January 2011 Archives
Students at Bethany Lutheran School in Long Beach recently donated handmade blankets to the Lakewood Sheriff's Department. The blankets were made in class as part of an All School Service Day. Each grade level, from pre-school through 8th grade selected a service related project that would benefits others within the community. The students in Miss Imes 5th/6th grade and Mrs. Werner's 5th grade classes decided to make blankets and deliver them to the local Sheriff's station. A highlight of the trip was a comprehensive tour of the Sheriff's station given to the students by the station officials. Other classes at Bethany Lutheran School collected food, clothing and toys for those with less; designed and delivered handmade cards to residents of a senior center where they serenaded the residents; and collected books for children in homeless shelters. Submitted by Kathy Tucker
Admissions Director
Bethany Lutheran School
Admissions Director
Bethany Lutheran School
Here's our little grandson, Sean Innerbichler, who lives in Maryland with his parents, Nick and Amy Innerbichler. We miss him so much and love to get special photos of him. This one shows him peeking around the corner saying what we imagine to be "Hi Pop!, Hi Grammy!" His beautiful smile always brightens our day!
Submitted by Barbara and Jack Bigger
Lakewood
Lakewood
Rocky in ready ware for the rain. He doesn't like the rain but as long as I'm with him he's all for it.
Submitted by Lynda Rahaeuser
Here we are in Venice during a cruise around Italy in August 2010. It was a special trip for the grandchildren with their grandparents. No parents allowed! Here we are at the Gondola Station on the Grand Canal. At right: Claudia and Roger Langner, formerly of Long Beach now Ladera Ranch and their granddaughter Ashley Brahm, 14 of Garden Grove. At left, Suzanne and David Nosworthy of Long Beach and their grandson Dillon Wilson, 11 of Long BeachSubmitted by Suzanne Nosworthy
In September, Ed Dignan and Andrea La Vela attended a wedding at the Asticou Inn in Bar Harbor, Maine, very close to Acadia National Park. The reception was on the verandah overlooking the grounds and water.
Here we are in Tanzania, Africa at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The people are Dara Ignacio, Susan Orendorff, Rolynn Rienstra, Karie Orendorff, Dawn Albert, Carmen Baker, and Leslie Johnson.Submitted by Rolynn Rienstra
Jennifer, Shelly and Andrea Daskam with the beautiful red rocks in the background, in Sedona, Arizona on a recent trip to the Grand Canyon. Submitted by Richard Daskam
Bob and Linda Quarto, owners of Foggia Italian Market & Deli in Lakewood, took a much needed vacation last summer. They drove to Williams, AZ and then took the Grand Canyon Railway train to the south summit of the Grand Canyon. The trip back home to Lakewood went off the beaten path, via old historic Route 66, offering all the quaint and quirky sights that most people miss when hurrying home via the interstate highway. What a great trip!Submitted by Linda Quarto
Nyles Beuchel of Long Beach, getting ready to board the fastest train in the world called the MagLev in Shanghai, China. I took the train from Shanghai to Pudong Airport. The trip took seven minutes and 20 seconds to cover 30 Km. Top speed on this trip was 301 Km/hour.
We experienced a random act of kindness so simple that the giver couldn't have realized the magnitude of the gift he gave us. We lost our most precious baby, our kitty Roosevelt, to a coyote just over a year ago. Out of the blue we received a message on our answering machine from a man saying he had found Roosevelt's collar and would drop it by our house, which he did. We were not home and could not thank him and let him know how much his kindness meant to us. It means the world to us to have this little item back, as we miss our Roosevelt as much now as when we lost him. I have no way of thanking him. Bless you, sir.Our Roosevelt was a starving, flea covered, crippled runt that the neighbor's cat brought home. He had surgery on each of his back legs to repair them as he wasn't able to walk without popping both knees back into place. He had bladder issues so he used to get a pill every day and a shot once a week. We loved our baby.
