Tributes and Traps in Rancho Santa Margarita

1. Our weekly Patch Picks move outside the box—to . Yep, those places where the cops are likely to set up and nab someone driving faster than they're supposed to be driving. Take a look at the list, and let us know if you agree or disagree. Related to that, somewhat, is the Police Blotter. Our favorite call is the guy walking in the street yelling at people to slow down. What do you think, is he the nuisance or is the speeding driver?

2. Students at Melinda Heights Elementary have taken to making posters in honor of Cpl. Jordan Stanton, who was killed last Friday in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. The posters honoring the fallen Marine from RSM currently line Melinda Road near the school. Click .

3. The pretrial hearings are done, and now the murder case against Richard Gustav Forsberg of Rancho Santa Margarita takes a step forward. Forsberg, who is accused of killing his wife, Marcia, will next be at which time some details of the case will be made known.

4. In 1779, the U.S. created the Army Corps of Engineers. In 1888, the East Coast from Washington D.C. to Maine  was hit with the Great Blizzard in which wind gusts of 85 mph hit New York City, as much as 55 inches of snow fell over three days on Troy NY, more than 400 were killed and untold amounts of livestock froze to death. In 1818, 21-year-old author Mary Shelley published Frankenstein. In 1989, "COPS" debuted on FOX. In 1997, Paul McCartney was knighted.

5. "A-one, an-a-two ..." all the way up to 108. That's how old TV bandleader and champagne music legend Lawrence Welk would be if he were still living. "Wunnerful, wunnerful." Among the living are Thora Birch (29), LeToya Luckett (30) of Destiny's Child, twins Benji and Joel Madden (32) of the group Good Charlotte, Bobby McFerrin (61), Sam Donaldson (77) and Rupert Murdoch (80).

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