October 2010 Archives
It's hard to tell where one dog ends and the other begins. This is Maggie and Bailey doing what they do best. Both are Golden Retrievers. Maggie, the dog on the right is a Therapy Dog and works in the BARK (Beach Animals Reading with Kids) AAA program in Long Beach Unified School District. This program has the kids reading to dogs to help their reading skills and self confidence.
Submitted by Tom and Chris Richey Long Beach
Andy Chau, an eighth-grade student at Cubberley K-8 school, outperformed middle-school students at four other Long Beach Unified campuses to win the "Jeopardy Tournament of Champions" on July 31. Chau, who will attend the California Academy of Mathematics and Science this fall, bested Jeopardy winners from four other schools during the two-hour contest, held at Bay Shore Church. The other winners were: Jason Millett of Hill Middle School, Alex Kirk of Rogers Middle School, Coleen Villegas of Stephens Middle School and Matt Gil of Newcomb Academy.
Mrs. Annee Boyer's summer school class at Lakewood High School showing off the tie-dyed shirts they created following a lesson on color infusion. Mrs. Boyer and her support staff enjoy providing engaging, meaningful instruction and opportunities for the students.
What Andrew Nipp has accomplished in one year can take some of us a lifetime to accomplish, if ever. He took an intern job for experience with no pay, working nights at a computer sho. His first night on job as he was leaving for home, he was jumped outside the business. He took some blows to the head. Luckily his dad showed up and the man took off. Mom wanted him to quit work; but not Andrew, he hasn't missed a single night of work since he started; in fact he pressures mom to get him to work on time.
In school, Andrew's in Advance T.V. Production; he was awarded two certificates for Student of the Month and an Achievement Award. He and a fellow classmate submitted a video to a organization called "Skills USA." Their video "Technology in Education," won them first place in Regional competition which qualified them for The State Championship in San Diego. They represent Warren High School and scored second place in the State. Pretty impressive stuff!
On his first try, Andrew passed the California High School Exit Exam with high scores. The icing on the cake, he finished the school year with a report card of four A's and two B's.
Great Job Andrew! Your family is very proud of you and so grateful you're a "Good-Teen." We realize it's not easy being a teenager, Thank-you from Andrew's family.
Submitted by Jim Birge
Mrs. Annee Boyer's summer school class at Lakewood High School showing off the tie-dyed shirts they created following a lesson on color infusion. Mrs. Boyer and her support staff enjoy providing engaging, meaningful instruction and opportunities for the students.
Submitted by Annee Boyer
What Andrew Nipp has accomplished in one year can take some of us a lifetime to accomplish, if ever. He took an intern job for experience with no pay, working nights at a computer sho. His first night on job as he was leaving for home, he was jumped outside the business. He took some blows to the head. Luckily his dad showed up and the man took off. Mom wanted him to quit work; but not Andrew, he hasn't missed a single night of work since he started; in fact he pressures mom to get him to work on time.
In school, Andrew's in Advance T.V. Production; he was awarded two certificates for Student of the Month and an Achievement Award. He and a fellow classmate submitted a video to a organization called "Skills USA." Their video "Technology in Education," won them first place in Regional competition which qualified them for The State Championship in San Diego. They represent Warren High School and scored second place in the State. Pretty impressive stuff!
On his first try, Andrew passed the California High School Exit Exam with high scores. The icing on the cake, he finished the school year with a report card of four A's and two B's.
Great Job Andrew! Your family is very proud of you and so grateful you're a "Good-Teen." We realize it's not easy being a teenager, Thank-you from Andrew's family.
Submitted by Debra Walker-Nipp
Tom Burns of Long Beach and Danny Collins of Temecula, fishing at Lake Sabrina, CA. in June. (elevation 9,138) We met while attending CSULB. We became Sigma Chi Fraternity Pledge Brothers in the Fall of 1978 and have been fishing buddies ever since.
Cerritos residents Terry and Sue Andrews brought along their Press-Telegram to New York to see the sites with family and friends. Here we are in front of the Ellis Island building where Sue's parents along with aunts, uncles and cousins immigrated from England in the 1920s. While on the island Sue found the manifest on which they were documented. That was definitely a highlight.
Renee Thrap and Janie von Seggern at Purple Haze Lavender Farm during the annual Lavender Festival held in Sequim, Washington, Lavender capital of North America. This festival has been held the 3rd weekend in July each year for the past 14 years.
