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The grants, awarded to nearly 40 Orange County-based organizations, are a result of the foundation's ReachOut OC 2012, which combined $345,000 in funds from the foundation with $180,000 in donations from the public, according to a foundation news release. Supporters' contributions ranged from $20 to $50,000.

— Jamie Rowe

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City Council honors Community Clinic

The Laguna Beach Community Clinic has provided medical care to the city's low income- and underinsured-residents and workers since 1970.

Mayor Jane Egly presented a proclamation at the June 19 City Council meeting honoring the clinic's decades of service to the community. Dr. Korey Jorgensen accepted the proclamation on behalf of the staff.

"It has been a privilege being there and a privilege to be in Laguna," said Jorgensen, who was selected 2010 Patriots Day Parade co-Citizen of the Year for his dedicated service to the clinic and the community.

Jorgensen in turn presented the council with a new brochure aimed at women over 50, who are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. He credited the idea to Pauline Walpin; printing was funded by the Laguna Beach Woman's Club.

— Barbara Diamond