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Irvine’s Great Park to Feature WWII Fighter Planes in New Aviation Museum

Issue # 0180

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Joshua Tjia
07 Jun

In this Irvine Insider Issue . . .

😁 Laugh Of The Day

🌤️ Irvine Weather

🌳🏬 The Canopy: New Retail Center Set to Transform Great Park by 2026

✈️🎖️ Irvine’s Great Park to Feature WWII Fighter Planes in New Aviation Museum

📑🗑️ Dispose Safely: Free Shredding Service Available This Saturday at Lakeview Senior Center

🏥🏗️ Hoag Celebrates Major Milestone in Irvine Expansion with Beam Signing Ceremony

🌎⚠️ 3.6 and 3.4 Magnitude Earthquakes in Southern California – How to Stay Informed and Safe

🍿🎬 Family Movie Nights: Enjoy Films Under the Stars at Irvine Spectrum

👩🏻‍⚕️🎗️ June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month: Learn About Early Dementia Detection and Free CHA Training

🦅🪶 Join the Effort: Monitoring Raptors on the Landmarks to Protect Urban Wildlands

🖼️ New Art Exhibition Honors D-Day with Historical Photos of MCAS El Toro

🎼🎼 Upcoming High School Music Calendar

🐾🐶 Managing Puppy Chewing: Tips and Tricks to Protect Your Belongings

🏃🏽 Josh Farmer Earns Career-Best 12th Place in Decathlon at NCAA Championship

🏆 UC Irvine Dominates APR Rankings with Six Perfect Scores

🏀🏐🎾⚾ UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

🏀 Irvine Valley College Releases 2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule - New Coach, New Season

🏀🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

⭐️🏐🎾 Irvine High School Athletes of the Year: From Volleyball Victories to Tennis Triumphs

🏈🎾 High School Athletics Calendar

🍏🥭🍑 Local Farmers Markets

🌟🏪🎉Irvine’s Best Kept Secrets: Is Your Business One of Them?

📅📅 Lots of Local Events

📞💡 Useful Contact Information

Why aren’t lobsters generous?

Because they’re shellfish.

We hope this joke brings some laughter to your day! 😁

The Canopy: New Retail Center Set to Transform Great Park by 2026

A new retail center called The Canopy is set to open at the Great Park in 2026, offering 80,000 square feet of amenities including a grocery store, restaurants, and shops. This development, located at Bosque and Great Park Boulevard, aims to create a community hub with a blend of local, regional, and national tenants. The project, in partnership with Almquist, who has developed similar markets, will also retrofit Hangar 244 into a food hall linked by a retail promenade. Additionally, the first phase of the Cultural Terrace development will introduce cultural institutions like the Orange County Music & Dance, and the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum. Future developments, set for completion between 2027 and 2029, include a 10,000-seat amphitheater, lakes, recreational facilities, Veterans Memorial Park, botanical gardens, and a public library. When complete, the 1,300-acre Great Park will surpass the size of both San Diego's Balboa Park and New York City's Central Park.

Irvine’s Great Park to Feature WWII Fighter Planes in New Aviation Museum

In honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, military aircraft, including the renowned Corsair, will return to the Great Park. The Corsair, a top World War II fighter, is one of 40 aircraft to be displayed at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, the only museum dedicated to U.S. Marine Corps aviation, opening at the Cultural Terrace in 2026. This museum honors the bravery and sacrifices of military heroes, especially those from D-Day. For more information, visit flyingleathernecks.org and greatparkframework.org.

#DDay #GreatPark #Irvine

Dispose Safely: Free Shredding Service Available This Saturday at Lakeview Senior Center

The community is invited to a FREE paper shredding event this Saturday, June 8, from 9-11 a.m. at the Lakeview Senior Center (20 Lake Road). Attendees can securely dispose of their documents and protect their privacy.

#Irvine #CommunityEvent #ShredItUp #ProtectYourPrivacy

Hoag Celebrates Major Milestone in Irvine Expansion with Beam Signing Ceremony

Hoag physicians, employees, donors, and leadership celebrated a major construction milestone for Hoag’s Irvine expansion by signing the final beam for the Surgical Pavilion at Hoag’s Sun Family Campus. The pavilion will feature 24 Acuity-Adaptable ICU patient rooms, 12 private pre/post-operative rooms, 12 PACU bays, 8 operating rooms, 2 procedure rooms, and an underground connection to new specialty care pavilions for women’s health, cancer, and digestive health. This milestone was achieved with the help of McCarthy Building Companies.

#HoagPride #IrvineExpansion #BeamSigning

3.6 and 3.4 Magnitude Earthquakes in Southern California – How to Stay Informed and Safe

Southern California experienced a series of small earthquakes, with magnitudes of 3.6 and 3.4, in Newport Beach yesterday evening. To stay informed and safe, sign up for AlertOC at alertoc.org. AlertOC sends emergency alerts to the public during events that require evacuations or shelter-in-place orders. For comprehensive preparedness tips and resources, visit cityofirvine.org/prepare.

Family Movie Nights: Enjoy Films Under the Stars at Irvine Spectrum

Spectrum Summer Cinema: Irvine Spectrum Center invites everyone to family-friendly movies on the Giant Wheel Lawn every Sunday evening through to the end of August. Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket or low-back chair, grab snacks from their favorite shop, and enjoy a movie starting at 7 PM. The schedule includes The Little Mermaid (2023) on June 9, Cars on June 16, and more through August 25 with Toy Story.

June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month: Learn About Early Dementia Detection and Free CHA Training

June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month. Early dementia detection can slow progression, reduce healthcare costs, improve quality of life, and reduce disparities. Access free resources and enroll in cognitive health assessment (CHA) training at www.DementiaCareAware.org to learn how to use the CHA screening tool.

