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Ephesus, Turkey: Bob and Valerie Hoffman of Long Beach visit the Odeon amphitheater.
Labadee, Haiti: Lois McKinley, Claudia Gravett and Gloria Williams visited in November.Long Beach, Miss.: Edyth Henrickson makes a stop at the town on the Gulf of Mexico during a trip to New Orleans.
Alicante, Spain: Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea in Alicante, Spain, at the Castle of Santa Barbara during a summer vacation are, left to right, Ted Hollister, a Spanish teacher at Wilson High School; Gus Hollister; Josh Chauvin; Amy Hollister, holding Rico; and Andi Hollister. The castle dates to the ninth century.
New York City: May and Charles Parks treated each other to a trip to New York to celebrate their September birthdays. They took in three Broadway Shows, toured New York Harbor and Wall Street, and capped the trip off with a visit to the 9-11 Memorial. 
Ensenada, Mexico: Tim and Diana Post took their family on a cruise to Baja California, Mexico, this past summer. Here they are in front of The Plaza de la Patria in Ensenada.
In July Bob and Joan Fitzpatrick of Seal Beach spent 7 days cruising down the Columbia River, out of Portland, Or., on the Queen of the West paddlewheel boat.
Jerry and Cindy Murphy of Long Beach celebrated 36 years of marriage by visiting London, Windsor Castle and Stonehenge. We also cruised to the Northern Fjords of Norway where it remained sunny 20 to 24 hours a day. There's no place like home.
In July, Amber Hamilton received here White Coat as she started her journey toward her M.D. at St. Louis School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo. Her she is pictured on the steps of St. Francis Xavier (College) Church, where the ceremony took place, with her grandmother Dolores Husband and her cousin and godson, Lorenzo Marsh.
Trudy Briscoe and Bill Ruzgis of Naples exploring the Okavango Deltas wildlife in Botswana, while floating in a Mokoro, a traditional dugout canoe. Their travels took them through Botswanas, Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa.
Chris Zahn with guides Isaack Kitindi, left and Ben Mality on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, East Africa
On November 10, Donna Hinton and Cass Wilson of Long Beach spent the weekend attending a Veterans Conference at the SGI Florida Nature Center along with 115 other veterans. The older Vets spent their time listening to the younger Vets and giving them words of encouragement. Pictured are Donna and Cass in the center along with two other vets.
Submitted by Cass Wilson
Rudy and Patricia Espinosa take a recent road trip to beautiful Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.
Friends Spencer and Sandy Green, Randy and Debby Barr and Mary and Bill Wardlow took a 15-day tour through seven countries in Europe. Here they are in front of Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. This was the summer home of the Habsburg dynasty, which ruled from the late 13th century to the end of World War I in 1918.
Dennis and Luci Rodgers of Lakewood traverse the world-famous Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA. The Horseshoe Curve was built in 1854. It is 366 meters across, 1310 meters long with a 1.8 percent grade eliminating the 10 incline planes and encouraging trade crossing the Allegheny Mountains.
John Simpson and Patsy Marion from Carson stopped at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, Germany during a 10-day cruise of the Baltic Sea aboard Oceania's new ship Marina.
Friends Spencer and Sandy Green, Randy and Debby Barr and Mary and Bill Wardlow took a 15-day tour through seven countries in Europe. Here they are in front of Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. This was the summer home of the Habsburg dynasty, which ruled from the late 13th century to the end of World War I in 1918.Dennis and Luci Rodgers of Lakewood traverse the world-famous Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA. The Horseshoe Curve was built in 1854. It is 366 meters across, 1310 meters long with a 1.8 percent grade eliminating the 10 incline planes and encouraging trade crossing the Allegheny Mountains.John Simpson and Patsy Marion from Carson stopped at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, Germany during a 10-day cruise of the Baltic Sea aboard Oceania's new ship Marina.
The Press-Telegram goes to Ha'a pai, Kingdom of Tongo, South Pacific
Anne Cook of Los Alamitos, middle row, right end, and Cindy Erickson of Cypress, last row, right end, took the Press-Telegram to this class in Tongo. Juleigh Burke of La Mirada, front row, center, is serving in the Peace Corps there and enjoyed a visit from her grandmother Anne and Aunt Cindy. Juleigh teaches English in St. Andrew's School. Anne Cook is a retired LBUSD administrator.
Anna Joyce and granddaughter Kayla Joyce on a trip to New York for Kayla's 15th birthday. We toured the Statue of Liberty and walked 153 steps to the pedestal.
