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Big Things in Government and a Blotter to Make You Smile

Rancho Santa Margarita needs a replacement city councilman, and it could be you! Kids get caught making trouble. Also, George Thorogood has a bad-to-the-bone birthday.

1. The City Council on Wednesday made the tough decision to temporarily replace Councilman Jesse Petrilla while he is attending tank school with the U.S. National Guard in Fort Knox, KY. Anyone want to fill in? Send a resume and an essay on "Why I'm qualified to serve in this capacity" and get it to the city clerk by noon on March 4. Who knows, you could be making decisions and developing the city budget. Here's the .

2. Face it. Stories like this make adults smile: "Teen Gatecrashers Thwarted by Dove Canyon Security." The second story on the would make you feel pretty good, too: Police detain juveniles who threw objects at passing cars. Yeah, those are real feel-good stories.

3. Rancho Santa Margarita leads Orange County in another statistic. It has the fewest lawsuits per 10,000 residents..

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4. On this date in history, Feb. 24, 1836, Col. William Travis put out a call for help  on behalf of vastly outnumbered troops trying to defend the Alamo, which was attacked when it answered a call to surrender with a cannon shot at the Mexican army. In 1903, the U.S. acquired a naval base in Cuba, Guantanamo Bay. In 1946, Juan Peron was elected president of Argentina, thus ensuring the musical Evita. In 1968, the Tet Offensive ended in Vietnam with U.S. and South Vietnamese forces recapturing the city of Hue after 26 days of fighting. In 1981, socialite Jean Harris was convicted of murdering Dr. Herman Tarnower, author of the Scarsdale Diet book, while in Britain, the engagement of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer was announced. 

5. Celebrating a birthday today is Abe Vigoda (90)—yes, he's still alive—along with James Farentino (73), Joe Lieberman (69), Edward James Olmos (64), George Thorogood (61), Steve Jobs (56), Kristin Davis (46) and Billy Zane (45). Also born on this date were WWII Adm. Chester Nimitz (1885) and Enrico Caruso (1873).

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For What It's Worth: It's Relationship Wellness Month and National Justice for Animals Week. It's also National Chili Day. Who serves the best chili in Rancho Santa Margarita?


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