heart valve last year; Loretta Beaumont, a teacher whose life has been saved by both CPR and the use of an AED (automated external defibrillator); Judy Voltmer, survivor of quintuple bypass surgery; and Victoria Collins, 2012 Honorary Chair of the Go Red For Women Luncheon and a heart disease survivor who is thriving with a pacemaker.

Bernadette Reyes, Regional Design Manager for Clark Construction, talked about her mother who died of sudden cardiac arrest. Her tearful story touched many as she related the day’s events leading up to her mother’s death. “Life is so precious” she said after losing her mom 18 months ago. Life was forever changed for her and her family so she’s making it her mission to end heart disease, challenging everyone to join the “Red Boa Feather Society”. Those who gave a donation received a feathery red boa.

Kelly Perkins, a heart transplant recipient known for her landmark accom-plishments in climbing mountains with a donor heart, was the keynote speaker. Her husband joined her on stage where they tagged team the story of her heart problems starting in 1995, their journey together climbing major peaks across the world, to her first book “The Climb of My Life; Scaling Mountains with a Borrowed Heart”.

What’s nice about this luncheon is the food that was being served went along with a heart healthy lifestyle. The first course was a Duet of Porcini Mushroom Bisque (made with chicken stock, not cream) along with a fresh salad of Arugula, provolone, sun-dried tomatoes with grilled breast of chicken on focaccia. Dessert gave guests a trio of sorbets – mango, coconut and raspberry with fresh berries and small biscotti.

Jacquin Davidson, First Vice President Business Banking Officer at First Independence Bank, chaired the event. Davidson’s father died of a heart at-tack in her arms when she was 15 years old and years later, she survived a stroke. Her team of volunteers included Lee Ann Canaday, Scharrell Jackson, Renee Mazeroll, Nella Webster, and Aimee Weisner.

Heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death in women, claiming the lives of 430,000 women every year. More women die of cardiovascular diseases than the next four causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer. Go Red For Women raises awareness of heart disease in women and empowers them to take charge of their health. For information on how to get involved next year, visit www.OCGoRed.org.

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Go beyond store-bought marsh-mallow chicks and chocolate rabbits this year. Perfect for some-bunny special – or as a dessert to brighten any holiday table – A Tisket, A Tasket, A Cupcake Easter Basket cupcakes prove that it can be a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket.

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LADERA RANCH NEWSR e s t a u r a n t G u i d e

Antonucci’s RestAuRAntServing authentic Italian seafood and award-winning pizza since 1976 with exciting appetizers and a full bar and live entertainment on Saturday evening. 24190 Alicia Parkway Mission Viejo. 949-472-4332

BeAch FiRe BAR & GRillBurgers, Sandwiches, Tacos, Salads plus Spiced Chipotle Chicken, Blackened Catfish. Open Monday-Friday 11:30am to11pm; Saturday 11am to 11pm; Sunday 11:30am to 10pm. Sunday Brunch 10-325682 crown Valley Pkwy. 542-7700

cinnAMon PRoductions BAkeRy cAFéBreakfast can be delightfully decadent with sugary cinnamon rolls like grandma used to make or lighter eggs and toast or scones. Some interesting sandwich possibilities and strong hot coffee OPEN Sunday/Mon-day 6:30am to 4:00pm Tuesday, Wednes-day, Thursday 6:00am to 8:00pm 25672 crown Valley Pkwy. 949-218-1515

clAiM JuMPeRMonster salad bar, great steaks, full bar with a wide selection of beers and wines to choose from. 27845 santa Margarita Pkwy, Mission Viejo 461.7170

cosMo’s itAliAn kitchenOwners Bob Quinn and Dick Fisher cel-ebrate their 5th anniversary with special dinners Monday, Wednesday and Sunday. Open 11am Monday to Friday. 28562 oso Pkwy 949.216.9029

diho siAMAuthentic Thai and Chinese food at af-fordable prices. Many varieties of Thai and Chinese delicacies. Chicken, Beef, Pork, Tofu and Vegetarian! Barbecue Chicken, Crispy Duck, Beef w/Oyster Sauce. Spicy Cat Fish. Hours: Open daily from 11am to 9pm; Sat. & Sun. until 9:30pm. 27702 crown Valley Pkwy e-3 365-8777