Joe and Joannie Lloyd went on a cruise from Beijing, China to Alaska. Here we are on the Qingdao Pier in front of Tsingdao Beer's Logo.
Bill Cox of La Palma and Ann Pray of Rossmoor on a trip to Germany to find the Army base where he was stationed during the Korean War. It is now a refugee camp for immigrants.
Jerry and Cindy Murphy visited Rio de Juneiro and cruised the coast of Brazil to Buenos Aires and back to Rio. Press-Telegram travels the world with us.Submitted by Cindy and Jerry Murphy
Naples, Long Beach
Naples, Long Beach
Chris Witkowski of Lakewood and granddaughter, Raeanne Jones of Chino Hills visited the Senate Chamber at the Capital in Sacramento. The field trip with Raeanne's OPA school also included Sutter's Fort, Vietnam Memorial and panning for gold.
Submitted by Chris Witkowski
Monica Gonzales, celebrating her graduation from Cal State Long Beach and her 24th birthday in Alaska last summer, along with her great aunt Floriza Martinez, pre-celebrating her 85th birthday and Carmen Marzuelos Ezeta from Lima Peru, celebrating her 50th birthday.
Submitted by Floriza Martinez
Grace Farrington, left, a former Lakewood resident and Beverly Johnson of Downey, took the train through the Canadian Rockies. We visited Vancover, Jasper, Banff, Calgary and beautiful Lake Louise shown in the background.
Submitted by Beverly Johnson
While on vacation in England with his grandfather, Andrew Burton visited Southport, Liverpool, Warwick Castle and London. Here he is outside the Cavern Pub in Liverpool. A statue of John Lennon greets visitors.
Submitted by Ray Burton
Ron and Joan Cummings of Signal Hill took a cruise vacation from Los Angeles to Panama Canal, going through Canal, docking at Ports like Costa Rica, Colombia and Aruba. Here we are seen enjoying the hot weather in Aruba, one happy island. We finally docked in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
Sally and Kozy Boren in October 2010 aboard Seabourn's cruise ship, "Legend," at the port of Portofino along the Italian Riveria.Submitted by Sally Boren
Sisters Cissy Werner of Long Beach, far right, Jeannie Lella of Rohnert Park, CA, middle; and Lisa del' Giudice, of Portland, OR, at left, in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France in October 2010.
From left to right; Nancy Hayes, Diana Rodriguez of Downey and Rosie Maloof of Long Beach in Sydney, Australia in January with the Sydney Bridge and Opera House in the background. The next day, Nancy and Diana climbed the bridge for an exhilarating and memorable experience. Earlier we had a wonderful experience snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. What a great trip.Submitted by Diana Rodriguez
John Bosley in front of the Texas school book depository in Dallas, the location of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. I was named after the late president.
Submitted by John Bosley
Pirates on the water, Paramount High School Alums and longtime friends enjoy a funfilled weekend at Lake Mojave. Seated left to right are Dave Knight, Gill Mays and Dave Moody. Standing left to right are Mel Thibideaux and Gary LeFevre.
Tom and Karen McBride at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest in Lynchburg, VA. We were there representing the Thomas Jefferson Humanist Society.Submitted by Karen McBride
Rick and Roberta Taylor, left, of Artesia aboard the Coral Princess cruise ship with their longtime friends, David and Suzanne Reynolds. Here we are on our amazing transit through the Panama Canal. The Press-Telegram shows the two ships, the Queen Victoria and th Queen Mary, exchanging whistle salutes as the fireworks blast off. Not long after that, the Queen Victoria left the port of Los Angeles for its Panama Canal adventure.
Robert and Carmen Harnish of Long Beach celebrate Carmen's 80th birthday in Oahu, Hawaii on Feb. 15. A surprise birthday celebration with friends and family followed on March 12.
Spain trip with the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce in November 2010. Claudia Quinones of Paramount, Richard and Marilyn Colvin of Lakewood and Linda Luevano of Paramount all visited Gibraltar, Granada, the bullfighting ring, and several other places. We also took a day trip to Morroco. We had a great time.Submitted by Claudia Quinones
I am the associate/project director for United Cambodian Community in Long Beach. In February this year, I took my first trip to Cambodia. This picture was taken at Angkor Wat Temple, located at Siem Reap City, Northern Cambodia. The Angkor Wat is one of the seven wonders of the world. The temple is on of the famous known as the Bayon temple.
