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And on the Laguna Beach Patch calendar - La Dolce Vita on the Green

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Hi there, Laguna Beach! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What could happen to Laguna Beach's only emergency room?
  • How Oro the support dog is changing Laguna Beach firefighter wellness.
  • See where Laguna Beach High stars rank among county stat leaders.

Also on today's calendar: La Dolce Vita on the Green and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 88, low: 73.
  • Thursday: Sunshine and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Laguna Beach, Providence agree to explore feasibility of small-scale hospital (latimes.com subscription) — Laguna Beach officials and Providence Mission Hospital have agreed to study a small "micro-hospital" on the South Laguna campus to keep local emergency services in town. With seismic retrofit costs soaring and state law barring standalone ERs, city leaders, residents, and hospital executives are exploring legislative fixes and new models to avoid losing an emergency department that handles roughly 17,000 visits a year.
   

• Oro, a trauma support dog for first responders, is the future of addressing mental health needs, officials say (yoursun.com) — Laguna Beach Fire's new trauma support dog, Oro, is helping firefighters, lifeguards, and other first responders process the emotional toll of difficult calls, including a recent child drowning off Treasure Island. Trained to sense stress and comfort crews during debriefs, Oro is part of a growing statewide Critical Incident Stress K-9 program that aims to normalize mental health support in emergency services.
   

• High school football: Orange County's Week 2 stat leaders (ocregister.com) — Laguna Beach High quarterback J. Hurst and receiver B. Stringham both cracked Orange County's Week 2 football stat leaderboards, highlighting strong performances in the passing and receiving categories. The roundup shows where Breakers players stack up against peers from schools across the county, giving local fans a quick snapshot of early-season standouts.
   

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  • EXCLUSIVE: Tarek and Heather El Moussa Knock Thousands Off Price of Newport Beach Rental (lmtonline.com)
  • Pipeline Comes to Southern California as Marie Turns Newport Beach Into Barrel Fest (theinertia.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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