Submitted by Tom Burns
Allison Stouwie of Lakewood in front of the Statue of Liberty. I was in New York with my husband along with family and friends for a week of site seeing.Cerritos residents Terry and Sue Andrews brought along their Press-Telegram to New York to see the sites with family and friends. Here we are in front of the Ellis Island building where Sue's parents along with aunts, uncles and cousins immigrated from England in the 1920s. While on the island Sue found the manifest on which they were documented. That was definitely a highlight.
Renee Thrap and Janie von Seggern at Purple Haze Lavender Farm during the annual Lavender Festival held in Sequim, Washington, Lavender capital of North America. This festival has been held the 3rd weekend in July each year for the past 14 years.
Submitted by Janie von Seggern of Long Beach
Janet DeGiorgio, an avid reader and subscriber of the Press-Telegram for over 50 years grew up in Long Beach. She graduated from Poly High in 1962 and Cal State Long Beach in 1966. She taught kindergarten in the Los Angeles School District from 1966 to 2006, 40 years. She retired in 2006 and in 2009 she was able to fulfill a lifelong dream, to go on a Safari in Africa. She tent-camped in the Serengeti. In this photo she's wearing her Long Beach Boot Camp shirt. "Attending their boot camp got me in shape to go on a Safari," she said.
This is a picture of my sister, Karen Kulick of Dana Point. It was taken while we were in Florence, Italy celebrating my dad, John Casagranda of Long Beach's 80th birthday. It was taken in front of the Fountain of Neptune.
David and Linda Cribbs of Long Beach at a Port Stop in Dominica while on their recent cruise of the deep southern Caribbean.
Herbie Whitmore and his grandmother Geraldine Whitmore in Window Rock, AZ. in front of the war memorial.
Daniel Esparza and Lucy Omeetin spent Christmas on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. It was beautiful, especially when we stopped to see the Byodo-in Temple. It was beautiful with its flowers, birds, trees, plants and pond full of fish. The whole scene is breath taking.
Susan Jones Britton of Pasadena, Beverly Johnson, Dorothy and Bill Jones, all of Downey visited the Jones' daughter in Shanghai, China in February. Here we are along the Huang Po River. The Bund is in the background.
While stopping on the U.S. Virgin Island of Gran Turk, Joyce Levitt, of Long Beach, did a snorkeling trip with sting rays.
Walt Zwonitzer and Ann Walters toured southern Colorado. Walt is pictured at the Fred Harman Museum in Pagosa Springs. Mr. Harman was the creator of the long running Red Ryder comic strip, a childhood favorite of Walt's.
Ann Walters is pictured at the summit of Pike's Peak near Colorado Springs. The drive up to the top was spectacular.
Dorothy and George Mays on a Hawaiian cruise where there visited The Republic of Kiribati. We disembarked with the Press-Telegram to enjoy the natives and their cultures.
John Bosley, campus security at Marshall Middle School, chaperoned the 8th grade class in Washington, DC during spring break.
John and Helen Van Essen of Bellflower and Jolene and Chuck Coontz of Cerritos, enjoyed an amazing 10-day adventrue to Costa Rica to celebrate their upcoming 48th wedding anniversaries this year.
Long Beach residents, Mary Alice Reyes and Eleanor Naomi Kobayashi spent two weeks in Egypt seeing ancient Egypt and the eternal Nile River in March 2010.
This is a picture of my sister, Karen Kulick of Dana Point. It was taken while we were in Florence, Italy celebrating my dad, John Casagranda of Long Beach's 80th birthday. It was taken in front of the Fountain of Neptune.
Submitted by Andrea Hutchinson
Lakewood
Lakewood
David and Linda Cribbs of Long Beach at a Port Stop in Dominica while on their recent cruise of the deep southern Caribbean.
Herbie Whitmore and his grandmother Geraldine Whitmore in Window Rock, AZ. in front of the war memorial.
Submitted by Geraldine Whitmore
Long Beach
Long Beach
Daniel Esparza and Lucy Omeetin spent Christmas on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. It was beautiful, especially when we stopped to see the Byodo-in Temple. It was beautiful with its flowers, birds, trees, plants and pond full of fish. The whole scene is breath taking.