Submitted by Raymond Chavarria
Ryan Darrow and Mom, Kathie McGhee, enjoy a Pina Colada at "Barrachina" in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ryan is stationed in San Juan with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Bob Lavery, Pam Kirkner and Jim Dyson, all of Long Beach visit the Kwame Nkruma Mausoleum in Accra, Ghana.
Heather Raphael of Long Beach visits Point Reyes National Seashore, CA.
Ron and Faith Talsma on our trip to the Southern Caribbean on the Serenade of the Sea. It was our 50th wedding anniversary. We went with our children, grandchildren and my husband's siblings. There were a total of 31 of us. This picture was taken on Aruba. Submitted by Faith Talsma
Bellflower
Bellflower
Our family went to Honolulu on July 4 for a Greater Long Beach Soccer Tournament (Hawaiian International Cup). Our granddaughter Haley Hanson played for the Speed Demons. They brought home the gold medal for 12 year olds. Pictured left to right are; Haley, her parents Lisa and Greg Hanson brother Jonathan, grandparents Virgina and Bob Hanson and grandmother Emily Binkley. We also had time to visit the USS Arizona, city tour and stopped at the King Kamehameha.
Submitted by Virgina Hanson
pn00-rproving42: During the month of July Long Beach residents, Arturo Carbajal, Bob, Chris, Chloe and Jennifer Salsameda enjoyed the "Best of Italy," tour and visited Rome, Assisi, Venice, Pisa, Florence, Sorrento, Capri and Positano.
While in Texas to attend their grandson's high school graduation, Keith and Mary Carr, of Bellflower, took a side trip to King Ranch, home of the first registered quarter horse.
Duane and Vicky Stanton and Bob and Lynda Muenzer of Long Beach joined Bob and Joan Muenzer of Seal Beach to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a stop in Puerta Vallarta on a Mexican Cruise.
Nancy and Richard Gallegos of Long Beach, married 56 years. Betty and Telo Villaloboz of San Pedro, married 55 years. Both couples were married in the month of June. Here we are at the Divisadero lookout on the Copper Canyon train in Chihuahua, MX.
My wife Consuelo and I recently went to South America, cruising and visiting Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru and Chile. This picture was taken in the city of Vina Del Mar, Chile.Submitted by Adolfo Sanchez
Long Beach
Long Beach
Barry and Donna Lee of Austell, Ga. and Brenda and Jerry Biehn of Downey, Ca. in the Winner's Circle at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. This was one of many stops on a road trip for Georgia to California.
Submitted by Brenda Biehn
Jan Cooper and Nancy Kneuer, both of Long Beach, spent July exploring Peru. The wilds of the Amazon basin, the Ballestas Islands, and the ruins of Machu Picchu (pictured) were favorites.
Joe and Cindy Peterson of Long Beach, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on a cruise to Mexico.
Katie, Chris, Nancy and Alison Richgels of Long Beach at the Royal Palace (Palacio Real) in Madrid, Spain in June. The Palace was constructed in 1734 and has 2800 rooms. The King of Spain uses it for state ceremonial activities.
Faust and Harloam families vacation in front of Abraham Lincoln's house in Springfield, IL.
Here I am after kayaking down the Hanalei River on the north shore of Kauai, then paddling in the open ocean to a lovely beach near the Princeville Resort. After snorkeling with my wife and two daughters, I suggested we take a family portrait with the Press-Telegram. Strangely, I was the only one who agreed to be photographed. The rock formation in the background is the vision of "Bali Hai," immortalized in the wonderful film "South Pacific."
Submitted by Ralph Paul Jacobs
Long Beach
Long Beach
Crystal Miranda of Lakewood and Audrey Shelbourn of Cerritos visited Machu Picchu in Peru. The view was magnificent, the weather was perfect and the people were welcoming. It was the experience of a lifetime.Submitted by Crystal Miranda
In July, Percy and Cheryl Mallari of Lakewood visited Percy's childhood Long Beach friend and 1975 Poly High graduate, Jerry Corson. We are pictured at Jerry's restaurant, "The Gazebo," on the cliffs of Napili Shores, it's hailed as the best breakfast in Maui, serving celebrities and tourists alike.
Friends and family at Sandy Beach, Ouahu. Pictured is the Candari family, Magallanes family, Lopez family, Torrez family, Cobos family and the Perez family. We spent seven days together on the island visiting family and site seeing. 
