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summer break and are all rejuvenated and ready to tackle the fall
and the upcoming school year.
Fall is my favorite time of year. The weather cools down (even
though we all can agree we’ve had a very mild summer), most
television shows start their new seasons, the baseball playoffs and World Series are
almost here, and of course, football season begins. So yeah, I dig the fall quite a bit.
Speaking of digging, our cover story is one of those stories you don’t get to read
about everyday, especially in our neck of the woods. Dave Garcia came to my attention
via the fine folks at the San Pedro Bay Historical Society. Garcia, as you’ll read, has an
interesting hobby of digging up people’s private property (with their permission, of
course), in search of artifacts of days gone by.
Personally, I’m fascinated by the history of this town. It’s one of the reasons this
magazine focuses on it so much. I come from the school of “Those who cannot
remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” a quote attributed to philosopher
George Santayana. It’s always been my hope that this magazine continues to remind
people of this town’s past, the good and the bad, in order to not repeat the same
mistakes in the future. (Some might say the powers that be around here still need some
reminding.)
What struck me the most about Garcia’s story wasn’t the types of bottles or items
he found or the value, it was the underlying stories these items told of this town. Stories
that were so mundane during their time, but today can be looked upon with a fondness
and excitement. It’s a subtext that rarely merits focus.
The discovery of old liquor bottles tells the stories of the many saloons and brothels
this town was notorious for back in its heyday. The discovery of a hundred-year-old
breast pump and dentures reminds us just how life was back then. It’s still weird to think
that when my grandparents were young, Western Ave. and the Palos Verdes hill were
nothing but farmland. Try explaining that to a fourth grader these days. It’s hard to wrap
your head around the growth of this area, even as an adult!
And to this day, we haven’t stopped growing. While real estate is running out,
innovative new ideas in changing this town’s landscape are constantly taking place. Take,
for example, the fight to get the USS Iowa berthed in our port. It’s such a no-brainer
idea, in my opinion, to bring such an awesome attraction to our neck of the words – of
both historical and financial value – that the fact there’s even a fight between supporters
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SAN PEDRO BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is collecting items for its next rummage sale. Items can be brought to the Muller House (1542 S. Beacon St.) between 1-4pm on
the first three Sundays of the month. For pick up, call Joe (310) 832-5234 or Frank (310) 833-9113. No large appliances, box springs, mattress or couches. CUT OFF DATE for
pick up Sept. 24. Rummage Sale will be on October 9, 2010 from 8am-1pm. Early Bird 7:30am admission $5. FREE after 8am.

Every Friday – SAN PEDRO FARMERS MARKET (6th St. between Pacific and Mesa Streets). 9a-2p.

2 (Thurs) – FIRST THURSDAY ARTWALK in Downtown San Pedro. 6-10p.

2 (Thurs) – Author SHANNON HAMMER at Williams’ Bookstore (443 W. 6th St, Downtown). 7-9p. Ms. Hammer will discuss and sign her book, Positive Portions Food &
Fitness Journal. For more info, call (310) 832-0134.

2 (Thurs) - “FILTHY FIFTIES FRISCO” - THE ART OF FOGTOWN Closing Public Reception and Book Signing at Flazh!Alley Art Studio (1113 S. Pacific Ave., Suite B).
ADULTS ONLY (18 and over). Art can also be seen by appointment until Sept. 4. Park in the large parking lot behind Ramona Bakery at Pacific Ave. & 11th St. Enter Flazh!Alley
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3/4 (Fri/Sat) – USED BOOK SALE at San Pedro Library (931 S. Gaffey St.) Fri. 2-5pm, Sat. 11am-4pm – Preview sale on Friday is open to Members. Memberships are avail-
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9 (Thurs) – NEEDLE ARTISTS BY THE SEA at Cabrillo Marina Community Room (224 Whaler’s Walk). All level stitchers invited to attend. 10am-12pm. For info,
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11 (Sat) – H.P. LOVECRAFT FILM FESTIVAL at the Warner Grand Theatre (478 West 6th St., Downtown). 2pm-10pm. The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® promotes the works
of famed author H.P. Lovecraft & similar weird tales through motion pictures by both professionals & amateurs, current & classic. The festival will feature six of the best films
seen in Portland over the last 14 years. For more info and tickets, visit hplfilmfestival.com.

18 (Sat) – RINGING OF THE KOREAN BELL at Angels’ Gate Park (3601 South Gaffey St.) Point Vicente Chapter of NSDAR will again be ringing the 17-ton Korean Friend-
ship Bell. The celebration begins at 12:30pm. Open to the public.

