The Buzz

The Mission Viejo Chapter of ACT for America will hold its general meeting on Mon., March 14. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., with orientation for first-time attendees beginning at 7:10. The meeting will begin at 7:30 and end at 9:30. The featured speaker will be Dr. Georgy Gournev, educator, consultant and author. His topic will be defeating the worldwide jihad. The group will meet at the Norman P. Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo.

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Aliso Viejo Republican Women Federated will meet on March 24, 6:30 p.m., Aliso Viejo Conference Center, 31 Santa Barbara Drive, Aliso Viejo. Guest speaker Chuck DeVore’s topic will be “The Middle East; what’s happening and how does it impact us?” Reservation deadline is March 21. Call (949) 859-2818 or (949) 735-0718.

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From the March 12 Capistrano Dispatch, “St. Joseph’s Day and the Return of the Swallows will take place on Sat., March 19, at historic Mission San Juan Capistrano, an all-day festival filled with fun, food, song and dance for all to enjoy, while recognizing the Mission’s rich history. The swallows migrate to Goya, Argentina, every October, and return to their spring and summer home in San Juan Capistrano each March.” For a schedule of festival events, go to http://thecapistranodispatch.com/bookmark/12312326

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There was no regular OC Board of Supervisors meeting last week. The next meeting will be on Tues., March 15, 9:30 a.m. The location is the Hearing Room, First Floor, 333 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana. The agenda and meeting information can be found at http://www.ocgov.com/ocgov/Info%20OC/Departments%20&%20Agencies/Clerk%20of%20the%20Board/Board%20of%20Supervisors

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From Supv. Bill Campbell’s March 11 newsletter: “This week, the State received preliminary census data and published the information in online tables. View the data at http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/state_census_data_center/census_2010/view.php ” Also available is a comparison of the 2000 and 2010 census population by supervisorial district. The target population for each supervisorial district is 602,046, which is an increase from the target population of 569,258 in 2001. Campbell’s Third District saw the greatest increase in population by 6.86 percent.

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Email forwarded by G.P.: “Biting the bullet, cutting expenses – I hope everyone will participate. The President ordered the cabinet to cut a whopping $100 million from the $3.5 trillion federal budget. I have decided to do the same thing with my personal budget. I spend about $2,000 a month (groceries, household expenses, utilities, etc.), but it's time to get out the budget-cutting axe, go line by line through my expenses, and cut back. I'm going to cut my spending at exactly the same ratio, 1/35,000 of my total budget. Instead of spending $2000 a month, I'll have to cut that number by six cents! I'll to have to get by with $1,999.94, but that's what sacrifice is all about. Did anyone think we couldn’t do the math?”