Signal Tribune Newspaper

By Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
If you were trapped under a hundred tons of rubble, could search and rescue teams find you before you died? About 100 firefighters from as far away as Marin County converged on an 8-acre site in Long Beach last Wednesday and Thursday to answer that question.
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By Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
After about a three-month delay, plans to develop a CarMax dealership in Signal Hill leaped forward recently. During the October 23 Signal Hill City Council meeting, City Manager Ken Farfsing said the issues causing the delay had been resolved.
Last November, the Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency (RDA) and CarMax Auto Superstores entered into […]

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By Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
Restoring a neighborhood to its original classic beauty doesn’t just increase property values; it gives residents a sense of pride and encourages them to do whatever it takes to keep their houses, yards, streets and sidewalks in the best of shape. With those things in mind, about eight years ago, the California […]

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More than 550 costumed dogs are expected for Long Beach’s “Haute Dog Howl’oween” Parade and Pet Adoption Fair on Sunday, Oct. 28 at Livingston Park from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. This will be the seventh year of the 12-block sidewalk parade down 2nd Street.
The event, organized by community activist Justin Rudd, will include a […]

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Local events and happenings for the coming week…
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by Neena Strichart, Publisher
Although Signal Hill has faced two devastating fires, the Richfield oil fire in 1924 and the Hancock oil fire in 1958, none was as horrific as those now plaguing other cities in Southern California. The number of people who have lost their homes, personal possessions and even pets is growing by leaps […]

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By Rae Gabelich, Long Beach 8th District Council Member
Although it’s hard to believe we are into the fall season with 90-degree temperatures, it won’t be long before we are hanging holiday decorations and sipping on egg nog.
This is a favorite time of year for many of us, but there are families who find themselves in […]

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As a part of their “Artist of the Quarter” program, Friends of Signal Hill Cultural Arts (FOSHCA) is featuring a new artist who is displaying her work in the Signal Hill Library, located at 1770 East Hill Street, from now until the end of the year.
Kelly Caves is a local photographer who has traveled widely […]

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By Neena Strichart
Publisher
Knowing I was going to see what was billed by the Long Beach Playhouse as a “Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece” put me on my best behavior as an audience member.
Such great expectations of the studio theatre’s Crimes of the Heart was a bit unnerving, however—what if I wasn’t sophisticated enough to grasp the […]

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On Sunday, Oct. 28, Long Beach residents are invited to get a little lesson from their favorite shops on Pine Avenue as University by the Sea takes over downtown Long Beach.
Sponsored by the city and the Downtown Long Beach Associates, University by the Sea is an art, film and culture festival that allows residents and […]

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Hughes Middle and Longfellow Elementary schools in Bixby Knolls invite the public to “make a difference and plant a tree” Saturday as part of the Great Clean Air Tree Planting Project. The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the 3800 block of California Avenue in Long Beach, in between the two schools.
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By Heather Posey
Staff Writer
Signal Hill business owner and Long Beach resident Ann Tyler Allen competed and came in 10th at the Arrowhead Day at the Races Triathlon on Oct. 5. Presented by Toyota Engines of Change in Hermosa Beach, Allen’s participation is nothing short of a miracle for the 49-year-old mother of two.
Allen’s journey to […]

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POWER 4 Youth invites the public to its 3rd annual open house tonight entitled “A Cultural Faire.” The event will take place at its site on 607 East 3rd Street in Long Beach from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The event will showcase the cultural and performing arts talents of POWER 4 Youth students as well […]

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The Long Beach Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Supportive Friends Employee Association will host its inaugural kickoff and membership drive Saturday, Oct. 27 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gaslamp Restaurant, located at 6251 East Pacific Coast Highway.
The Long Beach gLBts, just established last Thursday, was put together for the purpose of working […]

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The Long Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation named its new board of trustees in elections this past week.
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Husband and wife Don and Pat Chovanec have been named September’s Elks of the Month.
Initiated into the Bellflower-Long beach Lodge No. 888 B.P.O. Elks in 2006, Don and Pat have become the people that will do most anything asked of them.
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Children of all ages are asked to “step right up” to the annual Children’s Fall Harvest Festival at Rancho Los Alamitos on Sunday, Oct. 28. This year’s carnival theme will include live entertainment, sideshows, games and crafts that are free to the public.
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Grace Brethren Church of Long Beach will host its 12th annual Community Carnival Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 3601 Linden Avenue in Long Beach. The event will take place in the church’s three-acre parking lot.
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The arrival of Halloween brings fun parties, trick-or-treaters and lots of candy. However, this holiday can be potentially hazardous to pets.
The ASPCA offers these helpful hints to help keep pets healthy and safe during Halloween:
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By Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
When a retired jeweler urges all of his customers to go to a store that used to be his competition, you have to stand up and take notice. That’s what has happened in Long Beach recently, when Star Jewelers closed their doors. The store’s former owner, Steve Hastings, is encouraging his patrons […]

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By Vivian Malauulu
Special to the Signal Tribune
Hosted by California First Lady Maria Shriver, more than 14,000 women attended “Architects of Change” Tuesday in what has been dubbed a conference with a conscience at the 2007 Governor and First Lady’s Conference of Women.
In the largest one-day gathering of women in the nation, a roster of more […]

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By Heather Posey
Staff Writer
In today’s busy world, life can get a little hectic. But in the midst of the daily hassles, Wendy Terrado is there to help the people of Los Angeles and Orange County get their jobs done with her company, appropriately entitled Virtually Taken Care Of, Inc.
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Download the Signal Tribune for October 25 as a PDF.
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