18 (Sat) – MARY STAR OF THE SEA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1955’s 55-YEAR REUNION at Ante’s Restaurant (729 Palos Verdes St.). Luncheon from 11am- 3pm.
All members of the Class of ’55, class friends and alumni are invited. Tickets are $19.55/person and are available by mailing a check payable to: Ed Fitzgerald 1801 W. 260th St.,
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Oct. 9 (Sat) COLUMBUS DAY CELEBRATION at San Pedro Elks Lodge # 966 (1748 Cumbre Dr.). Cocktails 6pm/Dinner 7pm. Music by The Duo Domino. The Event is
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San Pedro Service Center was old enough to race and unfortunately now it will not happen. I lost my father two months
ago and Madison’s dream was to race in her Papa’s memory as he was always involved in the races
Just behind the McDonalds at Gaffey and 3rd St. is a hidden treasure of our community; it’s until he became too ill to help my brother, Sam.
The San Pedro Community and Senior Center. I stumbled upon it more than two years ago and Also, one of the charities that has benefited and is close to my heart is the Paige L. Marquez
have since enjoyed many of the benefits it offers seniors like me. I’ve lived in the city for many Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Today marks five years that my niece Paige lost her battle to
years, before I started attending the Senior Nutrition lunch program, and never heard about that a brain tumor. Funds that have been raised from various fundraisers throughout the years go to
place. I’ve invited scores of seniors to go down there for lunch, all of which asked me, “Where is brain tumor research and as most of us in the Harbor Area know, cancer and brain tumors are
that Peter?” I’ve discovered it’s the best kept secret in San Pedro. You get a five-course hot meal rampant in this area.
Monday thru Friday for only $2! During these economic times, all our seniors can use a little We are one family saddened by the cancellation of this event, how many other families and
help. It’s open to all seniors for lunch, no reservations are necessary – we eat at 11:30 a.m. – just children will be disappointed?
bring two bucks! I urge the City Council to make an exception with regard to this event as there are so many
families who look forward to this event each year. It truly is a great day to be had by all.
Peter Samuel Cugno