Submitted by Daniel Esparza
Long Beach
Long Beach
Susan Jones Britton of Pasadena, Beverly Johnson, Dorothy and Bill Jones, all of Downey visited the Jones' daughter in Shanghai, China in February. Here we are along the Huang Po River. The Bund is in the background.
Submitted by Beverly Johnson
Downey
Downey
While stopping on the U.S. Virgin Island of Gran Turk, Joyce Levitt, of Long Beach, did a snorkeling trip with sting rays.
Submitted by Joyce Levitt
Long Beach
Long Beach
Walt Zwonitzer and Ann Walters toured southern Colorado. Walt is pictured at the Fred Harman Museum in Pagosa Springs. Mr. Harman was the creator of the long running Red Ryder comic strip, a childhood favorite of Walt's.
Submitted by Ann Walters
Ann Walters is pictured at the summit of Pike's Peak near Colorado Springs. The drive up to the top was spectacular.
Submitted by Ann Walters
Dorothy and George Mays on a Hawaiian cruise where there visited The Republic of Kiribati. We disembarked with the Press-Telegram to enjoy the natives and their cultures.
John Bosley, campus security at Marshall Middle School, chaperoned the 8th grade class in Washington, DC during spring break.
John and Helen Van Essen of Bellflower and Jolene and Chuck Coontz of Cerritos, enjoyed an amazing 10-day adventrue to Costa Rica to celebrate their upcoming 48th wedding anniversaries this year.
Long Beach residents, Mary Alice Reyes and Eleanor Naomi Kobayashi spent two weeks in Egypt seeing ancient Egypt and the eternal Nile River in March 2010.
This is what's called Dog Tired. Our 1-year-old grandson Hall, fell asleep on the floor beside his dog Ozzie.
Janae Zendejas, 9, sleeping with her eight-week old puppy, Shorty.
Janae is the daughter of Kimberly Duhem, who played softball at Wilson High and was honored on the Long Beach Press-Telegram's All-Dream Team in 1988. She went on to gain All-American honors as a first baseman for Long Beach City College.
Kimberly's dad, Joe Duhem, was a fine football and baseball athlete at Poly High and later was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and played in the Pacific Coast League with the Hollywood Stars. Joe has owned a coin shop in Long Beach for many years.
Submitted by Ernie and Bobbie McBride
Lakewood
Lakewood
Janae Zendejas, 9, sleeping with her eight-week old puppy, Shorty.
Janae is the daughter of Kimberly Duhem, who played softball at Wilson High and was honored on the Long Beach Press-Telegram's All-Dream Team in 1988. She went on to gain All-American honors as a first baseman for Long Beach City College.
Kimberly's dad, Joe Duhem, was a fine football and baseball athlete at Poly High and later was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and played in the Pacific Coast League with the Hollywood Stars. Joe has owned a coin shop in Long Beach for many years.
Submitted by Joe Duhem
My Cool Pet Theodore Joseph Tomas, "Theo" came to our family by way of a co-worker of my daughter. He and his sister had been dropped off at a neighbor who was unable to care for him. In the meanwhile, he developed Parvo and the wonderful neighbors pitched in for his expensive care. It shows the very best in people caring for an abandoned pet. He is now healthy and happy and is a source of much happiness for us all.
This is the story of a little bird that fell from his tree. To our dismay, out of nowhere comes a crouching cat ready to pounce! Of course we had to rescue the little guy. He was soooo ugly - hardly enough feathers to cover his little body. But was he demanding. We had to feed him every 20 to 30 minutes. Within days he was able to sit on a perch where he immediately started to chirp his life away. One week later he flourished to the cute little "Birdie" you see with our "Brewsky." Unfortunately, we had vacation plans and so reluctantly we turned him over the SEACCA. There the ladies took to him quickly as he pranced and chirped for all to see. We were told he still needed about two more weeks before he would be able to fly on his own. They promised to care for him until he is able to fly the coop.
These beautiful kitties are my feline daughters, Natasha Garland and Katharine (Kate) Davis, who I named after four of my favorite actresses. They are biological sisters I adopted when they were seven weeks old. They turned 5-years-old in April. They enjoy watching the ducks that live in the complex and chasing each other up and down the stairs. As with true sisters, there are squabbles, but then they cuddle up for a long nap.
