Page 2 June 4, 2015 Community Briefs Destination: Art Reception Rosemary Bandes. Photo provided by Destination: Art. Rosemary Bandes was the featured artist at the Destination: Art reception held on May 16 at their gallery located at 1815 W. 213th Street, #135 in Torrance. The showing included Rosemary’s recent abstract work made with poured resin as well as her California impressionist art. She is a member of Women’s Painters West, Pacific Art Guild, Experimental Artists of the South Bay, International Society of Experimental Artists and is an in house studio artist at Destination: Art. Destination: Art is a venue for South Bay fine artists and artisans to work, teach and exhibit. Rosemary’s work will be featured through the end of May, open Thursday through Saturday 11am to 5pm and Sunday Noon to 4pm. Additional info at www.destination-art.net. MB Community Church Junior Choir Presents Cinderella The Junior Choir of Manhattan Beach Community Church is proud to announce its spring presentation of Cinderella, a continuing favorite with audiences and children of all ages. This will be the sixth time that the MBCC choir has done the show - and the kids love it every time. It has something for everyone: lovable mice, goofy stepsisters, marching chefs, and of course, lots of your favorite songs. Performance dates are Friday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m.; and a matinee performance on Sunday, June 7, at 2:00 p.m. at Manhattan Beach Community Church, 303 S Peck Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. For tickets or more information, contact Karen Dutcher at 310-819-5066 or spungirl2@hotmail.com. Grades of Green Awards Five amazing students from the South Bay received awards from California Assemblymember David Hadley for creating “Green Projects” which benefit the environment. The students, who range in age from 7 to 18, are part of the Youth Corps Eco-Leadership Program created by Grades of Green, an international environmental education non-profit based in El Segundo. Pictured, Grades of Green Youth Corps student Lauren S. (Manhattan Beach) receiving her award of recognition from Assemblymember David Hadley. • Burkley & Brandlin LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T L AW Living Trusts/Wills, Probate, Employment Law, Personal Injury Trust and Estates Litigation, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation 310-540-6000 *AV Rated (Highest) Martindale - Hubbell / **Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization Manhattan Beach Officers Receive Medals of Valor Two Manhattan Beach Police Department officers received the Medal of Valor “Life Saving Award” given by a committee of the joint South Bay Chambers of Commerce. The awards were presented at a luncheon on May 20th, and the guest presenter was KTLA anchor Glen Walker. Officers Klosowski and Hidalgo received recognition for responding to a call regarding a woman who had passed out while eating at a local McDonald’s and was not breathing. Within seconds of hearing the call being dispatched to the Manhattan Beach Fire Department, Officers Taylor Klosowski and Justin Hidalgo who were in separate cars both recognized the grave nature of the call and both decided to act. They both responded Code-3 and due to the fact they were already in the area, they both arrived before the Manhattan Beach Fire Department. Officer Klosowski arrived first and entered the restaurant. When he located the elderly victim, she was still seated upright in a booth. Officer Klosowski physically pulled the victim from the booth onto the ground and began Officer Justin Hidalgo. life saving CPR. Officer Klosowski advised dispatch over the radio he was conducting CPR and continued to do so until Officer Hidalgo arrived. Although not required to, Officer Taylor Klosowski. Officer Hidalgo took it upon himself early in his career to become a certified EMT and to carry first aid supplies such as a bag valve mask with him at all times for just this type of emergency. Officer Hidalgo retrieved the first aid supplies he carries with him on patrol. He then entered the restaurant and immediately located the elderly victim on the ground being tended to by Officer Klosowski. Officer Hidalgo immediately assisted with lifesaving CPR rotating between chest compressions and using the bag valve mask he brought with him. When the Manhattan Beach Fire Department arrived, they took over the victim’s medical care. The paramedics were able to detect a heartbeat so they transported the victim to Little Company of Mary Hospital where she eventually transferred to the Intensive Care Unit. • Nepal from front page An aerial photo of Sudip Giri’s family home in Nepal, which was destroyed in the recent 7.8 earthquake that struck the region. Giri has created a crowdfunding site to raise money for rebuilding. Group. Thapa meanwhile found employment with Coca Cola. “We lived in Torrance before moving to El Segundo---and the main reason we moved to El Segundo was because it was the safest neighborhood we could find and it was also closer to our job locations. Seeing the way El Segundo has stepped up to help the quake survivors is another reminder of just how wonderful the people here are and what a special community this is. We are very proud to be residents of El Segundo.” For updates on the fundraising effort and to donate, go to www.crowdrise.com/ nepalneedsnow • Grads Show Us Your Photos! Hey Graduates! We’d love to publish your favorite Graduation photos. To have us publish them you must email them to pr@heraldpublications.com. They must be jpg files and must include a caption (who is in the photo) and a byline (who took the photo). Photos are due Thursdays at 9:00am to go in the following week.
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