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AUGUST 1, 2013

Vol. 57 No. 43

MEET PARK RIDGE’S CANDY GIRL Special needs child an award-winning artist, fund raiser By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

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ark Ridge is home to a remarkable 12-year-old artist whose work can and does sell for hundreds of dollars on a regular basis. And half of the money Candace “Candy” Waters generates from her art goes toward autism charities and awareness. Recently, UC Irvine Magazine used one of Candy’s paintings, titled “Mr. Sun,” See CANDY, page 3

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Candace “Candy” Waters, above, recently had a painting title “Mr. Sun,” right, featured in UC Irvine Magazine’s “The Art of Autism.”