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# Mission Viejo Post: Saturday, October 31
- URL: https://missionviejopost.com/mission-viejo-post-saturday-october-31/
- Published: 2026-10-31T13:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-31T13:29:59.000Z
- Description: Also: Volunteer with Mission Viejo Recreation and Community Services: seniors, teens and events; Senior Corps of Retirees and Trail Ambassadors: volunteer with Mission Viejo Police Services; This week in Mission Viejo: Farmers Market and Crafts, Candle Crafting Workshop: Relaxing Aroma Duo and 6 mor
- Author: Mission Viejo Post Staff
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**Mission Viejo Post**, Saturday, October 31, 2026

*The definitive chronicle of life in Mission Viejo.*

Good morning. Here is what is happening in Mission Viejo: 5 stories this edition, each with a link to the full report.

## Good to Know

[![Mission Viejo Library lettering carved into a curved stone wall with roses in bloom](https://storage.ghost.io/c/03/e3/03e30679-d4a1-4ef4-a726-77b5444d9c67/content/images/2026/10/mv-a3-library-monument-sign-16x9.jpg)](https://missionviejopost.com/need-community-service-hours-in-mission-viejo-where-students-and-residents-can-ask/)

Mission Viejo Library. Photo: Mission Viejo Post.

### [Need community service hours in Mission Viejo? Where students and residents can ask](https://missionviejopost.com/need-community-service-hours-in-mission-viejo-where-students-and-residents-can-ask/)

Students and residents who need community service hours for school or youth programs have a few places to ask in Mission Viejo, all listed on city pages.

[Read the full story](https://missionviejopost.com/need-community-service-hours-in-mission-viejo-where-students-and-residents-can-ask/)

### [Volunteer with Mission Viejo Recreation and Community Services: seniors, teens and events](https://missionviejopost.com/volunteer-with-mission-viejo-recreation-and-community-services-seniors-teens-and-events/)

The city's Recreation and Community Services department lists programs and events that accept volunteers, and calls volunteering a way to give back to the community and directly help those in need.

[Read the full story](https://missionviejopost.com/volunteer-with-mission-viejo-recreation-and-community-services-seniors-teens-and-events/)

[![Close view of a patrol SUV door with the sheriff star and the Mission Viejo California city seal](https://storage.ghost.io/c/03/e3/03e30679-d4a1-4ef4-a726-77b5444d9c67/content/images/2026/10/mv-a2-patrol-door-emblem-16x9.jpg)](https://missionviejopost.com/senior-corps-of-retirees-and-trail-ambassadors-volunteer-with-mission-viejo-police-services/)

The door of a sheriff patrol vehicle with the Mission Viejo city seal. Photo: Mission Viejo Post.

### [Senior Corps of Retirees and Trail Ambassadors: volunteer with Mission Viejo Police Services](https://missionviejopost.com/senior-corps-of-retirees-and-trail-ambassadors-volunteer-with-mission-viejo-police-services/)

Mission Viejo Police Services runs two volunteer programs, according to the city.

[Read the full story](https://missionviejopost.com/senior-corps-of-retirees-and-trail-ambassadors-volunteer-with-mission-viejo-police-services/)

## Things to Do

[![Lake and marina at dusk seen from the public overlook](https://storage.ghost.io/c/03/e3/03e30679-d4a1-4ef4-a726-77b5444d9c67/content/images/2026/10/mv-b2-lake-overlook-marina-16x9.jpg)](https://missionviejopost.com/this-week-in-mission-viejo-farmers-market-and-crafts-candle-crafting-workshop-relaxing-aroma-duo-and-6-more/)

Lake Mission Viejo at dusk. Photo: Mission Viejo Post.

### [This week in Mission Viejo: Farmers Market and Crafts, Candle Crafting Workshop: Relaxing Aroma Duo and 6 more](https://missionviejopost.com/this-week-in-mission-viejo-farmers-market-and-crafts-candle-crafting-workshop-relaxing-aroma-duo-and-6-more/)

What is on the city's calendar for the coming week, with times and places as the city lists them. Details and any registration are on each event's page.

[Read the full story](https://missionviejopost.com/this-week-in-mission-viejo-farmers-market-and-crafts-candle-crafting-workshop-relaxing-aroma-duo-and-6-more/)

## Roads

[![Interstate 5 lanes and hills from the Oso Parkway overpass](https://storage.ghost.io/c/03/e3/03e30679-d4a1-4ef4-a726-77b5444d9c67/content/images/2026/10/mv-e1-oso-bridge-i5-north-16x9.jpg)](https://missionviejopost.com/caltrans-closures-this-week-on-i-5-and-sr-241-in-mission-viejo-2/)

Interstate 5 from the Oso Parkway bridge in Mission Viejo. Not the closure location. Photo: Mission Viejo Post.

### [Caltrans closures this week on I-5 and SR-241 in Mission Viejo](https://missionviejopost.com/caltrans-closures-this-week-on-i-5-and-sr-241-in-mission-viejo-2/)

Caltrans lists these planned closures for the coming week. Times are Pacific.

[Read the full story](https://missionviejopost.com/caltrans-closures-this-week-on-i-5-and-sr-241-in-mission-viejo-2/)

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