Saturday, 28. July 2007, 16:26:19
california, seal beach
When I was just a child my first excursion into the salty sea was prefaced with dire warnings about those stinging rays. Then, not as now, the fearsome rays in question were not from the sun but of those found beneath the lovely waves. The danger still lurks but, as all things, with time has become just a part of life and yes, before my child first dipped her toes into the brine I urged her to step lightly...
RAY BAY
Seal Beach's reputation as a hot spot for stingray injuries is well-deserved, says a new study by Cal State Long Beach. Lead researcher Chris Lowe reports that swimmers, surfers and waders were hit by stingrays at least 2,264 times from 1997-2005. The city averaged 251 injuries per year during that period, according a paper Lowe presented at an American Elasmobranch Society meeting in St. Louis
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Saturday, 28. July 2007, 16:09:07
california, mothers, daughters, orange county
Garden Grove resident Duyen Nguyen's entry in the Orange County Fair's memorabilia section is a quilt with special resonance. It was made by her seamstress mother, who couldn't afford jewelry or cash for a wedding dowry. Her mother used scraps to make the quilt, which consists of more than 4,000 hand-sewn petals.
readimage: JEFF OVERLEY, THE REGISTER
Friday, 27. July 2007, 15:33:25
surfing, california, huntington beach, orange county
Thousands throng to Surf City for U.S. Open
The U.S. Open of Surfing draws hundreds of thousands to check out the sport that sets Southern California apart.
By LAYLAN CONNELLY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
HUNTINGTON BEACH – The U.S. Open of Surfing has been dubbed the Super Bowl of Surfing.
But it's not just about the fierce competition by some of the best in the sport. It's also about spectators who take up every inch of sand to the action on the waves, plenty of kid lifestyle sports on the sand to watch and major-league people-watching...
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