Costa Mesa & Orange County

The Anaheim Angels have lost a great pitcher in Nick Adenhart.

Nick we will miss you – we know you were going to be a wonderful pitcher in the future.  All your fans will miss you and we will be praying for you and your family.

Craig Willse    Fan and CMOC Reporter

Costa Mesa.

Angels and Fans Honor Pitcher Killed in Car Wreck

Pitcher Adenhart was Athlete on Rise; Man in Crash with him Struggled

OCRegister

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Popularity: 80% [?]

Hunington Beach is famous for its location on an 8.5 mile long beach adjacent to Costa Mesa in Orange County, CA.  It has quality surfing, with a unique wave structure generated by the offshore island of Catalina and its south-west facing location.

Arts and culture are strong here, with the famed Sawdust Arts Festival taking place annually.  Surf City Nights is held during the entire year. The community-spirited event features a farmer’s market, unique entertainment, food, kiddie rides and a carnival atmosphere, each Tuesday evening.

Huntington Beach has a Mediterranean climate, being normally sunny, dry and cool, with some fog in May and June.

Popularity: 80% [?]

More than 515 million pople have visitd Disneyland since it was first opened on July 17, 1955, with the following dedication by Walt Disney:

“To all who come to this happy place, welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America … with the hope that it will be a source of  joy and inspiration to all the world.  Thank you.”

This is the world‘s second most visited theme park, ranking only behind the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

Disneyland Park is located in Anaheim, Orange  County.  Parking is available at the  Mickey & Friends Parking Structure, 1313 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, CA 92802.

Photo by SolarSurfer.

Popularity: 100% [?]

The Orange County Fair is a five-day long event that brings thousands of people to Costa Mesa every year.  It dates from 1890 and was originally comprised mainly of livestock shows and horse races.  The State of California became involved after the end of  World War II and it formed what was called the “32nd District Agricultural Association” to run the fair.

The Fair was relocated to land purchased by the State from the Santa Ana Army Air Base. The Orange County Fair has ben a five day event since  1949.

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Popularity: 66% [?]