San Pedro Sincerely,
Liz Marquez-Hallet
I’m providing you with a little information about the lunch program. The San Pedro Service San Pedro
Center Nutrition Program is funded by the Los Angeles City and County Department of Aging,
under the operating Agency of the Wilmington JC Foundation. Since 1988, the Senior Nutrition
Program has been at the San Pedro Service Center providing a nutritious five course hot meal
for seniors 60 years plus, Monday to Friday, at 11:30 a.m. Donation is $2 per person. Before
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40 Summers Later,
Still the Best
by Steve Marconi
They were the boys of summer – the summer of 1970, that is.
It was the heyday of summer league baseball in the Harbor Area, and I
was a fledgling sports writer. Just ending my first year at Harbor College,
I spent most of those warm summer nights at either Blair Field in Long
Beach or Harbor College, covering baseball games and making pretty
good money even at 30-cents a column inch.
There was a terrific American Legion club, under the tutelage of the
legendary Bob Moulton, featuring San Pedro High and Fermin Lasuen
players. There were two area teams in the Connie Mack League: the Harbor Lions, coached by
Don Gregory, and the Mary Star squad, helmed by Paul Mantellino.
The best team of all that summer, however, and probably the best collection of baseball talent
ever seen in the Harbor Area, was the San Pedro Collegians, the brainchild of former Lasuen
star Jeff Pedersen. Pedersen, coming off a national championship at USC, was tired of traveling
to play summer college ball in Colorado and convinced Trojan coach Rod Dedeaux there was
enough local talent to field a team in the Casey Stengal Association. He got together with former
Padre teammate Leo Rippo, starring at Santa Clara, and the recruiting began.
“I immediately called Gunnar Anderson, my coach since I was 5 years old to 18,” Pedersen
recalls. “I then called ‘Red’ Zar and ‘Snuffy’ Machado, great friends and really smart baseball
guys, because I knew if we had these three great coaches, we could recruit almost anybody and
raise all the money we would need for first-class uniforms, bats, balls, etc. I had no idea that we
had to raise so much money, but, of course, the local San Pedro merchants came through for us.
It was a great, great summer playing with the best local talent, and we could play with anybody.”
The talent was indeed deep throughout the league, which featured numerous college stars,
most of whom, at one time or another, had been drafted. The Collegians were top-heavy with
Trojans thanks to Pedersen and Cal Poly-Pomona Broncos thanks to Pedersen’s former Lasuen
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The Collegians won their division title and finished with a record of 27-11. That included a
14-game win streak and seven consecutive wins to close out the regular season. There’s no telling
how good the Collegians could have been, but it was 1970, with the Vietnam War in full swing,
and another kind of draft, the U.S. military kind, was affecting team rosters. Pitching ace Jack
Peres, all-conference at Harbor College and headed for Pepperdine, had to miss the first playoff
game to attend a Coast Guard meeting, and the Collegians lost. Other service obligations, plus
injuries, took away key players at various times, notably during the playoffs.
The rest of the pitching staff was composed of Pete Stare (Palos Verdes High/SMU);
Gunnar’s son Max (San Pedro High/Harbor/Long Beach State); Tim Coffin (PV High/
USC); Barry Vaughn (Banning/LACC); Mike Young (Narbonne); and Jim Uruburu (Lasuen/
Harbor/CP-Pomona). The catchers were Rippo and Tim Ursich (SPHS/Harbor), who was
headed for the University of Arizona.
In the infield were Zar’s nephew Steve Zar (Lasuen); Bob Swick (PV High/CP-Pomona);
Wendell Kim (Banning/CP-Pomona); Dick Cross (Carson/USC); and Jeff Rose (Rolling Hills
High/CP-Pomona).
Outfielders were Zuanich; Pedersen; Danny Bondon (SPHS/Harbor); and Russ Bennett
(USC). Bennett signed with the majors midsummer and was replaced by Nick Van Lue
(Carson/El Camino), who had just been released from the minors. Red Zar’s son John (San
Pedro/Long Beach State), a utility player, had his season interrupted by National Guard duty.
Joining the team in the playoff draft were Joe Ruzich (SPHS/Harbor); Max’s brother, Kris,
replacing Rippo, who was lost to the military; Tim Alcantar; and Jeff Port (USC).
Coaches Anderson, Zar and Machado are no longer with us. Tragically, Ruzich and Kris
Anderson also have passed. None of the Collegians ever made it in the big leagues as players,
but Kim, after a successful career as a minor-league coach, was a longtime coach for the San
Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox. Now retired, he is suffering from Alzheimer’s.
Peres is a banker, living locally. Anderson and Rippo have had long careers on the waterfront.
Coffin is an attorney in Denver. Uruburu and Zuanich are both retired from the Sheriff ’s
Department, where Zuanich was Lomita station commander. John Zar took over his dad’s
petroleum business; cousin Steve owns a pool cleaning service in Orange County.
Van Lue had a long and successful coaching career, first at San Pedro and Narbonne and then
assisting Jim O’Brien at Harbor before taking over at El Camino. Cross is an insurance agent in
Lakewood. Swick has been acting since 1984 under the name Bobby Donavan (check out late-
night cable). Bondon went to work for Sony in Orange County.
Ursich runs Marina Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic in Rancho Palos Verdes and
continues to coach on the side. Pedersen is founder and president of Sports Research Corp. in
San Pedro, producing physical fitness nutrients.
Dedeaux insisted Pedersen, who won NCAA titles every year as a Trojan, return to Boulder
in 1971 and 1972, and that was the end of the Collegians. But of 1970, he said, “This was indeed
a summer I will never forget. Great coaches, great teammates, representing our own great city,
San Pedro. I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything.” spt
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cal and I would always end up laughing, too.
I earned my First Class Award and later, after I graduated
from college, I was having a hard time getting a “real” job. I was
a checker at Von’s and began volunteering with critically ill
children and later with people with AIDS while I continued
to interview for jobs. I enjoyed volunteering and believe it was
my years as a Girl Scout that lead me to do it. I remember go-
Kids & Osteoporosis
by Kim Kromas, DC, PhD
Our American children have an
alarmingly high rate of Type 2 Diabetes
and now, broken bones. Yes, our chil-
dren, teens and young adults are now
candidates for a disease most accepted
for the elderly – osteoporosis.
SAN PEDRO TODAY SEPTEMBER 2010
The reasons for osteoporosis have
been limited until now. The most com-
mon explanation is that when you are older you lose calcium
from the bone. Another is that you lose bone because of lack
of exercise. It also occurs when we get stressed and release too
much cortisol into our blood stream, which leaches calcium
from our bones. All of the following add to bone loss, but there
is another reason:
Do Phosphates in Soda have something to do with excreted, it leaches calcium from bone and takes it with it as it
Osteoporosis?
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First, let’s explain what calcium, cortisol and phosphates do:
ing to retirement communities and singing as a Girl Scout.
The seniors seemed so happy to have visitors.
While I had been looking for more business-oriented jobs,
I saw an ad for the Angeles Girl Scout Council seeking a Di-
rector of Public Relations and decided to apply. I got an inter-
view, brought my old Girl Scout jacket with all my badges, and
left it in the car for good luck. As I was leaving the interview, I
mentioned to the woman interviewing me about my jacket in
the car and ended up getting the job. From the checkstand to
having my own office and a secretary, I was ecstatic.
I have continued my very rewarding work in the non-profit
sector and have worked for different agencies through the
years. Last year, I raised over $11 million dollars worth of new
goods including clothing, shoes, diapers, toys and hygiene
items for homeless families in Los Angeles County. I work
with movie studios, designers, manufacturers, and companies
across the country. My flexible schedule allows me to work
from home most of the time so I can be active in my children’s
lives, as well. I couldn’t be happier and feel I owe it to my years
in Girl Scouts.
Last year, as my son entered 1st grade, he decided he want-
ed to join Cub Scouts. He had a great year earning badges,
building and then racing a pinewood derby car, making new
Calcium: The body’s most abundant mineral. Its primary
function is to help build and maintain bones and teeth. The
body also needs calcium to carry nerve signals, keep the heart
functioning, contract muscles, clot blood and maintain healthy
skin. Calcium helps control blood acid-alkaline balance, plays
a role in cell division, muscle growth and iron utilization, acti-
vates certain enzymes, and helps transport nutrients through
cell membranes. Calcium also forms a cellular cement called
ground substance that helps hold cells and tissues together.
Cortisol: A hormone. Its most important function is to
help the body respond to stress. It also helps regulate your
body’s use of protein, carbohydrates and fat; it helps maintain
blood pressure and cardiovascular function; it stems inflam-
mation.
Phosphorous: A mineral found in the body. When it is
leaves the body. Sodas are high in phosphorous.
When phosphate levels are high and calcium levels are low,
calcium is pulled out of the bones. The phosphate content of
soft drinks like Coca-Cola and Pepsi is very high, and they con-
friends and camping. There are many packs around town and
while they all serve certain areas and schools, a child is free to
join any pack. Packs have personalities and luckily the one I
chose was more relaxed than others. While rules are impor-
tant to follow, I was looking for a positive environment that
would also be fun for my son. We found that with Pack 500,
which serves the schools of White Point, Point Fermin and
South Shores.
“Joining Cub Scouts gives young boys a chance to meet
other boys from their community and enjoy new adventures
through outdoor activities and events. Boys can join when
they are in the 1st grade up to 5th Grade,” states John Jones,
Pack 500 Cub Master. “Our first meeting is Thursday, Septem-
ber 23 from 6 – 7 p.m. at the Cabrillo Beach Youth Waterfront
Sports Center and all are welcome.”
After high school, my dear friend Tracy was in a car acci-
dent, became a quadriplegic, and later passed away. I always
remember our times together in scouts and can say she was
right all along… Scouts Rule! spt
Jennifer Marquez writes about low-cost and free events in her
blog grassrootsmama.com. She can be reached at jennifert-
marquez@yahoo.com.
tain virtually no calcium. The United States drinks the most
soft drinks per person of any county. Per person, we drink in
excess of 150 quarts per year, or about three quarts per week!
Soft drink consumption in children poses a significant risk fac-
tor for impaired calcification of growing bones.
This is a major reason that we are seeing more broken bones
in children and osteoporosis in young adults. The ramifica-
tions for childbearing-age women are yet to be seen.
Substitutions for Soda
• Juices diluted by 1/2 with water
• Plain water
• Water with squeezed lemon, oranges, cucumbers
(can sit in fridge as a cold drink on a hot day)
• Vegetable juices spt
Kim Kromas, DC, PhD is owner of San Pedro Health Cen-
ter/Chiropractic and Nutrition Center located at 302 W. 5th
Street #101, San Pedro. For more info, call (310) 832-5818
or visit kromaschiropractic.com
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What’s with all
the Roadwork
in San Pedro? OF THE LOS ANGELES HARBOR