don GustAVo’sAuthentic Mexican Food with home-style flavor, menu items include Chile Relleno, Carnitas, Fajitas, Eggs Machaca, Chimican-gas, Veggie Burrito, Fish Tacos, Shrimp Enchi-ladas, Taco Salad. Margaritas, Tequilas y Mas! Plus catering at your home or office. Open for lunch & dinner 7 days a week, plus Week-end Breakfast. Located at Oso/ Marguerite in the Pavillion’s Shopping center, 26012 Marguerite Pkwy #A, Mission Viejo 348.2386

inFusion RestAuRAnt And BARFeaturing an open style kitchen, our executive chef will tempt your palate with entrees including thick steaks, chops and island style fresh fish. In addition, we feature an extensive wine list and a martini bar. Open for lunch and dinner. Catering is also available. 25612 crown Valley Pky, ste l-1.364-1100

JeRRy’s Wood FiRed doGsBreakfast served daily from 8am to 11am Smokey Joe Croissants, Sausage, Eggs, Bacon.Try their hot link Breakfast Burrito, for lunch the wood fired dogs have all best flavors, tastes and toppings. 1701 corporate drive, ladera Ranch (949) 364-7080

JAlAPeno’s RestAuRAnt Open for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Au-thentic Mexican food including Chili Verde, Omelettes, Huevos Rancheros, Tostadas, Carne Asada, Menudo, traditional burritos including Beef, Chicken, Fish, Beans (Veg-etarian), Chile Rellenos, Taquitos, Enchila-das. Imported and domestic beers.27602 Antonio Pkwy,364-5614

lAtte dA BAGelRy & GRillBreakfast, Lunch and Dinner served all day. Fifteen different types of bagels made daily. Salads, burgers, plus Italian special-ties like Chicken Alfredo. opens at 6am daily; closes at 9pm Monday through Saturday, open until 4pm on Sunday. 21612 Plano trabuco Road at santa Margarita Parkway in the Albertson’s center in Rancho santa Margarita. 949-589-6405

o’neill’s BAR & GRillat the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club. Sun-day Brunch at O’Neill’s is a delicious and leisurely experience. Zagat calls it the “best value in Orange County.” Daily specials include fresh fish, steaks, pizza and hearty sandwiches. 26772 Avery Pkwy, Mission Viejo. 949-305-5100

PePPino’sNewly remodeled restaurant on the Lake, expanded the dining area, full service bar, waiting lounge and a front dining patio. The rear-dining terrace offers a beautiful view of Lake Mission Viejo. Happy Hour daily from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. 27780 Vista del lago, Mission Viejo

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P.F. chAnGs chinA BistRoSuperb Shanghai Street Noodles, available in few places on the globe, make the trip to Mission Viejo Mall a veritable necessity. 800 The shops at Mission Viejo, Ruby Rosensteel, 364-6661

the RAnch sPoRts GRillAll Laker games, NHL, Fox Soccer and all Top Games. Taco Tuesdays, Slider Wednes-days, Taste of Italy Thursdays, DJ Friday nights. Happy Hour 11am to 6pm Mon.- Fri. 27412 Antonio Pkwy. 429-7737

RoMA d’ itAliAMenu items include Calabrese Pizza, Pasta Estiva, Gnocchi Catanzaro, Grilled Halibut or Salmon, Shrimp Calabrese, Mostaccioli Arrabbiata, Veal Sorrentino, Osso Buco, Eggplant Sorrentino and more. Don’t forget to try one of the homemade desserts like Tiramisu, Rum Cake, Cannoli and Cheese-cake. You can also order beer and wine with some good, inexpensive Chiantis by the bottle.25606 crown Valley Pkwy. 276-5712

siMPly FondueFabulous fondues composed of delicious meats, cheeses, breads, fruits and vegeta-bles with steaming savory sauces. Worth the short trip to 31761 camino capistrano, san Juan capistrano240.0300

