Rose Cason, director and choreographer of “A Touch of Polynesia,” and her colorfully-costumed dancers bring the exotic dances of central and southern Pacific Ocean indigenous peoples to Oak Knoll Park in Cypress.

You’ve seen them on YouTube and Myspace, now you can catch “Chaos Invasion” performing live at the “Outpost” Stage on Saturday, July 28 at the Cypress Community Festival. The Festival is held at Oak Knoll Park, 5700 Orange Ave. in Cypress.

Chaos Invasion band members Zach Chen, Zoe Chen, and Sammy Soto met at a local music school where they learned and developed their musical talents. After a few years and a few different “music school” bands, they decided it would be fun to form their own band.

Los Alamitos Unified School District recently announced that Ondrea Reed has been selected as the new Principal at Francis Hopkinson Elementary School.

With the long days of summer quickly passing, parents might look to the Youth Center in Los Alamitos for day camp programs that are still available while also beginning to plan for activities after school in the coming year.

A few times a year, a SHIP comes through the Los Alamitos area. It brings with it just a handful of passengers, all of whom have hopes for a better future.

The Boys and Girls Club of Cypress kicked off its summer program in June with almost 300 kids enrolled and more than 200 present at the club everyday.

Cypress Art League President Pat Edep, along with her team of Bob Meyer and Steve Coler, completed an art project for the city of La Palma Recreation and Community Services Department.