by Councilwoman Janice Hahn, 15th District, City of Los Angeles

You may have noticed a lot of work on some of our busiest

streets lately. While street work is always an inconvenience, the
work that is being done will definitely pay off in the long run.
The City’s Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control System
(ATSAC) is currently being installed throughout San Pedro. Now serving over 2250 children daily in the Wilmington
ATSAC, at its most basic, is traffic synchronization. and San Pedro communities at 17 site locations
ATSAC monitors traffic conditions, selects appropriate
signal timing, and performs equipment diagnostics and alert
functions. Sensors in the street detect the passage of vehicles, vehicle speed, and the
level of congestion. This information is received on a real-time basis and is analyzed on
a minute-by-minute basis at the ATSAC Operations Center, located four floors below
the street in the City Hall, to determine if better traffic flow can be achieved by changing
the signal timing.
If required, the signal timing is either automatically changed by the ATSAC
computers or manually changed by the operator using communication lines that
connect the ATSAC Center with each traffic signal. To supplement the information
from electronic detectors, cameras are also being installed at the busiest intersection.
The work started in San Pedro more than a year ago, is about 65% done and is
expected to be completed by January. So, if we can all just have a bit more patience,
we will soon be enjoying better flowing traffic. Studies have shown that ATSAC
significantly reduces travel times, air emissions and fuel costs; letting us all enjoy a little
more time at home every day.
There are a number of other improvements you might notice, too. We partnered
with the Community Redevelopment Agency to fix sidewalks on Fourth, Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh Streets in downtown and are currently doing the same in the Vinegar Hill
area on Ninth & Tenth Streets. The PBID (Property Business Improvement District)
recently trimmed the trees downtown and are currently exploring hanging decorative
lights in the them.

SEPTEMBER 2010 SAN PEDRO TODAY

One of my goals in my last three years in office is to identify some funding to finally
pave some of the deteriorated alleys in San Pedro. Some have been so badly damaged
by trash trucks, that they are literally just crumbled pieces of asphalt. I know that a lot of
neighborhoods have formed groups to do clean-ups of the alleys, but paving them with
concrete will significantly improve these neighborhoods.
As you drive around town, please continue to report graffiti, potholes and other
problems. You can call 311 or my office at (310) 732-4515. spt
October 23rd, 2010
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Fees, Fees,
Everywhere a Fee
by Anthony Pirozzi

