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My three heroesSubmitted by Donno Colomonico, a proud Grandma
In early July, Spc. Ricardo Yanez Jr. finally came home from a year in Iraq. He is a 2004 Downey High School graduate and joined the Army a year later. He joined the reserves then went on to Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn with the 422nd Military Police Battalion. He's married to his high school sweetheart, Joslyn and in September 2010 they became the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl named Mia Richyn, who was born while he was away. Ricardo is the son of Ricardo Sr. and Marisabel Yanez of Downey.
This is my project, "Stairway of Hope," which I built in tribute of 9-11. Submitted by Gregory Kelly
Grandma Janie said: "I'll go get your sippy cup Alex." Well 1 1/2 year old Alexandria was just too thirsty, as you can see, she took matters into her own hands, literally.
Submitted by Sue Valdez
My son Scott and grand daughter Anne on vacation in New York with the Twin Towers in the background.
This is my grand daughter Paloma with Janet Salmeron, a stylist at Cherry Blossom Beauty Salon in Long Beach. Paloma just had 10 inches of her hair cut to donate to "Locks of Love." Paloma loves her new hair cut and is happy to know she will make a child smile with her donated hair.
For Lakewood Volunteer Day many parents and children met at Gompers Elemetary School in Lakewood to clear, plant flowers and shrubs and planted a shade tree for the kindergarten playground.Submitted by Gwen Travis
Dorothy, Cecilia and Pat Coleman in New York for CSULB Jazz instructor, Cecilia's recording session for her Big Band CD released last summer. Here we are at Rudy VanGelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs New Jersey. Cecilia was born in Long Beach and performed with her quintet for years in L.A. and KLON playlists for many years when here.
Submitted by Patrick Coleman
Long Beach Poly High School remembered 9-11 at a lunchtime gathering of the students and staff where 3,000 flags were displayed by the Associated Student Body to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The school's marching band played the National Anthem while the members of the JROTC participated in the American Flag raising in the school Quad.
The Norwalk Lions Club completed a community project in partnership with Rosewood's Family Restaurant and planted a 9-11 Memorial Tree in front of the restaurant.They dedicated the tree in memory of the lives lost Sept. 11, 2001, which included Maclovio "Joe" Lopez Jr., 41, a Norwalk residence who was aboard United Airlines Flight 175 on his way home when the plane hit the south tower.
On June 5 the Long Beach Sierra Club conducted a hike up Mt. Baldy (Mt. San Antonio). Everyone made it to the summit. For some of the group it was the first time to reach Baldy's summit. It was a beautiful day to be hiking.
My daughter and I live in an East Long Beach home that was built in the early 50s. She was on her way to a 40s/50s dance in this photo. We had music from Glen Miller playing in the background while preparing her for a fun night out on the town. Here she's dressed in a simple gray 50s style dress in our 50s home. Our neighbor and friend Maggie, who just turned 90, said seeing her was like going back in time.
Submitted by Tracie Ichikawa
Great-Grandma, Edie Freeman, 94, takes the kids to kids-eat-free-breakfast and she only ordered coffee. Here she is with six of her ten great-grandsons. Submitted by Judith Freeman
This is our 10th Annual Deerford Street Block Party in the city of Lakewood. To celebrate our nation's independence, we start off with a neighborhood pancake breakfast. For the kids, there's a water slide, popcorn and snow cone machine. With many fun festivities happening throughout the day, we all gather once again for the after dinner dessert table which includes a variety of cakes, cookies and pies. Clearly a popular event. Can't wait for next year.
This is a get together recently at my Mom's house in Long Beach. All of these women are 90 plus years and have known each other ever since they were children in Minnesota. They all came out to California in the 1940's and settled in Long Beach. Because of health issues and transportation they do not get to see each other as often as they'd like, but time seems to stand still when they are together even if only for a couple of hours. They share stories, do a lot of "remember whens" and laugh. It is so much fun to see their faces light up while all the aches and pains fade away if only for a brief moment.From left to right they are: Vernette Da Costa; Alice Holford (my Mom); Doris Hutchins and Ardelle Sparks. Ardelle's daughter, Sue, brought them over and we hope to do this again in the very near future.
Submitted by Linda Scott
Jerrod Larsen, Drew Larsen and grandpa Terry Murray from Long Beach are enjoying the center divider on East Mezzanine Way, which is maintained by the neighborhood. We like the American flags added for the month of July.
This is my great grandson Miles Tyler Turner Jr. at 6 months old, dressed as Mickey Mouse for his first Halloween.Submitted by Patsy Turner
Paramount
Paramount
"Santa, you're the best," says Sam on his first Christmas.
Submitted by Dianne Ewing
This is Dexter Draggoo. He was baptized on Feb. 27, 2011. His grandparents are extremely happy to have him as a new member of the church.
Submitted by Renee' Clark
Lakewood
Lakewood
This is my granddaughter Adelynn. She loves animals. These parrots are her uncles. She named them LaLa and LuLu. They get so excited wehn they see her.
Submitted by Sylvia Corral
Meet Samantha (Sammy) Ava Atkinson - born on St. Patrick's Day, March 2007 and Ariana Virginia Negrete, 6 months old, born June 2010. They are two of my reasons for the season. They bring me such joy.
Submitted by Gloria Atkinson
Bellflower
Bellflower
It took me four months to construct this Tun Tavern, the birthplace of the U.S. Marine Corps. in Philadelphia, Pa. Nov. 1775.
Submitted by Gregory Kelly
This is Michael Hibbard at 5 1/2 months. "Are you talking to me? Yes, Santa, I'm a good boy.
Submitted by Donna Russell, great Grandma
I am the proud grandmother of Grant Ramos. He is my favorite Santa. Who wouldn't want this Santa coming down their chimney on Christmas eve. It's to bad he isn't showing you his 15 teeth.
