Legend of the Coral Tree Roots at Long Beach Bluff
The Coral Tree originates in Australia and seeds germinated near the Long Beach Museum of Art at 2300 E Ocean Blvd long before the building stood sixty three years ago. Its roots run deep through changes along the bluff and Ocean Boulevard since it sprouted leaves.
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Long Beach Museum of Art
Ocean Blvd
Ocean Boulevard
Retired secretary makes Colonial history vivid for Southland students
Marguerite Fitch, a former New England secretary, now serves VIPS in Long Beach. She has visited 21 schools since September with three main programs on colonial development, Loyalists, and early American figures. Fitch uses maps, photos, and replicas to bring history alive and tailored lessons for fourth and fifth graders.
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Marguerite Fitch
Lakewood
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Long Beach Unified School District
Volunteers In Public Schools
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Boston
Paul Revere
America
Francis Bellamy
U.S
Younsters
Faneuil Hall
ABC Unified
Long Beach
White coat saga shows Hazel Hadwick facing a gunman
A Sacramento woman Hazel Hadwick defies a gunman in a bar while wearing a white coat. She insists on not lying down, triggering the gunman to back off. The piece reflects humor and admiration for the empowering image of a white coat.
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Hazel Hadwick
Sacramento
Hazel
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