“Nutcracker” Auditions
No experience necessary
(with the exception of company auditions)
Sunday, September 12, 2010
at
San Pedro Ballet School
1231 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro
“Nutcracker” Auditions
Boys and Girls ages 4 and 5
No experience necessary
12:00
(with PM–of12:30
the exception company PM
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Boys and Girls at ages 6-8
San Pedro Ballet School
12:30 PM – 1:00
1231 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro
BoysBoys and andGirlsGirls ages
12:00 PM– 12:30 PM
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Boys and Girls ages 6-8
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Boys and Girls ages 12 and up
1:15 BoysPM and Girls– 1:30
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Boys andAdults Girls ages 12 and up
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
1:30 PM
SAN PEDRO TODAY SEPTEMBER 2010
With the City of Los Angeles and the public service it pro-
vides (or does not), you sometimes have to ask yourself if the tail
is wagging the dog. Case in point: Two of our local non-profit
organizations, Clean San Pedro and the Lion’s Club, recently
cancelled their fundraising events Hot Pedro Nights and the
Charity Downhill Race, respectively, because they could not af-
ford L.A. City fees to hold the event. The frustrating irony with
those two events being cancelled is that they benefit non-profit
organizations that exist to fill the gaps that city services do not provide.
When city services are limited, non-existent or have failed, it is usually a non-profit
that bridges the gap. Clean San Pedro, for example, began with a group of lifelong San
Pedro residents tired of seeing the declining conditions of the downtown area and be-
gan cleaning Pacific Avenue on weekends. Today, Clean San Pedro is one of the most
recognized and respected organizations in town. To allow events such as Hot Pedro
Nights or what would have been the 11th Annual Charity Downhill Race to be can-
celled because of city fees is counterproductive, especially in today’s economic environ-
auditions) ment when such events are critical to sustaining such organizations.
The city fees of $3,500 for the Charity Downhill Race to take place significantly lim-
ited the amount of profit the event would generate. The amount of effort to put on the
event and the now limited profit from the event did not warrant having it. Similar fee
requirements to close Pacific Ave. were directly related to the cancellation of Hot Pedro
PM Nights. Such fees need to consider the nature of the event, the projected profit and rep-
resent a reasonable cost for services actually performed by the city.
If you think the previous examples were eye opening, this one takes the cake. The
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city actually charged our local downtown Property Business Improvement District
(PBID) a permit fee for doing services that the city ought to be providing! The PBID
efforts are funded by self-imposed property assessments that are paid by property and
business owners in the improvement district to provide services they believe to be lack-
ing by the city. As an example, to expedite the revitalization of downtown San Pedro the
PBID has focused on clean streets, stronger security, cleaning up storefronts and fixing
ages PM9-11 sidewalks.
One of the initiatives was to trim approximately 400 trees throughout the district.
This is a service that is typically performed by the city. In order to trim the trees the
PBID was required to pay $3,500 for the city to hang no parking signs to allow the truck
and tree trimming equipment to park. The city also tried to impose a fee for the space
that the truck and equipment was going to take in order to park in the street. There is

