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1985 BOHS grad Vanessa Arevalo Mathison and husband, actor Cameron Mathison,...
Brea Vanessa Arevalo Mathison, a 1985 Brea Olinda High grad, and Cameron Mathison, former All My Children star, will be in attendance at the high school class's upcoming reunion. Vanessa Arevalo...
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BOHS Key Club officers attended Leadership meeting
Key Club logo [Image Credit: Key Club International] As an opportunity to have a time of reflection on their journey as key club officers, by uniting with other key clubs in...
View ArticleImprov plan could be a windfall
A huge opportunity was placed in the City Council’s lap. Now what will they do with it? At the May 5 City Council study session, Stu Schreiberg of the Improv Corporation and Dwight Manley, a major Brea...
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Longtime Brean Mark Pedicone inducted into Green Industry Hall of Fame
Longtime Brean, Mark Pedicone of ET Water, was recently inducted into the Green Industry Hall of Fame for his outstanding contribution in the Irrigation Industry. With over 35 years of dedicated work...
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Brea’s July 4th Country Fair still going strong after 36 years
Ashley and Bree Washeleski-Brea patriotic twins at the July 4th Country Fair 2013. (courtesy Susan Gaede) As we approach our centennial year in 2017, we have seen many changes as Brea evolved into a...
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City of Brea Concerts in the Park 2015
City of Brea Concerts in the Park Summer is coming and you’ll want to cool off in the evenings! And what a better place than Brea’s Summer Concerts in the Park with its cozy setting and live assortment...
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Susan Gaede aka Newsy Suzie, an identical twin, talks to Brea Jr. High’s...
Would you believe the Brea Junior High has 14 sets of twins and a set of triplets? I am an identical twin (Sue and Lou), so it was fun interviewing these students. Ironically, I interviewed 12 sets of...
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BOUSD Superintendent Skip Roland rides off to a new adventure
Brea Retiring BOUSD Superintendent Dr. Skip Roland and his wife Sharon were presented with beach cruisers to mark his 39 years as an educator.(courtesy Katelyn Roland) The 39-year education career of...
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Brea’s Country Fair Lions’ Share of Fun
Let the hula hoop contest begin. Brea Country Fair - Hula Hoop Contests As is custom, the Brea Lions are a big part of the 4th of July Brea Country Fair every year. This year our President's 1st...
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Veteran Special Olympics athlete, Brean Jeffrey Scott, competes for the 4th time
Special Olympics world record holder in the high jump, Jeffrey Scott of Brea will be competing in the games for the 4th time. www.sosc.org 2015 Entering the Special Olympics for the fourth time is...
View ArticleResidents getting creative with water conservation
While the drought is nothing new, how our city dealing with it is. Recently Brea enacted its second phase of water conservation, which more seriously regulates water use. The basic regulations are...
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Memorial for Disneyland’s first Snow White, JoAnn Dean Killingsworth, held at...
60 years ago, JoAnn Dean Killingsworth at the age of 31 was chosen to be the first Snow White on the grand opening day of “The Greatest Place On Earth,” Disneyland. Just a few weeks shy of...
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Hometown fun at Brea’s 29th annual Brea Fest
Did you make the 36th annual Brea Country Fair? If not, another opportunity for hometown community fun awaits you at Brea’s 29th annual Brea Fest – the City’s original food fest celebration. On...
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Brea Olinda student awarded National History Day Champion for State of...
5th grade Laurel Elementary student, Valeria Zavala makes Brean history as NHD Champion for the State of California. Photo submitted by Teacher Jill Berrner. Have you heard? Valeria Zavala, a 5th grade...
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Disneyland turns 60; Breans connected to The Happiest Place on Earth
Disneyland celebrated its anniversary of 60 years on June 17, 2015. Many Breans have a connection to Disneyland including: DeAnn Spicer Todd, 1979 BOHS grad played Disney princesses among other roles...
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Q&A with Brea’s new City Manager Bill Gallardo
By Carolyn Campbell Appointed by the City Council, leading us into our centennial year as Brea’s new City Manager is Bill Gallardo, a 25-year employee of the City of Brea. Bill is a Cal Poly grad, who...
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2015 Special Olympian, Jeff Scott, wins Gold and Bronze Medal in Tennis
Jeff Scott competed in the Special Olympics for the fourth time and won a gold medal in doubles and a bronze medal in singles. As many of you heard, Brea resident, Jeff Scott, on his fourth trip to...
View ArticleBrea Senior Center – Safe Drivers Course and Estate Planning Workshop
The Brea Senior Center is offering a class to brush up on your driving skills to help you maintain your independence as well as sustaining a safe driving record. The Safe Driver Class is a two-day...
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Brea Olinda Class of 1985 30-year reunion
The Brea Olinda High School Class of 1985 reunion committee: Vanessa (Arevalo) Mathison, Diane (Riscol) Reafsnyder, Greg Dixon, Valerie Napoli, Jeff Blakenship, Carol Buck. (courtesy Susan Gaede) Brea...
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BOHS junior, Anabel King, joins BBON staff
BOHS junior Anabel King, managing editor for the BOHS Wildcats Newspaper 2015-16 school year, joins BBON team. I am very excited to be contributing to Beautiful Brea Old and New! I hope to gain...
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