#dementia #primarycare #continuingeducation #geriatrics #cognitivedecline #CHA #dementiaawareness #earlydetection #California #AlzheimerBrainAwarenessMonth

Join the Effort: Monitoring Raptors on the Landmarks to Protect Urban Wildlands

Join the effort in raptor monitoring on the Landmarks! Dedicated researchers and partners work to protect urban wildlands. Observations are crucial for understanding and preserving these ecosystems. Learn more at bit.ly/48DH7t6. Urban wildlands, near dense communities, face unique challenges. IRC’s stewardship involves rigorous ecosystem assessment, goal setting, and progress tracking. Researchers, partners, staff, and volunteers monitor changes in Irvine Ranch wildlands, providing data for effective land management. Continuous data collection supports the long-term health of these habitats.

New Art Exhibition Honors D-Day with Historical Photos of MCAS El Toro

In honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, visit the new Art at City Hall exhibition, “MCAS El Toro: Life, Work, and Play,” featuring historical images from the First American OC Historical Photo Archive and the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum. Originally part of the 2023 Great Park Gallery exhibition curated by Cynthia Castaneda, these photos capture early life at MCAS El Toro. The exhibition is open until August 2. For more details, visit cityofirvine.org/artatcityhall.

#IrvineFineArts #ArtHappensHere #WeAreIrvine #DDay80thAnniversary

We will resume with the high school music calendar events when the schedule is available for the fall semester.

Managing Puppy Chewing: Tips and Tricks to Protect Your Belongings

Puppy chewing is a natural behavior, especially during teething, but it can be frustrating when it damages your belongings.

  • To manage this, puppy-proof your home by removing tempting items like shoes, plants, and electrical cords.

  • Use child locks or baby gates to secure hazardous areas.

  • Provide various chew toys with different textures and shapes, and consider food-stuffed or chilled teething toys for extra stimulation.

  • When your puppy chews on something off-limits, trade it for an appropriate toy and offer a treat.

  • If you suspect separation anxiety or other behavioral issues, seek professional help. With patience and the right tools, you can guide your puppy's chewing habits and raise a well-behaved dog.

  • For more tips, visit irvineanimals.org/resources.

#PuppyChewing #DogTraining #IrvineAnimalCare #AdoptableCats #WeAreIrvine

Josh Farmer Earns Career-Best 12th Place in Decathlon at NCAA Championship

Senior Josh Farmer achieved a career-best 12th place in the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning his third second-team All-America honor. Farmer, who previously finished 14th (2022) and 16th (2021), is the first Anteater to be a three-time NCAA Division I All-American in the decathlon. He scored 7,647 points, setting personal records in the pole vault (4.71m) and javelin (56.78m). Farmer's performance included strong showings in the 110m hurdles (15.23 seconds), discus (38.87m), and 1500m (4:38.30). He concluded his collegiate career as the 2024 Big West decathlon champion and ranks second in school history with 7,703 points.

UC Irvine Dominates APR Rankings with Six Perfect Scores

The latest NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) report reveals that all UC Irvine athletic programs exceeded the minimum multi-year requirement of 930, with six teams achieving a perfect score of 1,000: women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country, women's golf, women's tennis, and women's track & field. Additionally, women's water polo, men's golf, and men's basketball scored at or above 990, while baseball, men's water polo, men's soccer, and women's soccer scored at or above 980. All 18 sports had multi-year scores of 970 or better, with ten teams above the national average of 984. These APR scores reflect academic performance from the 2019-20 to 2022-23 academic years. The APR tracks student-athletes' academic progress, including eligibility, retention, and graduation.

UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

We will resume with UCI’s athletic calendar events when the schedule is available for the fall quarter.

Irvine Valley College Releases 2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule - New Coach, New Season

The 2024-25 Irvine Valley women's basketball schedule has been released. The team ended the 2023-24 season with a 21-8 overall record and a 12-2 record in the Orange Empire Conference, earning a spot in the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs. Sophomore center Makena Tomlinson was named an all-state player. The team also welcomes a new head coach, Claire Gocke, formerly of Tustin High. The season opener is at home against Palomar on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m., and the OEC schedule begins with a home game against Santa Ana on Jan. 8 at 5 p.m.

🏐⚽🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

We will resume with IVC’s athletic calendar events when the schedule is available for the fall semester.

Irvine High School Athletes of the Year: From Volleyball Victories to Tennis Triumphs

Stacy Reeves from Beckman High, CIF Player of the Year, led her volleyball team to their first CIF title, maintained a 4.2 GPA, and volunteered at soup kitchens. She will study business and play beach volleyball at Texas Christian University.

SangHyuk Im from University High helped win three consecutive CIF Open Division tennis titles and excelled academically in mathematics competitions. He will play tennis and study math and computer science at MIT.

Alexia Duncan from Irvine High, a four-time team MVP swimmer, set school records and will swim for the University of Utah.

Michael Abshier from Northwood High set records in water polo and aims to become a pilot after attending Cal Baptist University.

Zach Ireland from Beckman High, who pitched a no-hitter, will play baseball at UC Davis.

Milan Heisdorf from Woodbridge High, a multi-sport athlete, will play soccer at UC Irvine.

Kira Watanabe from Portola High led her basketball team to a 23-6 record and holds assist records.

Rider Cooper from Portola High won the CIF 400-meter title and will run track at Cal State Fullerton.

High School Athletics Calendar

We will resume with the high school athletic calendar events when the schedule is available for the fall semester.

Irvine’s Best Kept Secrets: Is Your Business One of Them?

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