Paul and Cathy Renaker from Seal Beach took the trip of a lifetime this summer; 18 days around the Mediterranean Sea centered on the 12-day Pacific Princess Holy Land Cruise. Along with stops in Rome, Athens, Pompeii, Patmos, Ephesus, Santorini and Israel, we spent two days in Egypt. Here we are at the Great Pyramids of Giza, standing in front of the pyramid of Khafre.
Diana Lejins crossing a raging river on this rickety bridge in the jungles of Borneo. I was traipsing through the rainforest hunting orangutans, probiscus monkeys, boas and various other exotic creatures with her camera. Submitted by Diana Lejins
Family vacation to Indonesia. Our family, Ron, Sri and Erica Schuster visited the Komodo National Park in July and we managed to get up-close photos of the dragons. Submitted by Ron Schuster
Long Beach
Casey Ung and Amy Tanaka of Long Beach, Georgia and Tony Tanaka of Lakewood, took a trip to the Grand Canyon in August. This is the Desert View section of the Grand Canyon where the Watchtower is located. Submitted by Georgia Tanaka
The McNamee and Harrison Families and friends at Glacier Point, Yosemite, August 2011
Press-Telegram readers James and Anna Larson from Lakewood on vacation in Cancun, Mx., in August 2011. 
On the 7th and 8th grade Washington D.C. trip, Valley Christian students, Jacob Spencer of Lakewood, Klay Solomom of Bellflower, Lam Phan of Signal Hill, holding the paper, Eric Christofferson and Tyler Harper of Carson, started in Jamestown, VA and moved up the East Coast through Washington, DC and finished in Times Square. Thanks to Mr. Protzman for organizing the trip and to several teachers and parents who chaperoned a safe, fun and educational trip.
This is the Whaley Pony BB Team that made the final four in the World Series. They brought along their Press-Telegram to enjoy a ball game while in Pittsburgh after the loss to China the night before.Pictured from left to right are: Tristan Chamberlain, Andy Brown, Sean Suarez, Jacob Barham, Blake Perkins, Marc Moroney, Tyler Radcliffe, Jeremy Corbin, Mike Fitzgerald, Jackson Foss, Will Johnston, Josh Goldberg, Connor Dunlap, Spencer Hill, Coach Stacy Ybarra. Manager Ken Jakemer in the back standing next to Mazeroski statue. Up front holding the Press-Telegram are Nicole and Emily Barham and Ben Brown in the middle.
Submitted by Benjamin Goldberg
Milandro, Julieta and Cindy Sangalang proudly display a copy of the Press-Telegram in front of the White House.
Jerry and Nella Van Aalsburg of Lakewood, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on a 7-day Alaskan Cruise with their children. Pictured left to right: Sharon and Craig Van Aalsburg from Bellflower, Jerry and Nella Van Aalsburg, and Pam and Jay Paul from Artesia.Submitted by Sharon Van Aalsburg
Mark and Nolan Scott of Long Beach traced their roots on a recent trip to Italy. Here they are at the port in Messina, Sicily before returning to Reggio Calabria on Italian mainland.
We visited the south of France this summer. Here we are in Monte Carlo, the week after Prince Albert was married there. The town was still inhabited by many of the wedding guests with their yachts and the buildings and gardens were decorated for the festivities.Submitted by Greg and Pamela Martin
Long Beach
Long Beach
Sylvia and Bob Medina, both employees from LBUSD with their son Vincent all from Norwalk all visited Yosemite Valley.
Becky Robbins spent a day in Jamestown, CA where she rode behind the locomotive Sierra Ry. number "3." It is a famous locomotive for being in television shows and movies such as Petticoat Junction, Bonanza, Back To The Future, Unforgiven, and High Noon. Submitted by Dan and Becky Robbins
Long Beach
Long Beach
Lakewood residents Matt, Erin and Tyler Stibal took a break from their summer vacation to golf at Wawona Golf Course in Yosemite. In addition to many scenic stops in Sequoia National Park, Yosemite, Bodie Ghost Town and others, they also enjoyed golf in Ahwahnee, Lake Tahoe and Mt. Whitney Golf Course.Submitted by The Stibal Family
Lakewood
Lakewood
Brock and Zoe Rubio of Lakewood, visited Yosemite Valley for the first time with Oma and Papa. Memories never to be forgotten.
Don Weller of Temecula, Cheyenne Swenson of Lakewood and Matt Dobberpuhl of Long Beach on their way to the summit of Haleakala Crater on Maui in July.
Phil and Patty recently returned from a trip to Park City Utah where they met with friends from Washington State and Northern California. Highlights included the historic town, Wastach Mountains, delicious food and fly fishing on the upper Provo River.