This is our dog "Charley," a 140 pound, 3-year-ol, black Newfoundland Dog. The breed is described as the Gentle Giant, although many relate him to a bear. His admirers call him one-of-a-kind, amazing, fabulous, unbelieveable as well as beautiful. Charley is a loving, loveable and devoted dog. He can be playful or subdued.
Charley and his owner Richard can be seen walking the city streets, at the shopping mall and parks. It's not unusual to hear, "Hi, Charley." from the tennis and basketball courts and baseball fields. He gets along well with other dogs, kids and adults.
This dog is a joy to own and to share with others. I wish we had a nickel for every picture that has been taken of him.
Submitted by Millie Franssen
Lakewood
Lakewood
This is the story of a little bird that fell from his tree. To our dismay, out of nowhere comes a crouching cat ready to pounce! Of course we had to rescue the little guy. He was soooo ugly - hardly enough feathers to cover his little body. But was he demanding. We had to feed him every 20 to 30 minutes. Within days he was able to sit on a perch where he immediately started to chirp his life away. One week later he flourished to the cute little "Birdie" you see with our "Brewsky." Unfortunately, we had vacation plans and so reluctantly we turned him over the SEACCA. There the ladies took to him quickly as he pranced and chirped for all to see. We were told he still needed about two more weeks before he would be able to fly on his own. They promised to care for him until he is able to fly the coop.
Submitted by Susan Valdez
Paramount
Paramount
These beautiful kitties are my feline daughters, Natasha Garland and Katharine (Kate) Davis, who I named after four of my favorite actresses. They are biological sisters I adopted when they were seven weeks old. They turned 5-years-old in April. They enjoy watching the ducks that live in the complex and chasing each other up and down the stairs. As with true sisters, there are squabbles, but then they cuddle up for a long nap.
Submitted by Kim Parker
Lakewood
Lakewood
This is our dog "Charley," a 140 pound, 3-year-ol, black Newfoundland Dog. The breed is described as the Gentle Giant, although many relate him to a bear. His admirers call him one-of-a-kind, amazing, fabulous, unbelieveable as well as beautiful. Charley is a loving, loveable and devoted dog. He can be playful or subdued.
Charley and his owner Richard can be seen walking the city streets, at the shopping mall and parks. It's not unusual to hear, "Hi, Charley." from the tennis and basketball courts and baseball fields. He gets along well with other dogs, kids and adults.
This dog is a joy to own and to share with others. I wish we had a nickel for every picture that has been taken of him.
Submitted by Lynne Farley
Cerritos
Cerritos
"Pals", "Beanie" and "Billy." "Beanie" is a Pyrenes and stands over three feet tall. "Billy" was a refuge. He has been adopted and now lives in Missouri.
This is my dog "Chico." It was Read Across America Week at our school, St. Timothy School and Church. They asked all the parents to bring in pictures of their child reading. Here is Chico, reading a Dr. Seuss book. He is my child.
Submitted by Priscilla Bonasoro of Norwalk and The Kerns family, former local residents now living in Missouri
This is my dog "Chico." It was Read Across America Week at our school, St. Timothy School and Church. They asked all the parents to bring in pictures of their child reading. Here is Chico, reading a Dr. Seuss book. He is my child.
Submitted by Irene Oliger; a proud mom in Lakewood
Woodrow Wilson High School's Class of 1950 on a cruise celebrating 60 years.
Shy-Anne Benskin Rodriguez spent the 4th of July weekend with grandpa Val Rodriguez of Signal Hill. Three of her uncles, veterans of the Korean War, are pictured in the background. Grandpa Val served at the end of World War II.
Submitted by Val Rodriguez
Long Beach residents, JoAnn Kuroda, Naomi Kobayashi and Kako Mizumoto traveled to China and climbed the beautiful Yellow Mountain. Other cities we visited were Wuzhen, Hungzhau, Tunzi and Nanjing.
Submitted by JoAnn Kuroda
Group goes on China Trip in March through the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Pictured are; Anne and Alex Geray, Sheryl Smith, Dee Quebec, Marie and Efrain Villegas, Larue Souddress, Carol Swink, Tim Friden, Lawrence Fincher, Sofia Willsie and Robert Benjomen. Picture was taken in Bejing.
Lakewood residents, Fatima Palma and Erik Kaiser at the NH Royal Beach Resort in Dominican Republic in May 2010.
