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For the fourth year in a row, Rancho Santa Margarita came out in support of the St. Baldrick's Foundation to fight pediatric cancer. The event was held at the Bell Tower Regional Community Center on Sunday. Organizer Myra Northin said about 350 people got their heads shaved to raise about $125,000.  There are a lot of kids this week walking around with a new look, but also adults, including women. Take a look at the gallery of photos from the event. And if you'd like to see a gallery from earlier this week, click here. And if you'd like to see a video produced by film student Daniel Fritz, 20…
A third-grade class at Melinda Heights Elementary responded to the news this week that Marine Cpl. Jordan Stanton was killed in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. They made signs of appreciation and posted them on the street along Melinda Road. Then the whole school got involved. On Wednesday, the family of Kelly Loaiza, who is in Mrs. Kelly Davidson's class, was putting the posters up on the median. They told Patch that they hope to have people line the street from the elementary school all the way to Trabuco Hills during a service next week "Tuesday or Wednesday." Details are …
View Finder is a new weekly feature in which Patch takes a look through the camera lense at a bit of life in Rancho Santa Margarita. The first subject of View Finder is the fundraiser held for Cade Spinello, 4, and his family, Mike and Erin. A tumor was discovered on Cade's brain two days after Erin gave birth to a daughter on Dec. 26. Here are some images from a fundraiser Wednesday night at Ballpark Pizza in RSM.

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