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Karin Vardaman, a 1982 graduate of Laguna Beach High and a leader in field conservation, has been appointed executive director of Laguna Canyon Foundation.
Our photographers looked back and pulled some of the pictures they took the last 12 months to help us remember the big news, the stories that taught us a little more about our communities, the moments that put smiles on our faces and the images that made us say, "Wow."