Disneyland employee killed in golf cart accident remembered for volunteer work - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

Club 33 manager Bonnye Lear had volunteered for years in her hometown of Fullerton and had just begun docenting at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda in preparation for retirement when she died in a tragic accident at Disneyland.
Lear, 60, of Fullerton was seriously injured on Wednesday, June 5 when she fell from a golf cart in a backstage area behind Critter Country. She died from her injuries on Friday, June 7.
Tributes have been pouring in for Lear, who volunteered at the Fullerton Museum Cente

Newsom: Conservatives are just like Hitler

Everyone knows the ancient joke about the two exhausted kids walking through a sun-blasted and waterless land. Sunburned and still miles from their destination, they come upon an immense pile of animal manure blocking their path. The boys stop for a moment to consider the obstacle mounded before them – feculent, still miraculously (in my telling) steaming – before the younger boy jumps quickly into the pile and begins digging furiously. His wee hands are a blur. Appalled, the older b

Kurtenbach: If this is it for Klay Thompson in the Bay, he leaves a spectacular, strange legacy

If this is, in fact, how Klay Thompson’s time in the Bay Area ends, it’ll be peculiar and inexplicable.
Or, in other words, fitting.
Thompson has never been one to be fully understood. He’s a one-off, a man who goes to the beat of his own drum; the rules that applied to everyone else somehow didn’t apply to him (much to the chagrin of some big-name former teammates). And his inscrutability made him lovable.
Now it might make him a member of another team for the first time

After 43 years marketing local news, SCNG’s Bill Van Laningham is retiring

When the Daily Breeze won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015, Bill Van Laningham was behind the scenes, looking for ways to let the community know.
He knew powerful journalismwhen he saw it: This was the Heisman Trophy. The Academy Award. A chance to show off a local newsroom’s work.
Van Laningham created promotional ads, reached out to community leaders, connected with trade publications, and built a marketing campaign. He even had giant beachball-sized Pulitzer medallion stickers made and

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Lakers enter free agency with some possible flexibility

Before Saturday, it appeared the Lakers were going to have limited flexibility to improve their roster entering Sunday afternoon’s start to free agency.
Their flexibility still appears to be limited, with their roster already nearing capacity, but they may have more options than most believed they would have entering the weekend.
The Lakers will enter Sunday, the first official day of free agency, with the moratorium period running from 3 p.m. PT through 9:01 p.m. on July 5, with 11 player

Cooking up a good time with the Costa Mesa Fish Fry

For the 77th year, the Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club cooked up some summer fun for the community.
The three-day annualCosta Mesa Fish Fry popped up at Lions Park this weekend, it helps the Lions Club fundraise for its support of charities and programs in the community.
The 77th Costa Mesa Fish Fry offers $15 fish and chip dinners prepared by volunteers with the Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club on Saturday, June 29, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Angel City Football Club returns home to face the unbeaten Orlando Pride

Angel City Football Club emerged from last week’s three-game stretch with four points, a total that’s probably lower than the club would have expected, but in a league as tight as the NWSL, they’ll certainly take them.
Now, comes another challenge to close out play heading into the Olympic break.
Starting Sunday, Angel City FC will face the second (Orlando Pride) and fourth-place (Gotham FC) teams to head into the Olympic break.
The Pride (10-0-5) is one of two unbeaten teams r

Ron Hart: I’m with Hur. Joe Biden is too old and too incompetent.

No matter what you think of either candidate, only one has been deemed mentally competent to stand trial, and that is Trump. And stand trial he has, facing the Dems’ lawfare offensive.
Robert Hur, the DOJ Special Counsel looking into Biden’s taking of classified documents, concluded that our president is too old and too incompetent to stand trial.
So, what do we do in America when our DOJ tells us that someone is not clear-headed enough to withstand a trial for a crime he

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Paul George declines option with Clippers, will test free agency

Clippers star Paul George declined his $48.7M option, along with any trade possibilities Saturday, and will enter free agency that begins Sunday.
George, who has played for the Clippers the past five seasons, will seek meetings with teams that have cap space, which includes the Clippers. His decision means an opt-in/trade scenario is now gone.
There’s still a chance George could return to the Clippers with a more team-friendly deal, much like the three-year, $158 million extension Kawhi Le

Ducks add six prospects in Day 2 of NHL draft

The Ducks made six selections on Saturday’s Day 2 of the NHL Draft after stunning the floor with their selection of Beckett Sennecke third overall and trading up to grab hard-hitting defenseman Stian Solberg at No. 23 on Friday.
Here are glimpses at each of the newest members of the flock.
Lucas Pettersson, center, MoDo (Sweden), No. 35 overall
Pettersson could be described as Leo Carlsson Light in that he combines deceptiveness, creativity, an arsenal of subtle movements and fluid skating

