The Westminster City Council on Wednesday approved the 2018-19 budget on a 5-0 vote. The budget for 2018-19 will be balanced with no need to draw on reserves. There’s a projected fund […]
Budget, joblessness and festival traffic
Your guide to the Strawberry Festival
The 60th annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival opens on Friday and runs through Monday. Here’s a look at the schedules, history and other details for one of Orange County’s biggest community events.
Retorts: Love among the game booths
Garden Grove owes a lot to the Strawberry Festival. I owe it my wife. The 60th annual event, to be held for four days over this Memorial Day weekend at the Village […]
Mickey Mouse, Wallin will lead SF parade
A pair of heroes of long service and fame will be leading Garden Grove’s biggest annual event this month. The 60th annual Strawberry Festival parade will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2018. […]
Strawberry Festival is here May 25-28
The 60th Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for the community. This year’s theme is “Celebrating 60 Years of Fun and Funding Charities.” In 2017 […]
College-bound kids getting kudos
The Garden Grove Unified School District celebrated its college-bound students this week with a new website that highlights photos of graduating seniors along with their college and career plans. The website, www.ggusd.us/collegesigningday/, features College […]
A “super” Strawberry Festival parade
If it’s Saturday on a Memorial Day weekend in Garden Grove, there must be a parade. The highlight of the 59th annual Strawberry Festival, the colorful event coursed down streets of the […]
59th Strawberry Fest salutes super heroes
The 59th annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival will open Friday afternoon at the Village Green Park and continue through Monday with four days of events, entertainment, rides and celebrities. The theme this […]
HBPD plans DUI checkpoint for Friday
The Huntington Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, May 19, 2017, within the city limits, between the hours of 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. In […]
Burt (“Robin”) Ward celeb grand marshal
Holy strawberries, Batman! The celebrity grand marshal for the 2017 Strawberry Festival in Garden Grove will be Burt Ward, who portrayed Robin in the campy Sixties TV series “Batman.” The theme for […]