Adults actually a calculation for this! The fee would have been almost $13,000 dollars but was
1:30 PM waived with the help of our Councilwoman.
Junior, Apprentice, Senior Company auditions
The City Council recently approved a “tax holiday,” exempting any new business
Saturday,
Junior, September
Apprentice, Senior Company 11, 2010auditions opening in Los Angeles from paying business tax for three years and projects 55,000
Saturday, September
10:00 – 11:30 AM 11, 2010 jobs could be created. Part of the logic for the “tax holiday” incentive was that this is
10:00 – 11:30 AM money the city would never have had. This logic should transcend into a “special events
fee holiday” as this is also money that the city never has had because these types of city
All participants must enroll
All participants in classes
must enroll in classes atatSan
San Pedro
Pedro Ballet School.
Ballet School.
fees have traditionally been waived. It should also be applied when an organization such
A $125.00 (non-refundable) rehearsal and costume fee is required to participate in “The Nutcracker”,
A $125.00 (non-refundable) rehearsal and costume
$109.00 rehearsal fee issecond
fee for required
child. to participate in “The Nutcracker”,
as the PBID is willing to perform a service that the city has neglected over the years.
Payment is$109.00 rehearsal
due September 11 (companyfee for second
auditions)
Local and 12,child.
Family 2010 at the &
Owned audition.
Operated Then again we are talking about logic and city government working together. Maybe
Payment is due September 11 (company auditions) and 12, 2010 at the audition. there is a fee for this? spt
Information (310) 732-1861
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Artistic Directors
Information (310) 732-1861 Anthony Pirozzi is the Chairman of the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce Board
www.ursoairsystems.com
Artistic Directors
of Directors and President of Eastview Little League. He can be reached at
Cynthia and Patrick David Bradley
apirozzi@yahoo.com.
Cynthia and Patrick David Bradley
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Fishing for a Better Future
by Jack Baric
“Fish so fresh it was caught in the
future!” As the powers that be in San Pe-
dro continue to embark on ways to mar-
ket the town, I am reminded of a recent
visit to Pike’s Market in Seattle where
guys outside the fish market lured tour-
ists to their seafood goods by barking
one-liners and playing catch over the
heads of customers with the fresh fish that they were selling.
The visitors (quite literally) ate it up.
In an age of mass produced everything, some advice that San
Pedro might want to consider in how we plan for the future of
our community comes from a line in the movie Say Anything.
In the film, the young Lloyd Dobler, played by John Cusack, is
asked by the father of the girl he is courting what he plans to do
when he finishes school. His classic response:
“I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process any-
thing as a career. I don’t want to sell anything bought or pro-
cessed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything
sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or
processed. You know, as a career, I don’t want to do that.”
Arts, Culture and the Economy
by Herb Zimmer
Are arts and cultural assets im-
portant to the economy of a commu-
nity? The answer is a resounding “YES”!
Any community’s vibrancy, and by ex-
tension, its economic health, is defined
by the quality and diversity of its arts
and cultural amenities.
These amenities provide inspiration
and enjoyment to residents, while strengthening the commu-
nity’s social fabric. But, even more, they are an economic driver:
SAN PEDRO TODAY SEPTEMBER 2010
supporting jobs, generating revenue and serving as the corner-
stone of tourism.
Since most arts organizations are strongly rooted in the lo-
cal community, the jobs they generate remain local and won’t
be shipped overseas. They draw cultural tourists, whose event-
related spending pumps vital revenue into restaurants, hotels,
retail stores and other local businesses.
Focus groups organized by economist Richard Florida, and
detailed in his book The Creative Society, indicated that, in
addition to environmental factors, availability of lifestyle ele-
ments was a major determinant in where people wanted to live.
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Even more, it frequently trumped the availability of employ-
ment opportunities.
Respondents noted that a wide mix of nightlife opportuni-
ties was important to them. The most highly valued were inter-
The best competitive advantage that San Pedro has when
going up against places that have higher profile corporate
brand names on every corner is to promote its culture, its heri-
tage and its unique authenticity to the legions of sophisticated
consumers that crave craftsmanship over mass production.
It’s why we should proudly promote: dining often in our tra-
ditional ethnic restaurants, making our Farmer’s Market bigger
and better, drinking micro-brewed ales at the San Pedro Brew
Company, visiting the studios of our resident artists every First
Thursday, enjoying lazy late afternoon cocktails at Ports O’
Call Restaurant, fighting to keep the majestic Warner Grand
open and thriving as the anchor jewel of our downtown… and
it is why we must do much more to showcase our fishermen
heritage that gave rise to our multi-ethnic town.
During the fishing industry’s peak in San Pedro, 300 or 400
boats were routinely tied up at our Fisherman’s Wharf. Today,
less than 30 boats occupy those spots. You’d think if the U.S.
government could provide corn farmers with nearly $75 bil-
lion in subsidies over the last 15 years so that food manufac-
turers can have access to cheap additives for their processed
foods that there might be a case for supporting fishermen that
esting music venues, neighborhood art galleries, performance
spaces and theaters. Late night dining venues were also men-
tioned as being significant.
In what is becoming a highly mobile, quasi-anonymous
society, so-called “third places” (gathering places other than
homes or workplaces) such as coffee shops, bookstores and
cafés, have replaced social and service clubs as the “heart of a
community’s social vitality, where people hang out simply for
the pleasures of good company and lively conversation.” Hav-
ing such third places is another important element for an at-
tractive and vital community.
San Pedro is already rich in arts and cultural assets, and is on
the verge of becoming even more so, with our new downtown
Arts, Culture and Entertainment District (ACE). This district
is designed to help capitalize on our existing assets, retain those
assets, and attract new ones.
Diverse music venues abound in San Pedro. From the
Warner Grand Theatre, with its resident Golden State Pops
Orchestra, to the many restaurants and coffee shops that offer
live entertainment, a wide variety of music styles is available to
residents and visitors. San Pedro is also known for its numerous
professional and amateur bands that perform for local events.
Centered on downtown’s Sixth, Seventh and Mesa Streets,
and scattered throughout the community, San Pedro hosts
a large visual arts community and an outstanding variety of
provide far healthier and more organic meals.
San Pedro may not be able to subsidize our fishing indus-
try, but the least we could do for them and for ourselves is to
celebrate it. Did you know that, aside from the Tournament
of Roses, the single most photographed event every year in
Los Angeles during the 1950s and 1960s used to be the Fish-
erman’s Fiesta? The Maritime Museum has a wonderful per-
manent exhibit dedicated to the history of San Pedro’s fishing
industry and it is my hope that I’ll one day get a chance to fol-
low up Bloody Thursday with a documentary film about our
fishermen and cannery workers.
However, celebrating our fishing heritage shouldn’t be just a
museum piece or a historical documentary film – it should be
an ongoing effort to promote our fish market, our rustic fisher-
man’s wharf, our restaurants that prepare the best fresh fish, our
authentic way of life, the simple old world feel that so many are
longing for and will drive miles to visit… that is a San Pedro
with not only a glorious past, but a better future ahead. Just ask
the fish I ate up in Seattle! spt
Jack can be reached at jackbaric@hotmail.com.
galleries. Organizations such as Angels Gate Cultural Center,
Findings Art Center and The Loft provide studios, display
space, and/or lessons for aspiring artists.
The Little Fish Theater, Shakespeare by the Sea, The Rel-
evant Stage and San Pedro City Ballet afford a wide variety of
performance art. In addition to its arts amenities, San Pedro
has many cultural assets: the Los Angeles Maritime Museum,
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Korean Friendship Bell, Muller
House and S.S. Lane Victory, to name just a few.
San Pedro has always boasted an enviable selection of ethnic
dining choices, from Vietnamese to Moroccan, Italian to Brit-
ish and Mexican to Dalmatian. Coffeehouse gathering-places
abound in the community, as well.
The challenge for San Pedro, as for most communities, is
to keep our arts and cultural assets flourishing. Many of these
organizations are non-profits that are continually struggling
to survive. As residents and businesspeople, we must ensure
that retaining and growing San Pedro’s arts and cultural assets
is a priority. Our economy, our superior quality of life, and the
uniqueness of our community depend on it. spt
Herb Zimmer owns PriorityOne Printing in downtown San
Pedro and is Chairman of PortTechLA.
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Bogdanovich Baseball Majors Division (ages 11-12) All-Stars
battled to the championship of the Pacific Region beating Peck
Park on July 11 with a score of 11-1. The team has earned
permanent recognition with a banner inside the Bogdanovich
Gymnasium. (photo by Danny Jones)

