Tag: human interest
Guest column: ‘R O M ...
Realizing it was the 14th of February, Valentine’s Day, I prepared everything for my great idea. I drove to a local print shop and...
A teacher of living history
As Seal Beach residents gathered to hear an update on the Bay Theatre last week, few realized that seated among them was Libby Applegate,...
Aunt Gertie and the Beauty Machine
Aunt Gertie was dyin’ to be beautified! Lord knows, nobody needs it more than me!
So I toodled on over to 907 Electric Avenue (once...
Aunt Gertie On Life: On The Town
Aunt Gertie recently went out on the town for the Knit, Taste & Shop event. Everyone had a lovely evening! The Yarn shop is...
Guest column: Santa’s Memoirs
As a veteran of World War II, and having served for nearly three years in the 938th Artillery Battalion, I was honorably discharged on...
Aunt Gertie was feelin mighty Cosmic
Dave’s Haight Ashbury, Veggie Sub with Provolone Cheese, Herbs, Romaine Lettuce, Roasted Red Peppers, Green Peppers, Sliced Banana Peppers, Marinated Tomatoes, Onions and a...
A family’s Model A Odyssey
Sometimes it takes four generations to tell a story. Rossmoor resident Diane Wood has long cherished her mother’s and grandfather’s 1934 travel journal, a...
Aunt Gertie loves antiques
Aunt Gertie is old as dirt! Oh my god, that makes me a walking dinosaur! Sheesh! No wonder I love antiques! Hell, I even...
Reflections on paddling from Catalina Island to Seal Beach
Seal Beach resident Zac Ernst recently paddled 30.7 miles from Catalina Island’s Isthmus Cove to Seal Beach on Friday, Oct. 13. Below, Ernst shares...
Aunt Gertie and the King of Cornstock
On Aug. 21, 2017, a Total Eclipse of the Sun soared across the middle of the United States and rolled right thru Nebraska, smack...