Keith and Susan Schulberg
Long Beach
Long Beach
I am a registered nurse, semi-retired, who traveled to Columbus, Ohio to watch my daughter officially become a nurse. Courtney Anne Baker graduated from Columbus State Community College in early December. Courtney already had a bachelor's degree in marketing from Georgetown University. She was part of a special program for students who wanted to try another career. To my surprise, Courtney chose nursing. She was announced at the graduation program by her husband Dr. Jonathan Baker who is the dean of the Math Department at the college. Courtney hopes to attend Ohio State University to further her nursing career. Submitted by Dorothy J. Fontenot
Long Beach
Long Beach
On Dec. 12, 2010 a celebration for the 60th Wedding Anniversary of Glen and Mary Martin, longtime residents of Long Beach. They were joined by family and several friends. They were married in the city of Lynwood on Dec. 9, 1950. At the time Glen was in the Army and about to be deployed to Korea. They raised two sons, Bob and Bill. Bill has since passed away. The Martins were actively involved in scouting organizations, local baseball, camping trips and fishing. Both have retired, Glen from the Boeing Company and Mary from Cal Bowl. They enjoy spending time with their three grandchildren, Nikki, Andy, and Kimmie and their great grandsons Austin and Brendan who now live in Boise, ID. They are looking forward to many more happy years together.Bonnie Hofmann
Lakewood
Lakewood
Jim and Sharon Cook were married on July 9, 1960. Family and friends celebrated their 50th anniversary at their home in northern California last July. Jim is retired from the Long Beach Police Department and Sharon is retired from the Long Beach Unified School District Personnel Commission Department. Congratulations on 50 years of Marriage!!!!Submitted by
Janis Cook Binggeli, their niece
Janis Cook Binggeli, their niece
As a retirement gift to ourselves, we traveled to Botswana in July 2010 on a trip of a lifetime! The game parks were spectacular, the four wheel driving was a challenge, and the solar heated hot water showers a welcome surprise.Art and CD Milas
Long Beach Yacht Club Divers, left to right, Steve Conley, Dennis Poulsen, Harry Ivey and Jim Gatzke during a SCUBA diving trip to Cocos Island aboard the dive boat MV Argo in July 2010. The mini submarine in the background is the DeepSee three person sub that took all diving to over 1000 feet. Cocos Island is a Costa Rican marine protected area about 300 miles from the mainland and offers excellent diving.Submitted by Harry Ivey
Ursula and Hans Wanamaker from Lakewood met their daughter, Susan Causey, her husband Keith and son Matthew at their vacation home in White Fish, Montana. The Causeys flew in from Detroit for a short reunion.
For my 45th birthday, I took a 30-day trip last summer to Great Britain and Ireland. I have been wanting to go to Great Britain and Ireland since I was 10 years old. After 5 years of saving, I was finally able to go. I picked this particular copy of the Press-Telegram because the headline said it all, "Challenge Is Met" Behind me is Loch Ness, near Inverness, Scotland. Nessie never appeared, but the lake was the deepest blue I had ever seen. Submitted by Malinda Mongosa
Long Beach
Long Beach
About 200 members of the Long Beach Boys and Girls Club received Christmas gifts and a pancake breakfast from the Millikan High School baseball team and booster club Dec. 18. More than 60 players and their families and friends donated the gifts that were wrapped and presented by Santa Claus during the service project. The boys greeted the boys and girls, served breakfast, helped hand out gifts and even sang Christmas carols, all the while decked out in blue Santa hats with the Millikan "M."Submitted by Pat Nyberg
This year we could not go visit our Santa, so he magically came to us. Pictured left to right, Justin Pavlovsky, 13, Chase Pavlosky, 7, AJ Pavlovsky, 16.Submitted by Jodie Hawkins
Kaster Hetrick, 3, on watch with the Toy Soldiers waiting for Santa's arrival!Submitted by Denise and Kim Porrazzo
This is our daughter Sadie, 2 1/2 years old. She is our hard to handle, bundle of joy, little spitfire. We are so grateful that God has blessed us with such an amazing little girl!Submitted by Shannon Shoenberg
Long Beach
I would like to send a BIG thank you to our clients,coworkers and friends for another successful year of contributions for Project Shepherd in Lakewood.Salon Allure has participated in Project Shepherd for the past five years and donations this year exceeded all expectations. We would like to thank all who donated to our three assigned families. We are so proud to help our community.
Submitted by Suellen Mayernick
Long Beach
Long Beach
The "G Strings" Ukulele Group entertaining Susan McCormick's ABC Adult Education class at the Artesia Community Center in December. Pictured, left to right, lead singer Dave McFarland, Katherine Agnello, Lilly Murray, Norma Duffey, Pam House, Ira Kaget and Jane Clyde. The group recently entertained by doing a humorous parody of the song "My Favorite Things." They have so much fun playing the ukulele and singing in ukulele class.Submitted by By Edna Ethington
Long Beach Dental Hygiene Society holiday project supports local shelters.