2010 Pacific Region Champs - Bogdanovich Park - Majors

Division: (from left) Back Row: Asst. Coaches Kevin Patterson
and Mitch White. Second Row: Head Coach Paul Martinez,
Asst. Coach Renee Martinez, Chris Costa, Jacob Criss, Will
Setka, Nicolas Martinez, Mikey Villegas, Beau Classen, Asst.
Coach Paulie Martinez and Manager Lanny Setka. Front Row:
Noah Botica, Chris Ryan, Christian Michaels, Tyler Patterson,
Albert White and Danny Jones.

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July 20, also earning a banner in the Bogdanovich Gymna-
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Asst. Coach Chris Ryan, Tanner Carcamo, Anna Vidovich,
Jared Patterson, Andrew Ryan, Justin Jones, Andrew Schmidt,
Head Coach John Vidovich, Asst. Coach Mark Carcamo. Bot-
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San Pedro Sets the Scene for
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by Brooke Karli
Anthony J. Enciso never thought one of him and his
brother’s favorite hideaways as kids – the tunnel located at
Fort MacArthur – would end up being the place where the
hero and villain of his fictional novel come head-to-head for a
showdown.
Fort MacArthur, as well as Point Fermin, Royal Palms, and
SAN PEDRO TODAY SEPTEMBER 2010
the Port of Los Angeles, are just a few San Pedro backdrops
included in Enciso’s already-published The Living and the
Dead: Volume I, and soon-to-be-released The Living and the
Dead: Volume II.
“I can’t deny the beautiful locations and deep history of San
Pedro,” says Enciso, who grew up in San Pedro and graduated
from San Pedro High School in 1989. “The town has been such
an important part of my life that I had to include it in my books.”
Enciso, 39, admits that his first love was reading and his free
time was mainly cluttered with books. His passion for reading
The Living and the Dead: Volume I
slowly turned into a passion for writing when he took a creative
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(photo by John Mattera)
writing class the summer between his sophomore and junior
years of high school.
“My teacher complimented me on a short horror story I had
written and wanted to read it aloud to the class,” he explains. “So
I made a deal with her – she could read it to the class as long
as I wasn’t in the room. I couldn’t handle knowing what my
classmates thought of my story.”
Before you know it, Enciso was majoring in English
Literature at the University of California at Berkeley and by the
time 1998 hit, he was inspired to write a horror novel. Although
that original novel was never finished or published, he instead
came up with the plot for The Living and the Dead: Volume I,
which was initially coined as being a suspense novel, only to be
later categorized as a romance-suspense.
“I wanted to explore what a man would do for a woman he
loves – the extent he would go for her admiration,” Enciso says
of the novel’s starting point. “I wanted to write about something
that was somewhat normal – something most people could
relate to.”
For quite some time the story continued to unfold in his
mind and nothing was being written. It wasn’t until things
began to snowball that Enciso decided it was time to get it out
of his head and onto paper.
“It’s funny how what you end up with is not what you started
with or what you originally wanted,” Enciso says on finishing
the novel. “I realized two major things when all was said and
done: the story was also a love story versus just a suspense story,
and a volume two was much needed – there were still stories to
be told and a proper ending needed to be written since volume
one ends in a cliff hanger.”
Enciso, who currently lives in Fontana and practices criminal
law as a deputy district attorney in San Bernardino County
(he graduated with a law degree from McGeorge School of
Law at the University of Pacific in 1996), confesses he prefers
The Living and the Dead: Volume II more than the first book,
simply because of its revengeful plot.
“It’s very encouraging to hear readers eager for the next
volume,” expresses Enciso. “I find it weird at times to be both
a lawyer and an author, but when I hear stories of people of
all ages and backgrounds that enjoy my books, it makes it all
worth it. Well, and seeing everything in print and being able to
put my own book on my bookshelf is a pretty great feeling, too.”
Enciso, however, has one regret – he wishes the first volume
could’ve been published before his father’s passing. His father,
who taught English as a second language at San Pedro High,
had a major impact on Enciso and his passion for writing.
And when asked why he is so passionate about writing,
Enciso says, “Writing is an outlet for my creativity. It’s more
than a hobby – it allows me to be creative, especially since
I can’t be in my regular everyday job – after all, the law is the
law. Writing allows me to create people from nothing, and that
amazes me.” spt
The Living and the Dead: Volume I was published in December
2009 by Xlibris Publications and was recently featured in The
New York Review of Books. It’s available for purchase on
amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. The Living and the
Dead: Volume II is scheduled for release this December. More
information on Enciso and the novels can be found at www.
thelivingandthedead-volume1.com.
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Dave Garcia explains his use of 100-year-
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(photo by John Mattera)