Jason Kantor of Long Beach, traveled to Boston to celebrate the Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Championship and attend last Saturday's parade, which was attended by one million jubilant fans. Notice the small headline beneath the Press-Telegram header, "Boston Ends Its Stanley Cup Drought."
Henry and Jill Jeffries of San Pedro celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary by cruising through the Panama Canal. Here they are standing on the top deck of the Island Princess. The cruise was 15 days from Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles, and included stops at Aruba, Cartengena, Panama City, Puntartenas (Costa Rica), Acapulco, and Cabo.
For thirty years, once or twice a year, the core of this group has been coming up to the Eastern Sierras to fish, hike and bike, sometimes inviting another friend or two to come along. Pictured here at Convict Lake, from left to right are: Fred Ananian, Tony Nocera, friend Chris Claflin holding the Press-Telegram, Fermin Guerrero and Johnny Majeski.Submitted by Tony Nocera
After reading the Press-Telegram on the airplane, Judy Holleran and Jerry Loomer took it with them as they visited the Pro-Football Hall of Fame and the President McKinley Presidential Library in Canton, Ohio; twice boated into the horseshoe of Niagara Falls; visited St. Christopher (Patron Saint of Travelers) at the National Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima at Lewiston NY; toured the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, attended the "Living Word Outdoor Drama" in Cambridge, Ohio, and had a wonderful week-long family reunion on the shores of Lake Erie.Submitted by Jerry Loomer
Rancho Dominguez
Rancho Dominguez
Patty and Phil Ramsdale traveled to Washington D.C. to congratulate their recently engaged daughter, Amanda to Colin Burke originally from Iowa. (A surprise thunderstorm didn't allow for the PT to be photographed). Amanda is employed by The Department of Homeland Security and Colin works on Capitol Hill as a marketing manager for a political technology company. A June 2012 wedding is planned in Long Beach.
Submitted by Patty Ramsdale
Long Beach
Long Beach
Gary Dudley and Jane Fallon, residents of Signal Hill, enjoyed the beautiful view at Lake Louise, Canada, in June. Submitted by Jane Fallon
My wife Melissa and I visited the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Painted Desert, Meteor Crater, and Bearizonia Safari Park in July and had a great time.Submitted by Pat Hughes
Daryl and Renee Nixon and their daughter Natalie at the Grand Canyon.Submitted by Renee Nixon
Norwalk
Norwalk
Pictured left to right are Karen Fernandez of Long Beach with the beagles, Bayley, Dyna, and Betsy and Mary Aja of Lakewood with Bailey. Picture was taken June 24 in Carmel by Lynda Gordon of Lakewood.
Dennis and Georgia Hennessy in Washington, DC at the National Mall behind the Washington Monument on June 20.
Steve and Scott Yeske at the Sagrada FamÃlia in Barcelona, Spain on July 10.
Kevin Dibb, in the blue shirt, in the town of Thuin, Belgium with host family members Camille and Robinson Rits. I lived there for a year as part of an exchange program called AFS, the American Field Service from 2008 to 2009. While there I lived with a Belgian host family, learned to speak French, and attended a Belgian high school. I returned to Long Beach to finish high school and graduated from Wilson High in 2010. This past year I did a gap year to Germany, before going off to college this coming fall. I'll be attending UCSB- Go Gauchos! While in Germany, I went to Belgium to visit my old host family there, and we took these photos. Here we are in front of "le Beffroi" or Bell tower, for which the town of Thuin is known.Submitted by Kevin Dibb
Brian Ellis of Huntington Beach and Aunt Sue Stover of Lakewood visit the Kilauea Lighthouse on the island of Kaua'i in July. When it was built in 1913, it had the largest clamshell lens in existence and was used until the mid '70s. It is the northernmost point of the main Hawaiian Islands and also houses a wonderful National Wildlife Refuge.
We got married on July 11, 2011 at George's Greek Cafe. Here we are on our honeymoon in Costa Rica. Submitted by Cory and Jessica DeVry
Matt Brigham and his life partner Juan Gonzalez of Long Beach in Boston with Matt's parents, Robert and Mary Ann Brigham of Paso Robles. Matt was participating in the 2011 Boston Marathon on April 18. 
My wife, Peggy, and I had a great vacation in Alaska. Here we are at the Exit Glacier near Seward, Alaska. Next we are off to Iceland and Norway.Submitted by Rich Hackenberg and Peggy Beste