Board members of the Long Beach Dental Hygienists' Society, a component of the American Dental Hygienists' Association, prepared over 200 dental health kits in December for local shelters for women and teens at their December meeting. Kits included toothbrushes, dental floss, colorful kids flossers, toothpaste and sugar free gum in holiday bags.
Deliveries were made to a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Long Beach, and to Precious Life shelter for homeless pregnant women and the Casa Youth Shelter, both in Los Alamitos. Children and their family members at the Bethune Transitional School for homeless families in Long Beach were also among the grateful recipients. The project was coordinated by two recent graduates from Cypress College, LaRhonda McCracken, RDH and Abbra Sanders, RDH with the assistance of Dale Parker, RDH. LaRhonda is a Long Beach resident and is the new Chairperson for the LBDHS Community Health projects. Generous donations were received from Dr. Steven Pakiz of Long Beach and Proctor and Gamble(Crest).
Submitted by Arlene Dale Parker
Long Beach Dental Hygienists' Society
Long Beach Dental Hygienists' Society
Helena Antoinetta Bartels Vissia was born Dec. 27, 1907. She was born on a farm near a one intersection small town called Carmel, Iowa. She is the second child of eight. Only her youngest sister, 90, is still living and lives in Texas. Helena is the mother of three. Her husband George Vissia died in 2000. They had been married 67 years. Five years after her husband's death Helena moved into a retirement home in Artesia where she has been awarded a certificate for the oldest citizen in that city.
Submitted by Donna Glenndinning, daughter
The Cubberley School cheerleaders and Press-Telegram mascot Petey at the Belmont Shore Christmas parade December 4.
"Chillee," with 2nd graders at International Elementary School during Humane Education, which is sponsored by Friends of Long Beach Animals, and is free to all schools and organizations in Long Beach. There mission is to: "Save Lives Through Spay/Neuter and Education." The certified curriculum teaches about kindness and responsible pet ownership. You can read more about the presentations by visiting the FOLBA website's Humane Ed pages: http://www.folba.org/humaneeducation.htmlSubmitted by Deborah Turner
Left to right, Mary Spohn, Diana Webb, Donna Kriesel and Betty Mergl, Shawl Ministry members from St. Irenaeus Catholic Church in Cypress with 150 hand-made shawls. They presented about 75 shawls they made to people who came to the Anointing of the Sick Mass on December 4. They said prayers as they knitted each shawl and said a special prayer for each person as they placed the shawl on the person's shoulders. Missing from the photo is Olivia Sisneros who also knitted shawls and was present that day.Submitted by Edna Ethington
Recently, Tyler and Sarah Gerritsen visited Nana on the Peninsula and wanted to build a snowman. They had visited the top of the tram in Palm Springs over Thanksgiving and saw snow for the first time. Using the materials at hand, we built a sandy snow man on the Oceanside Beach. Here is the end product of our labors. Happy Holidays!Submitted by Ruth McGree
"Believe in Santa, he's coming to town even in the rain says 5- year old Shayna Hauczinger.Happy Holidays!
Submitted by David and Hauczinger of Lakewood
My 6 month old daughter, Madison Sosebee, is a peppermint princess who is VERY scared of Santa. It's her very first Christmas. Submitted by Lindsey Boyles
This is my mom Mitzi and her dog Mollie. We moved a very brokenhearted Mitzi into our home, from Connecticut about five years ago after our sister died of breast cancer. It was quite an adjustment for an 87-year old woman. About a year ago, we adopted Mollie from the Long Beach Animal Shelter, in part, to lift Mitzi's spirits. A very kind and knowledgeable worker at the shelter matched us with Mollie, who we believe to be about 5-years old now. When we brought Mom to the shelter to see if they would be good together, I was encouraged to see our mom excited about the prospects of adopting a dog as she had always been a little hesitant. When Mollie came in the room any concerns we might have had were quickly dispelled. Mollie ran right under Mitzi's walker and gently asked to get up on her lap. They have been inseparable ever since. Mitzi believes that Mollie was sent to us from Heaven, from her late daughter. She is a little angel and has enriched all our lives. We encourage your readers to consider adopting from a shelter if they're thinking of bringing a dog into their lives. We are so thankful to the shelter for matching us with Mollie and we are especially thankful to Mollie for giving us so much love and for making Mitzi happier every day.Submitted by Deborah Williams and Pat Cavallaro
Meet Knight, a 15-month old Beagle who we have owned since July 2010. Our dog Sherlock passed away after 17 years and six months. After about a year we added a new puppy to our family. Our other Beagle, Piper, 10, was happy to have a new buddy.We were off to a rocky start, however, when after only a month, Knight ate a good sized rock that lodged in his intestines. After major surgery and living in the crate for two weeks, Knight has made a complete recovery. No more rocks for this hungry and very curious Beagle. He is very happy in his new home!
