Tag: history
Guest column: Why it happened in Leisure World, Mutual 12
As I wrote in article “Bad news for Leisure World, Mutual 12” (Sun, March 23, 2017), in 2016 Mutual Board approved a $67,645 project...
A historic six-peat for Los Al High School Choirs
Los Alamitos High School Choirs made history on Saturday night at the Burroughs Music Showcase in Burbank, CA. For the first time ever in...
New time capsule for Seal Beach City Hall needs donated items
On May 6, 2017, the City of Seal Beach in conjunction with a volunteer time capsule committee will be placing a new time capsule...
To Russia, with Love
Henry Sakaida is a collector, but he is so much more than that. He is really an historian because he breathes life into his...
Walt’s Wharf
In the same way you can’t take the Nick out of the breakfast burrito (because we all know Nick’s does it best), you can’t...
Letter to the Editor: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017
Colonial Williamsburg a must
It is important to note a statement made in the magazine of Colonial Williamsburg’s 2017 winter edition. The title of which...
Bay Theatre has new owner
Paul Dunlap of the Dunlap Group takes down the “for sale sign” from the Bay Theatre while members of the community—including arts activist Esther...
Fond memories of surfin’ Seal Beach
For me, in the early ’50s the town was about the beach and the people. My family moved to Seal Beach from La Canada/Flintridge in...
MEET DR. HOMER E. DESADELEER: THE DOCTOR OF SEAL BEACH
Homer DeSadeleer was born in Ninove, Belgium in 1912. His family arrived at Ellis Island from war torn Europe in search of a better life...
College Park East – the little neighborhood that could
Editor’s note: The following account of the history of College Park East in Seal Beach is presented here in honor of the Founders Day...