Submitted by Karla Ives
My cute 1-year-old great-granddaughter Tessa James found the ads in the Press-Telegram's Sunday paper very interesting.
Submitted by Marilyn Cable
Artesia
Artesia
Tyson and Sidney of Whitter enjoy helping Great Grandpa of Downey grow pumpkins, a product of their work.
Submitted by Eddie Baran
Three generations, Joan Muenzer, center, her daughter Vicky Stanton, left, a teacher at Prisk Elementary and her granddaughter Brianne Stanton, right, walked a 10K for breast and ovarian cancer in Long Beach in October 2010 in memory of Melva McRoberts.
Barbara Rubick and her children at a Memorial Bench Dedication at El Dorado Park Golf Course, April 16, 2010 in honor of her late husband, Mike Rubick. He received a hole in one at this site a few years ago.
Left to right: Tami Hurd of Rossmore, Robin Squires of Cerritos, Barbara Rubick of Cerritos, Debbie Hollihan of Indio and Scott Rubick of Sanford, N.C.
This photo was taken in 1934. It is a picture of a heavy gang working for Associated Telephone Company in Long Beach. They are left to right my brother-in-law, B.L. Brown (Brownie), the foreman Harry Courtney, Pop Summers in the white shirt, and my brother Loyd Kelley. This photo was taken during the Depression. The telephone company tried to keep from laying people off, so they gave them fewer days to work. Some would work the first of the week and some the last of the week.
The telephone company was as great place to work during the Depression and after the Depression. My husband Bill French worked there for over 30 years after he came home from World War II. It was called General Telephone Company then GTE today it is called Verizon.
I wonder what these "old timers" would think of the cellphones and iPhones we have now. How different it is today.
Submitted by Evelyn Kelley French
This is our grandson Pvt. Mathew Kendall, graduating from Army Infantry basic training in Feb. 2010 at Fort Benning, Ga. It was an awesome feeling and a proud moment for grandpa Mike.Submitted by Mike and Joyce Prokop of Downey
No it's not a cake, but "The Tower of Babel." This is my latest project built from wet clay just like the babylonians did 4,000 B.C. I remember the Irish Nuns telling us of this Biblical passage as a 1st grader at St. Cornelius School at Wardlow and Bellflower Blvd. in 1956. This model took me six months to create. I have dedicated this to our beloved troops in Iraq where Babylon was situated.
Submitted by Gregory M. Kelly
These are my grandsons, Nicholas and PJ Wilborn now 10 and 12 years old. They lived in Culver City before the family moved to Atlanta, Ga. One of the things that they really miss about Southern California is going to the beach. I took this picture at Manhattan Beach during their last summer visit with me.
Submitted by Charlene Diggs
Compton
Compton
We bought this Laker uniform form our great grandson, Jai Bailey and when he put it on he stuck his foot out and said, "I'm Kobe."
Submitted by Stacy and Mary Furr
Seal Beach
Seal Beach
This is my daughter Danielle Sonntag from Long Beach having so much fun. Just look at that smile.
Submitted by Ken Sonntag
This is Mel Guzman with a foul ball he caught at the College World Series Regionals. It was his first college game, and within a minute of waiting, a CSU Fullerton player hit the ball toward him. This is the third ball he's caught overall, and his father, who took the picture, has caught a few himself. Guzman vows to be a fan of college baseball for life.
Mel Guzman
Lakewood
Lakewood
We just recently celebrated my Grandma's 102 birthday on April 4. Happy 102th birthday Connie Cipriani.She is pictured here with her children and their spouses: Peggy and Dan (son) Cipriani, Barbara and Joe (son) Cipriani, and Vera (daughter) and Bob Bowman
Submitted by Caroline Luppino
I was very excited to be one of the principal dancers in Helios Dance Theater's production of "Beautiful Monsters" at Cerritos Center for the Arts because I grew up in Los Alamitos and my family and friends are here. I started dancing at Long Beach Ballet when I was 5 and I've been in 20 "Nutcrackers" with the company. I also enjoyed competing on Season Five of "So You Think You Can Dance." On live TV there is so much to distract you, lots of cameras, people screaming (which I loved), and it's intimidating when you know millions of people are watching at home. On a live stage, because the theater is bigger and the audience is quiet, until the end of the piece, I can take myself deeper into my character.
"Beautiful Monsters," is about the beauty and terror of dreams, and it tells a version of the vampire myth. I am the mortal who gets bitten. I love my character because I can relate to her: sleepy and dreamy, strong yet vulnerable. I love my duet in the piece because of how romantic and emotional it is. I trust my partner so much that I do the entire piece with my eyes closed. I love that the show is about dreams because as a dancer my best dreams are about dancing, jumping higher than possible, and turning forever.
Submitted by Melissa Sandvig
This is my little friend, 6-year-old Jenna Martinez playing outside on a very windy Saturday afternoon.
Submitted by Jennifer Koh
Cerritos
Cerritos
Here I am venturing into Egypt and the famous pyramids at Giza. Little did I know that dissent was growing like a dark cloud and chaos looming like a thunderstorm waiting to break.
Submitted by Diana Lejins
Sr. Irma Gomez's Farewell Party
Wearing a black veil is Sr. Irma Gomez, MSSET (Eucharistic Missionarie of the Most Holy Trinity). She is surrounded by parishioners of St. Irenaeus Catholic Church in Cypress at her Farewell Party on May 22. The message on the cake, donated by Dee Logan, said: "We love you. We'll miss you. May God bless you." Since Sr. Irma is an accountant with banking experience, she is returning to Mexico City to serve as assistant to the financial officer of her order.Submitted by Edna Ethington