tAco MesAOffers healthy, authentic, and innovative Mexican cuisine from fresh ingredients. Open Sun. - Thurs. 8am to 9pm; Fri. & Sat. 8am to 10pm. Bridgepark Plaza, 27702 crown Valley Pkwy. 364-1957

tRABuco oAks steAkhouseForty years serving choice meats and seafood. Home of the famous “2-pound steak.” Relax while you sip one of our sumptuous wines or cocktails or a frosty beer. Everyone welcome - straight from work or off the trail or dressed for a night out. OPEN: Sun.-Thurs. 5pm to 9pm; Fri. and Sat. 5pm to 9:30pm. Please call after 2pm for reservations. 949-586-0722

RestAuRAnt ReVieWs WAnted!Have you dined out recently in Ladera Ranch? The Ladera Ranch News would like your opinion and we are actively looking for more reviews of local area restaurants that are NOT already listed on this page. Please make it brief and informative with 50 words or less. Reviews must include your name, phone or email address (please do not send reviews on fast food or strictly pizza places). Please send your Restaurant Review to [email protected]

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MAJOR NEW SPORTS TRAINING FACILITY APPROVED FOR RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA

The Rancho Santa Margarita planning commission unanimously approved the application of Athlete’s Choice to operate an 8,624 square foot athlete’s training facility in the business park at 23252 Arroyo Vista during their regular meeting last week.Athlete’s Choice would primarily focus on sports instruction for chil-dren and teenagers ranging in ages from 7 to 17 years old. The owners of Athlete’s Choice, Kevin and Maria Hickman have experi-ence teaching sports instruction to youth that would use part time and full time instructors for training sessions. During the week they feature fitness classes and boot camps starting at 5:30AM and run-ning until 7:30PM. Sports training classes start at 4:30 PM with the last at 6:30 PM. On Saturday a boot camp session would be of-fered at 6:30 AM and sports training sessions offered between 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM. Each training session would be 50 minutes long with a 10 minute break between sessions. Kickboxing, Yoga, PiYo, Pilates, Body Conditioning, Zumba andKids Yoga and Kids Zumba classes take place in the NEGU Fit-ness room (dedicated to the late Jessie Rees who died of cancer in January) during the other sports training classes. One-on-one spe-cialized training sessions are offered all day as well. The facility has ample parking with a surplus of 32 additional parking spaces.Kevin and Maria Hickman, owners of Athlete’s Choice are local area residents and appear to be well qualified to operate the fa-cility as Kevin played college football at the United States Naval Academy where he holds the record for Most Receptions by a Tight End and Third All-Time Leading Receiver and then played in the NFL as a tight End for the Detroit Lions, where he was selected to be a member of the 1996 Muscle and Fitness Magazine’s All-NFL Strength Team. Kevin understudied the renowned Phil Emery, GM for the Chicago Bears, where he learned about Strength and Con-ditioning. Kevin and Maria his wife of 14 years have 5 children and they attend Saddleback Church where Maria leads in Women’s Ministry. Maria serves on the board of Santa Margarita Pop Warner of which Kevin is a Head Coach. Kevin is currently working on his PhD in Education with an emphasis on Leadership. Maria comes from a long line of successful business owners. Both Kevin and Maria are dedicated to improving the community’s health and fit-ness and doing it in a fun, affordable and exciting way. Opening day for the facility is April 2nd.

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“Kevin (Owner of Athletes Choice) came into my life at a crucial point. I was entering high school, and he saw something in me that no one else saw. Most saw my athletic talent, which he saw too, but Kevin saw more than that. He cared about me as a person and wanted me to succeed off the field as much as I hoped I would on the field. A big part of where I am today has to do with the time, attention and effort Kevin gave to me at such a young age. He taught me that accomplish-ing my athletic goals had as much to do with my character, self discipline and attitude as it did with my talent. Kevin was like a father to me and gave me so many chances when everyone else wanted to give up on me. I owe him so much and am very thankful that he chose to stick with me through the good times as well as the bad. I am so happy and excited to see he is still giving back to the youth of today through Athletes Choice. Anyone who is mentored and trained by Kevin will be blessed.”

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