Submitted by Joyce Levinson
Long Beach
Long Beach
I have three dogs. Hopee, pictured here, hates the other two because they want to play, play, and play, so she hides from them.
ONE COOL FAT CAT!
This is Dude, our handsome, 22-pound, 5-year old tuxedo cat, kicking back with us and taking it all in after a nice big holiday meal. Needless to say, he's a VIF (Very Important Feline), in our home and in our hearts.
Submitted by Hank and Cheryl Fohring
Michael and Jennifer Giddens of Garden Grove, and Tom and Connie Giddens of Los Alamitos proudly accepted the "STAR" Award (Safe Transportation Award Recognition) on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit in Anaheim. Pictured with them is CHP Commissioner J.A. Farrow. The father and son team operate Pacific Coachways Charter Services based in Garden Grove which has been in business since 1989. The Giddens are proud to have received 28 consecutive "Satisfactory" ratings from the CHP in both the tour bus and SPAB (School Pupil Activity Bus) operations. They attribute their success to their focus on safety in the Driver Training category, and a high level of vehicle maintenance on all of the company's vehicles. The company has received awards from the California Bus Association for Maintenance Person of the Year (2005), Training/Trainer of the Year (2007) and were the cover feature article in Busline Magazine in 2009. Tom Giddens has lived in Rossmoor since 1958, and Tom and all of his children, Michael, Susie and Noelle, are Los Alamitos High School Alumni.Submitted by Connie Giddens
Congresswoman U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34), presented Calvary Baptist Church in Bellflower with a Congressional Record Tribute in honor of the church's 75th Anniversary
Long Beach 4th District City Councilmember Patrick O'Donnell, right presents a certificate to Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center President Ole Nervick in recognition of LBJCC's 60th anniversary. It stated that, "The Center has made abundant contributions to our community through its teaching of the language arts and has kept the Japanese culture alive in our city."
In August 2010 the Van Blom family visited the Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau. This photo was taken during an Alaskan Inside Passage cruise. Pictured left to right; Joan, John T., and John Van Blom, all of Long Beach.Submitted by Joan Van Blom
Long Beach residents John Gaspar and Marc Bonner drove to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. Here we sit marveling the sunrise over Bryce Canyon in Utah in August.Submitted by Marc Bonner
In August 2010, six friends from the Southern California area went to Deadwood and Sturgis, South Dakota for the 2010 Motorcycle Rally. Pictured are Terry and Sally Newman of Lakewood, Susan and John Boogaard of Bellflower, not pictured is Fred and Tammy Kramer from Fallbrook. It was a trip we'll treasure for a lifetime!
We recently took a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands for our 30th wedding anniversary. We took many pictures with our Press-Telegram, but thought this one connected to Long Beach the best since the USS Missouri was stationed here for a period of time.Submitted by Don and Gwen Harper
Bob and Linda Quarto, owners of Foggia Italian Market & Deli in Lakewood, took a much needed vacation this summer. We drove to Williams, AZ and then took the Grand Canyon Railway train to the south summit of the Grand Canyon. The trip back home to Lakewood went off the beaten path, via old historic Route 66, offering all the quaint and quirky sights that most people miss when hurrying home via the interstate highway. What a great trip!Submitted by Linda Quarto
Lizette, Jesus and Michael Lyman visiting Mazatlan Sinaloa Mexico in August 2010. We were in Mazatlan to visit Jesus and Lizette grandparents.Submitted by Michael Lyman
Long Beach
Long Beach
Rachel and Melinda Garcia from Artesia, CA on our first family carnival cruise to Ensenada Mexico somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
