17 February 2021

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Cardboard contest winners receive prizes

Cardboard contest winners receive prizes


The winners of January’s Cool CreationsCardboardContestwere invited to the Recreation Department office on Feb. 11 to receive their prizes from Recreation Committee ChairwomanLeahPerrotti, Library Operations Supervisor Vanessa Morris and Recreation Director Terry De Leon. First-place winner Sal Herrera of Mutual 4 was awarded $1,000 in Amazon gift cards. His GRF maintenancevehiclewasaspot-on

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Redefining American history

Redefining American history


BOOK REVIEW “A Black Women’s History of the United States” by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross Nonfiction, February 2020 By Fred Fenton LW contributor Black history should no doubt be taught and celebrated all year, but at least during February, which has been designated for that purpose, in part because the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas are celebrated

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Hui O Hula’s birthday buddies

Hui O Hula’s birthday buddies


On Feb. 19, Hui O Hula VIP Leona Hasegawa will celebrate her 97th birthday. She is also the oldest dancer in LW’s Joyful Line Dance Club—and if it were not for the pandemic lockdown, she would be the oldest among LW’s cloggers and tappers, too. Born just a day and some years later was hula dancer/artist extraordinaire Insook Kim. During the past 12 years, Kim has volunteered most of her