Subscribe for a FREE Daily Dose of greer's OC
FacebookTwitterRSSYouTubeFollow Me on Pinterest

Blog



Historic Floral Park Holiday Tour

11.05.21

Tour four beautiful Floral Park estate homes on Saturday, November 13 from 10 am. to 5:30 p.m. during the Historic Floral Park Holiday Tour. Each historic home is decorated for the season. 

You can also shop gifts and home goods at the Holiday Market, sip wine, cider, and other tasty treats at the Winter Wine Garden. There’s even a Vintage Automobile Display with classic motor cars from the Packards International Motor Car Club Southern California Division.

On the day of the event, Saturday, November 13, you can pick up tour passes at the ticket booth in the 200 block of Victoria Drive (between 19th Street and Santa Clara Avenue) in Santa Ana.

Proceeds from the tour support the Floral Park Scholarship Fund benefiting Santa Ana high school and college students. ,

Due to the nature and vulnerability of vintage homes, guests must wear soft-heeled shoes to protect flooring.  No high heels will be allowed. Visitors must be able to negotiate stairs. These are old homes and are not handicapped-accessible. Pets, smoking, photography, video, food and drinks are prohibited in the tour homes.

Historic Floral Park is located south of the 5 Freeway in Santa Ana (downtown Orange County) near the Discovery Cube and Bowers Museum. From Flower Street, turn east on 19th Street. From Broadway, turn west on 19th Street. From 17th Street, turn north on Flower Street and then east on either 19th Street or Santa Clara Ave.

The cost for a single pre-sale ticket is $35. The online pre-sale period will now end on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Tickets are available here. 

Pin It

Blog



Reduce, Reuse and Recycle on America Recycles Day

11.05.21

OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) invites the community to take the pledge to incorporate reducing, reusing and recycling into their daily routine. Beginning November 1 and culminating on America Recycles Day (ARD), November 15, the County will be promoting fun online activities, recycling tips, educational outreach, and a social media contest for the chance to win a family four-pack of tickets to Discovery Cube Orange County (DCOC).

The holiday season typically generates additional waste. Instead of tossing out unwanted items, residents can pledge to recycle and properly dispose of the excess. Recycling during the holiday season and year-round can be as simple as following these three steps:

OCWR is partnering with DCOC to promote proper recycling. Residents who pledge to recycle, via social media, can earn a chance to win a family four-pack of tickets to DCOC to see the new Organic World of Waste Lab, which offers hands-on learning about composting. To participate, residents must follow OCWR on social media @ocwaste. Winners will be chosen at random; for full contest details visit OCLandfills.com/America-recycles-day. 

 Small steps can make a big difference. Recycling just one aluminum can save enough energy to light a 100-watt light bulb for 20 hours and a television for two hours. The same can if tossed into a landfill will take 80 -100 years to degrade. Kick-off good recycling habits leading up to America Recycles Day and keep them in practice throughout the year. Pledging to recycle is part of America Recycles Day®, a Keep America Beautiful® national program, and is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting recycling in the United States.

OCWR’s OCRecycleGuide.com is a resource for people looking to recycle odd items and directs the public to various recycling options. In addition to recycling, it is also important to make sure hazardous items like batteries, paints and household cleaners do not make it into our landfills. Orange County is home to four Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers located in Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Irvine and San Juan Capistrano. The centers are open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

OCWR online recycling education, tips and quizzes can be found at OCLandfills.com/learn. 

 

Pin It

‹ First  < 643 644 645 646 647 >  Last ›

Follow Greer on Pinterest

Subscribe to Greer's OC

from the blog

More Daily Doses