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Ready, set, clean! Saturday is your local Beach Cleanup Day in Laguna Beach. Here's how to join in.
Ready, set, clean! Saturday is your local Beach Cleanup Day in Laguna Beach. Here's how to join in. (Susana Cruciana Photo)

Happy weekend, to our Laguna Beach neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

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First, your weekend weather:

  • Friday: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 67 Low: 56.
  • Saturday: Clear throughout the day. High: 68 Low: 56.

High tide was at 8:30 a.m. at 4.49 feet. Low tide is at 1:39 p.m. at 2.1 feet. A second high tide will be after sunset at 7:37 p.m. at 5.97 feet.

Sunrise Friday was at 6:36 a.m. and sunset will be at 6:55 p.m.

On Saturday, high tide would be at 8:59 a.m. at 4.76 feet and low tide following at 2:22 p.m. at 1.64 feet.

Sunrise Saturday will be at 6:37 a.m. and sunset at 6:53 p.m.

Here are the top stories today in Laguna Beach:

  1. Laguna Beach supporters of failed recall cite COVID-19 mandates as a key issue. (Laguna Beach Independent Newspaper).
  2. The Billionaire and his neighbor: No amount of good fences can heal this "Gilligan's Island" theme song dispute in Laguna Beach. (OC Register).
  3. Are you ready to pitch in? Coastal Cleanup Day Saturday at Main Beach: "Protect Your Happy Place" in Laguna Beach this Saturday morning at Main Beach, and two locations in Crystal Cove State Park. (Laguna Beach Patch)
  4. Stanley Cup Champ Ryan Getzlaf Raises $800K for Cure Duchenne of Newport Beach -(Newport Beach Independent Newspaper)
  5. What's happening with the railroad tracks? Waves pounded the tracks between San Diego and Orange County, causing the earth to destabilize. Now, here's what they are doing to fix it: (Orange County Patch).

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This weekend in Laguna Beach:

Friday, September 17

  • LBHS Minimum Day - Laguna Beach High (all day)
  • Circus Vargas (9:00 AM)
  • 7th Annual Night at The Ranch featuring Donavon Frankenreiter (9 a.m.)

Saturday, September 18

Laguna Beach Patch Notebook

  • Visit Laguna Beach: "✨ This Saturday is @smithsonianmagazine's Museum Day! ✨ @lagunaartmuseum will provide FREE entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. 🎟 The Museum Day ticket provides free admission for two, only on Saturday 18, 2021. " (Instagram).
  • Pacific Marine Mammal Center: "Very grateful to be a part of this project. #repost @seadocsociety ・・・ SeaDoc has been out developing killer whale health assessment tools with collaborators at @noaa and veterinarian Hendrik Nollens from the @sandiegozoo." (Facebook).
  • Volunteers of Laguna Beach Animal Shelter: "Meet LuLu! She needs help feeling secure and gaining confidence, but is so sweet and playful, and loves walks! To help her feel confident, LuLu does best with another canine companion." (Facebook).
  • City of Laguna Beach - Government: "The Laguna Beach Animal Shelter is in dire need of old newspapers for the pet kennels. Residents may donate their unneeded newspapers by dropping them off at the Animal Shelter on Laguna Canyon Road. For more information please call the ..." (Facebook)
  • City of Laguna Beach - Government: "This Week: Laguna Beach Police heroes save man having a heart attack; City Council to hold regular meeting next week; five arrested at DUI Checkpoint; Laguna Beach Fire crews deployed to battle Monument Fire; Coastal Clean-up Day is this..." (Facebook)
  • City of Laguna Beach - Government: "We are still here - here is your LIVE look at the Community Meet & Greet happening now at the Community and Susi Q Center! Stop by and meet our new team members and say hello until 6pm!" (Facebook).
  • City of Laguna Beach - Government: "We want to meet YOU! Come out to the Community & Susi Q Center Today (Thursday, Sept. 16) from 4pm - 6pm to meet some of our newest City Team members, share ideas or just stop by to say hello. We hope to see you there!" (Facebook)
  • City of Laguna Beach - Government: "We are LIVE from the Community Meet & Greet at the Community and Susi Q Center! Stop by and meet our new team members and say hello until 6pm!" (Facebook)
  • City of Laguna Beach - Government: "Meet Laura. Business License specialist Laura Carmona manages the City's thousands of business licenses. From Real Estate brokers to art galleries, from retail shops to accountants — if a business has a license, Laura has helped them out..." (Facebook).
  • Laguna Canyon Foundation: "Can you spot the Swallowtail butterfly? Bonus question: What plant is the butterfly resting on? Hint: It's one of the Swallowtail butterfly host plants! 🌳" (Facebook).
  • Laguna Beach Dog Park www.lagunabeachdogpark.com: "A wink can mean so many things. Pretty sure this was a cue to go do something clandestine, if only we could remember what! @lagunabeachdogpark #friendsoflagunabeachdogpark" (Facebook).
  • South Coast Water District: "Thank you to everyone who is making a difference! #SouthCoast Saves" (Facebook).

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— Ashley Ludwig

About me: Ashley Ludwig has been a columnist and online news editor since 2007.

Prior to joining Patch, she worked as a staff writer for Southwest Riverside's Valley News Newspaper--in print and online. She was a co-founder of the southern California news conglomerate, DailySoCal.com--and prior to that, a freelance journalist for such publications as the North County Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, and Southwest Riverside News Network (SWRNN.com), and still owns the local southern California Wine Country blog: TemeculaGrapevine.com. Ashley Ludwig has worked as a writer on the web since the late 1990s. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona, with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences. Wife, and mother of two daughters, she is the author of multiple romantic suspense novels. www.ashleyludwig.com

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Laguna Beach Daily? I'm all ears. You can email me at ashley.ludwig@patch.com.

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