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  • Mission Viejo, CA

Email: peter.schelden (a) patch.com

Phone: 949-280-4719 | Hometown: Boulder City, Nevada (now Mission Viejo)

Hello, and welcome to the site. I edit and report on Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Dana Point for Patch.com.

I have spent my professional life writing news in suburban communities, mostly in South County. Before joining Patch I worked for the Orange County Register, where I covered San Juan, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo and Laguna Beach. I have also written for the Daily Sparks Tribune.

I studied British literature of the 18th century and will talk your ear off about Samuel Johnson if I am provoked. I also studied journalism.

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Sword Fighting Arena is His Dream Business

Storm Dye, a Saddleback College student, dreams of building a live action role playing arena for kids and young adults.

Sword Fighting Arena is His Dream Business
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Tree Falls on Mission Viejo Man's SUV

Last night's heavy rain prompted an oak tree to fall on a Mission Viejo man's SUV on Live Oak Canyon Road.

Tree Falls on Mission Viejo Man's SUV
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Jury Deciding Fate of New Year's Stabber

Air Force veteran and Mission Viejo resident Robert Sickles was killed at a New Year's Eve party nearly two year ago. Did Adam Baker act in self defense, or was it murder?

Jury Deciding Fate of New Year's Stabber
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Jury: RSM Man Killed Wife with Statue

The verdict? Richard Gustav Forsberg of Rancho Santa Margarita has been charged guilty of murdering his wife.

Jury: RSM Man Killed Wife with Statue