The Union of Overseas Vietnamese Language Schools (TAVIET) hosted a recognition gala on Saturday, Feb. 25 to honor over 500 Vietnamese Language Teachers and community leaders from across the nation. Twenty Garden […]
Viet language teachers meet
$1.68 million for local roads
The West Orange County cities of Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Stanton and Westminster recently received a total of $1.68 million in transportation funds from the Orange County Transportation Authority. It comes from […]
Highway sign honors Ofc. Vella
An unveiling ceremony for a memorial highway sign honoring Officer Nicolas Vella of the Huntington Beach Police Department is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10 to 11 a.m. Vella died on […]
They’re “100 Days Smarter”
Students at Thomas Paine Elementary School in Garden Grove on Monday celebrated the 100th day of instruction. Students and faculty, working from the concept of “100 days smarter,” used various math concepts […]
“Year of the Cat” this weekend
The COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on plans to celebrate the Tet lunar new year holiday in recent years but local celebrations in and for the local Vietnamese-American community are back in […]
Tail of three therapy dogs
Three tails are better than one. The Garden Grove Police Department has added a third therapy dog its lineup of the Paws4Students team. Heart, a 5-year-old English Labrador, together with handler Corporal […]
Man saved from storm channel
A man was rescued Sunday night from the fast-flowing waters of a storm channel in Cypress. According to the Orange County Fire Authority, a call came into the emergency command center at […]
Storm spares West OC, mostly
While much of Northern and Central California were battered by the “storm cyclone” that wreaked havoc, damaged property and took lives, West Orange County has managed to escape – so far – […]
Wet weather for West OC
A “bomb cyclone” that has hammered much of northern and central California reached West Orange County on Wednesday evening and much of Thursday. It knocked out electrical power at several locations across […]
Shape of Things to Come: 2023
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Muhammed Ali once said that “The future is a mist.” Theodore Roosevelt said, “Nothing in this world is certain.” Theodore Hook said, “The best way to predict […]