Ducks add seven prospects in Day 2 of NHL draft

The Ducks made seven selections on Saturday’s Day 2 of the NHL Draft after stunning the floor with their selection of Beckett Sennecke third overall and trading up to grab hard-hitting defenseman Stian Solberg at No. 23 on Friday.
Here are glimpses at each of the newest members of the flock.
Lucas Pettersson, center, MoDo (Sweden), No. 35 overall
Pettersson might be described as Leo Carlsson Light in that he combines deceptiveness, creativity, a vast array of subtle movements and fluid ska

SoCal’s relationship with 4th of July fireworks might be changing. Here’s why

Fourth of July.
A holiday meant to be spent outside in the simmering Southern California summer sun — dining on freshly grilled hot dogs, donning your most patriotic ensemble, and communing with friends and family.
And, once the sun sets, enjoying fireworks.
But recently, in Southern California, fireworks displays — once seemingly inextricable from the Fourth of July holiday — have lost some of their sparkle because of growing concerns over the potential impact the shows have o

2 sweet, loving bulldogs are looking for homes

Breed: English bulldogs
Age: Patch, 2; Loki, 3
Sex: Neutered males
Patch and Loki’s story: The staffers at the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center are shocked that these boys haven’t been adopted. They came in separately on the same day and are sweet as can be. These two are delightful, with their goofy personalities and loving temperaments. They can be a bit reactive while in their kennels, so ask the staff to show them to you on a walk. They do not need to go to the same home.
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Euro 2024: Switzerland knocks out defending champ Italy

BERLIN (AP) — Defending champion Italy crashed out of the European Championship after losing to Switzerland 2-0 in the last 16 on Saturday.
Goals in each half from Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas gave the Swiss their first win over their southern neighbor for 31 years and set up a quarterfinal against England or Slovakia in Düsseldorf on July 6.
Italy’s elimination means the titleholder has gone out in the last 16 for the third successive Euro after Portugal in 2021 and Spain in 2

Open your heart to Chili, a Tibetan spaniel with special needs

Breed: Tibetan spaniel
Age: 10 years
Sex: Neutered male
Size: 14 pounds
Chili’s story: Chili lost both eyes at some point and was severely underweight, weak and malnourished when he came to the rescue group. But his resilience is remarkable. He gains confidence every day, although his past confinement means that the world is brand new to him. Chili cannot navigate steps or doors yet. He prefers being carried to walking, but loves sniffing lawns and flowers and playing on the beach. He is a

Russell Westbrook picks up player option with Clippers

Russell Westbrook has picked up his player option for $4 million and is expected to return to the Clippers next season.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN was the first to report it Saturday.
The nine-time All-Star point guard averaged 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists off the bench last season. Although he shot 45.4% from the field, Westbrook hit just 27.3% from three-point range, his lowest since the 2019-20 season when he was with the Houston Rockets.
The former league MVP fractured his left

Alexander: Behold, the vanishing baseball movie

The 1980s and early ’90s may have been the glory years of baseball as portrayed/immortalized on the big screen. A genre that hadn’t been taken very seriously, or more to the point had been depicted haphazardly in the era before Technicolor, all of a sudden had become popular fodder for the imagination industry.
There were “The Natural,” “Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” “Eight Men Out,” “Major League,” “A League Of The

Kings acquire forward Tanner Jeannot in exchange for draft picks

The Kings have acquired forward Tanner Jeannot from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a 2025 second-round draft pick and a fourth rounder (No. 118) in this year’s draft.
Jeannot, 27, traversed a sinewy path to the NHL but had a breakout campaign as a rookie in 2021-22 with the Nashville Predators. He scored 24 goals and 41 points while he accumulated 130 penalty minutes, offering something of a throwback power forward’s profile.
Despite a slower start to the following season, T

LeBron James declines player option to become free agent

LeBron James will decline his $51.4 million player option with the Lakers for the 2024-25 season and become an unrestricted free agent, but he is expected to return to the organization on a new contract, The Atheltic reported on Saturday morning.
James, who turns 40 in December and is entering his 22nd NBA season, had until 2 p.m. on Saturday to decide on the option in his contract as part of the two-year, $99 million contract extension he signed with the Lakers in September 2022.
He could sign

Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (June 20-27)

Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from June 20 to June 27.
Food sales at Mobil station, 11962 Brookhurst St., Garden GroveClosed: June 26
Reason: co*ckroach infestation
Reopened: June 27Bagels Tea, 16566 Bolsa Chica St., Huntington BeachClosed: June 26
Reason: Rodent infestation
Reopened: June 27Layer Cake Bakery, 4250 Barranca Parkway, Suite I, IrvineClosed: June 26
Reason: None provided
Reopened: June 26Cho Cu Bakery, 14

