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Lectures with Lianne presents a FREE Lecture July 14, 2023 - The U.S. Army Camel Experiment: "A Victorian Adventure Story" with Tara Fansler, Director of the Drum Barracks Civil War Museum

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! A FUN, FREE & FANTASTIC LECTURE AT HESSE COMMUNITY PARK ON JULY 14, 2023, AT 4 PM

The U.S. Army Camel Experment: "A Victorian Adventure Story" with Tara Fansler, Director of the Drum Barracks Civil War Museum in Wilmington, California

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A Chance to Return: The Miraleste High School All-Class Reunion By Amy Bergant

The saying, “You Can’t Go Home Again”, is true in so many ways, and probably how most alumni of Miraleste High School felt after the campus closed in 1991.  However, thanks to the hard work, dedication, and persistence of class of 1986 alum, Jack Alexander, among others, the campus will open for one more day as a High School to former students, faculty and staff on July 29, 2023 for an All-Class Reunion.

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A TransPacific Celebration of Spring and Cultures: The City of Torrance Celebrates Its Annual Cherry Blossom Festival By Photographer and Contributor Steve Tabor

With the unending string of winter storms tracking across California, many of us were looking forward to the first signs of Spring.  Among those sights are the Cherry Blossoms that bloom  throughout the South Bay.  Beginning in 2001, the City of Torrance received an annual donation of cherry blossom trees donated by Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a global community-based network of individuals who practice the philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism.  Over time, the number of cherry blossom trees has expanded to over 200 individual trees that have been planted at parks and the City of Torrance Civic center in the City of Torrance. 

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The Palos Verdes Golf Club Becomes the Stage for an Exciting Finish as the LPGA Wraps UP the DIO Implant LA Open By Photographer and Contributor Steve Tabor

The Palos Verdes Golf Club (PVGC) hosted the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s (LPGA) for the 2023 DIO Implant LA Open from March 27th to April 2nd.  Competing for the $1.75 million purse were 144 golfers including sixteen of the top twenty golfers on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings (RWWGR), major championship winners, multiple winners on the LPGA tour, and notable alumni from UCLA, USC, and Pepperdine University. 

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2023 Palos Verdes Dream House Raffle! Grand Prize – Oceanview Estate or $5,000,000 CASH 

A Hilltop Estate overlooking the Pacific Ocean or $5,000,000 is just a $150 raffle ticket away for the lucky winner of the 2023 Palos Verdes Dream House Raffle. The first and oldest house raffle licensed in California, proceeds help fund the Palos Verdes Art Center’s education, exhibition and outreach programs, keeping them available, accessible and affordable during these challenging times.

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South Coast Botanic Garden Announces its ‘Cultivate the Future’ Campaign as it Unveils the Marilyn and John Long Children and Family Garden By Photographer and Contributor Steve Tabor

After receiving its largest private financial gift ever, South Coast Botanic Garden (Garden)  hosted the groundbreaking for its new multi-million-dollar children and family garden and announced the “Cultivate the Future” campaign, the Garden’s largest fundraising campaign in its 63 year history.

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