At Ron Perugini’s San Clemente Auto Wrecking yard, it isn’t just about salvaging parts this week – it’s about saving lives.

Perugini is hosting 30 Camp Pendleton Marines per day – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week – as they visit his yard and dismantle cars. Using “the Jaws of Life,” Members of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and the 5th Marine Regiment are knocking down doors, windows, roofs, panels or whatever else it might take to extract a trapped Marine.

YORBA LINDA – A longtime Yorba Linda resident known for her mentoring and volunteer work, excellent baked goods and skill with ceramics, has been named this year’s 2010 Citizen of the Year.

Jan Duwe, also known as The Lemon Bar Lady, is an active volunteer for the Littlest Angel Guild of the CHOC Children’s and Grace Lutheran Church, where congregation members are often treated to her delicious baking concoctions.

Duwe moved to Yorba Linda in 1971, and has been an active member of the community ever since. At 85, she shows no signs of slowing down.

The Yorba Linda City Council will be recognizing Duwe for her many years of community service at its 6:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting in the Council Chambers, 4845 Casa Loma Ave.

Contact the writer: 714-704-3719jterrell@ocregister.com

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CYPRESS — Recipients of Americana Awards for 2011 will be introduced at a kick-off event held at Cypress College on Wednesday.

The introductions will take place at 5 p.m. in the Campus Theater. The Americana Awards, sponsored by Union Bank, will be held in February.

At the awards, Frank Garcia will be honored as the Man of the Year. The owner of La Casa Garcia Mexican Restaurants in Anaheim, Garcia is known as an altruistic businessman who serves the less fortunate through his “We Give Thanks” organization, well known for its efforts to feed people at Thanksgiving.

Contact the writer: 714-704-3796mmello@ocregister.com

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