There’s been a flower show blooming in my yard the past few months

For the last two months, I have been admiring the flower show provided by my yellow pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima flava).
The Latin name of this plant commemorates Andrea Caesalpino, a 16th-century Italian physician and botanist. Before the age of synthetically produced pharmaceuticals, medications came directly from plants. Thus, physicians were often botanists too since the sources for the medications they prescribed grew in the garden. Pulcherrima — the species name o

State Parks adds four new rescue boats to lifesaving fleet

From the lifeguard towers on the beach, the afternoon glare that glistens on the ocean can make it difficult to see swimmers in distress.
But from rescue boats out in the water, lifeguards have a valuable vantage point and can quickly scoop up struggling beachgoers in trouble.
State Parks lifeguards and officials on Friday, June 28, held a christening ceremony in the Newport Harbor to welcome a fleet of four new SurfWatch boats, state-of-the-art rescue vessels that will help first responders res

California shoppers reverse gears, up spending 1.4% in early 2024

The “Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two distinct lenses: the optimist’s “glass half-full” and the pessimist’s “glass half-empty.”
Buzz: Cash registers at California merchants were ringing more frequently in early 2024.
Source: My trust’s spreadsheet’s look at California retail sales, minus online shopping, as measured by the Census Bureau.
Debate: Sales averaged 1.4% annual growth in the six months ended

D’Angelo Russell, Jaxson Hayes will opt into contracts with Lakers for 2024-25

Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell plans to opt into the final season of his contract with the franchise for the 2024-25 season.
Russell, who had until Saturday afternoon to decide on his player option, will have an $18.7 million salary for next season as part of a two-year, $36 million contract he signed with the Lakers last offseason.
Swish Cultures first reported Russell’s decision.
Russell averaged 18 points, 6.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 76 regular-season games for the Lakers last

Newsom uses ‘velvet glove’ to attack democracy

SACRAMENTO – Both major American political camps are convinced that democracy is under attack by the other side, and they probably are both largely correct. There simply are different styles and approaches for thwarting the supposed will of the People – or at least for undermining the complex system that allows people to choose the way their nation is governed.
Our democracy may be the equivalent of “two wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner,” as one aphori

Master Gardener: What is this white substance on my houseplant?

Q. I’ve noticed this white substance on my majesty palm, which is an indoor plant. I wipe them off, but they keep coming back. What is it and how can I get rid of it?
Cottony cushion scale is a common houseplant pest. It also appears on outdoor plants, particularly citrus. It is a soft-bodied sucking insect that likes to hang out near the base of leaf petioles or, in the case of palms, in the nooks and crannies of the growing tips. The body of the insect is orange-brown, but the large whit

Some homebuyers are beating high interest rates with 1980s-era assumable mortgages

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Last year, after Deb Jerikovsky’s husband died, she decided to swap the lake home where they planned to spend retirement for a house in the metro that’s closer to family.
She put that plan on hold, however, once she realized 7% mortgage rates would force her to dip too deeply into her savings. Instead, she moved in with her daughter, hoping she’d eventually score a lower rate.
She didn’t have to wait long.
Mortgage rates were still hovering

2024 real estate predictions: How are we doing mid-year?

Today marks the end of the first half of 2024. Halloween decorations are already gracing store shelves.
Today, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the predictions I made in January. It’s always a good idea to make sure you’re on the right track — especially when advising owners and occupants of industrial real estate in Southern California.
So with that as a backdrop, let’s review what I had to say six months ago, how those predictions are faring, and what

Are national seashores summer’s best kept secret?

By Lisa Wells, Food Drink Life
If a beach destination is in your summer trip plans, national seashores might just be the hidden gems you’ve been searching for. With beautiful natural beaches, unmatched views, historic settings and sparkling waters, national seashores give you beach parks on every coast for the perfect sand, sun and waves vacation this summer.
Among the many monuments and natural spaces that make up America’s National Park System, the U.S. has 10 national seashores. T

How viral TikTok recipes are changing how you cook

By Zuzana Paar, Food Drink Life
With a few swipes, you can get a new recipe that has been vetted by millions on TikTok. This platform has replaced a traditional cookbook, making it easy for you to find your new favorite dish through short videos.
Try out these recipes that have gone viral for a good reason, from baked feta pasta to healthy renditions of bread and ice cream and a spiced-up version of sushi – you won’t be disappointed.
What’s up with food trends on TikTok?
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