🌱 Police Chase + Library Censorship + Home Wine Competition Winners

Hello all! Today’s National Root Beer Day; did you know that Americans have enjoyed commercially produced root beer since 1875? It's Sylvia, your host of the Orange County Patch newsletter. Let's get this Saturday started off right, with a quick guide to things happening. In today's issue, you'll learn about:

• 🚛 Some 3,000 truckloads of sand.
• 💳 Living on credit.
• 🍷 The 2023 OC Fair Home Wine Competition.

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🌤️ But first, today's weather: Partly sunny. High: 78 Low: 62.

⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations Across Orange County

• Costco at 2701 Park Ave. in Tustin, $4.19
• ARCO at 5981 Warner Ave. in Huntington Beach, $4.29
• Mobil at 2500 E. Lincoln Ave. in Anaheim, $4.29

🏖️ Vacation Poll!
Are you traveling this summer? What is your favorite type of vacation? So far:

• 22.7 percent plan a staycation
• 18.2 percent each want to go on a road trip or cruise
• 13.6 percent choose a camping trip
• 9 percent intend to head out for an island vacation
• 4.5 percent each opt for a local outing, a national park trip, a Jeep trip, or a solo trip to Europe

📰 Here are the top stories today in Orange County:

1. A 33-year-old Fresno man suspected of carjacking a motorist led police officers on a high-speed chase through Fullerton. Reportedly, he found a woman sitting in an SUV in a parking structure, produced a shank, and ordered her out. Officers attempted to pull over the car, but he began a dangerous race through the city. He was arrested and is now looking at “up to 15 years in federal prison” if convicted. (KTLA)
2. Do Huntington Beach libraries contain books city leaders find objectionable? “Our city libraries should not be engaged in infecting our children with obscenity or pornography,” warned Councilwoman Gracey Van Der Mark. In response, she’s looking to have the city attorney review books and take objectionable ones “out of places minors could access.” (Voice of OC)
3. Who won the 2023 OC Fair Home Wine Competition? Out of 595 California entries, judges selected 68 for double gold medal awards and 95 for gold medals. The best-of-show winners came from Chino, Santa Maria, La Mesa, and Concord. (Wine Industry Advisor)
4. OC residents are living on credit again, and some cities are worse at it than others. Researchers have found that American consumers have made the “second-smallest first-quarter credit card debt paydown in the past decade.” Rating cities from one to 182, the Orange County city with the highest year-over-year credit card debt increase is Huntington Beach at No. 13. On the other end of the spectrum is Garden Grove at No. 39. (WalletHub)
5. Capistrano Beach Park and Doheny State Beach received the first truckloads of sand. Orange County supervisors expect another 3,000 or so loads to be delivered to counteract coastal erosion. Where is the sand coming from? The Santa Ana River, where storm flows created a sediment trap that needs to be removed. (Patch)

📆 Today in Orange County:

Saturday, June 17

• Whale & Wildlife “Twalk” at the Crystal Cove Conservancy meets at Pelican Point lot #4 (9 AM)
• Meet the Goats & Makers Mart at 29751 Crown Valley Parkway in Laguna Niguel (10 AM)
• Peaceful Protest at OC Animal Care in Tustin (11 AM)
• "Taste Of Japan" Festival at the GardenWalk in Anaheim (12 PM)
• "Forever Plaid" performed by the American Coast Theater Company at the Lyceum Theatre in Costa Mesa (2 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Buena Park - Firefighters responded to the 7300 block of Pierce Circle for a fire in a home. Truck 61, the first arriving unit, found a single-story house with heavy smoke and a well-involved fire in the garage that had extended to a car in the driveway. In a hurry, crews executed a coordinated attack on the blaze and searched the home to confirm everyone had evacuated." (Orange County Fire Authority via Facebook)
• "💡 🥾 Did you know several OC Parks are part of conservation plans that provide long-term protection for wildlife and natural habitats while still offering responsible outdoor recreational opportunities for the public?" (OC Parks via Instagram)
• "We only have a few spots left at our Teen Academy that takes place from June 26-June 30. This is a five-day intensive workshop designed to be a fun, hands-on experience for young adults to learn about the Orange County Sheriff’s Department." (Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA, via Facebook)
• "REMINDER: All sites and District offices will be closed on Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth, a holiday adopted by the State of California in 2022." (Orange Unified School District via Instagram)
• "You’re invited to participate in our upcoming Queer Youth Art Collective's Art Gallery Showing at 2023 OC Pride! This art gallery showing will be held during OC Pride, where our Queer Youth Art Collective youth leaders will showcase their artwork, which will be displayed for public viewing. This event will serve as a platform to raise awareness about mental health issues affecting LGBTQIA+ youth and students, as well as shedding light on their experiences and fostering understanding within our community." (LGBTQ Center, Orange County, via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right. I'll see you Wednesday morning!

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Christ follower. Wife. Book dragon. Proud supporter of the Oxford comma.

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