“It’s an obscure hobby,” says Dave Garcia. “I’m asking

you if I can dig a hole in your backyard. And ninety percent of
the time, if I can go through concrete…”
Obscure, yes. Boring, no. Garcia’s weekend hobby isn’t golf-
ing or mountain biking. His favorite thing to do on a Saturday
is digging up history. Literally.
“A hundred plus years ago, you were responsible for your
own trash,” says Garcia. “We didn’t have what we have now
as garbage pickup. A big trash truck didn’t cruise by; a wagon
didn’t cruise by and pick up your trash. You were responsible
for it; most of the time you dug a hole in your backyard or you
had an incinerator or both.”
Everyday items like bottles and old toys were thrown into
these backyard holes. Garcia looks for those holes and digs out
buried artifacts.
He uses San Pedro maps from the 1890s and early 1900s to
locate properties that would have had these trash holes. Then,
he simply knocks on the door, and asks…. if he can dig a hole.
Often, he’s greeted with happy homeowners who are anxious
to see clues of the people who lived in their homes over a hun-
dred years ago.
Homeowners Michael Leon Guerrero and his wife Patricia
were willing to let Garcia go through cement to find these trea-
sures.
“I told him what I was going to do, I told him right about

Garcia
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ing Up History
where the hole should be, and he said, well that’s my driveway,
but do it,” says Garcia. “He was excited.” They ended up finding
a ton of bottles.
“I really enjoyed it,” says Leon Guerrero of his experience
with Garcia. “I work at home, so it was fun watching them dig,
and getting a history lesson at the same time.” Now, he can
display some of the bottles that were used in his home over a
hundred years ago.
“It definitely makes me feel connected to them,” Leon Guer-
rero says of the family that lived in his home a hundred years
ago. Some of his favorites found in his yard were an old whiskey
bottle and a San Pedro Pharmacy bottle.
Garcia has always had a passion for history and artifacts. His
bottle hunting started in the 1990s when he was living in Mam-
moth, California. He was hiking in the woods one day with a
friend when something caught his eye.
“I saw the sun hit something in a bush and I thought, I’m go-
ing to go check that out,” says Garcia. “It could be something
fun, or nothing at all, but I’m going to go check that out. I went
over to it, and it was a bottle from Bodie, and that’s a ghost town
up there.”
Years later, at an antique fair he met a man who had lots of
old bottles like his Bodie bottle. Garcia was astounded at how
many bottles the man had and wanted to know how he did it.
“He said the best stuff ’s in the ground, and that kind of threw
a showing off one of his bottle finds Rare Pepper Tree Saloon bottles on dis-
ocal dig site. (photo provided by Dave play at the Muller House Museum through
a) November. (photo by John Mattera)
me for a loop, and I had to know more.”
Then he began meeting with groups who had similar bottle
digging interests. When Garcia showed them his Bodie bottle,
he got a big reaction. Garcia had always known his bottle was
special, but didn’t realize just how much. One person offered
him $2,500 for the bottle.
According to Garcia, the group is exclusive and secretive,
so it took a long time for him to earn their trust. He finally be-
friended one man who he began digging with. Ever since those
first expeditions, he’s been hooked.
Although these artifacts are often valuable, it’s not the mon-
ey that entices Garcia. His grandfather was from San Pedro and
the history of the city has piqued his interest for many years.
Looking at the old maps and history of the port town, it’s easy
to see why.
“There are several books out from authors who have said
that this was the wildest port on the planet,” says Garcia. “There
were cowboys cruising around here, there were longshoreman
and they ran the town.”
The old maps of downtown San Pedro that Garcia uses
show saloons on every block. The types and quantity of busi-
nesses that populated the area offer a view into life in that day. It
was a time of drinking and… other activities.
“There were saloons everywhere. I’ve got the maps, you
know and you see four saloons to each block and in between
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the saloons you’ve got, artists called them, female boarding…
polite way of saying, you know, good times.” Map artists often
referred to brothels as female boarding houses, which were
common in the late 1800s.
One of the famous saloons was the Peppertree on Sixth and
Beacon Streets. On display at a local historical site, the Muller
House, is a Peppertree bottle from that very saloon. Garcia dug
it out of a yard on 10th and Center Streets.
In addition to bottles are doll heads from the 1800s, tooth-
brushes, and porcelain toothpaste containers. He even found
a breast pump in one yard and a pair of dentures. These items
offer a peek into the daily lives of people in San Pedro over a
hundred years ago.
Pictures of old San Pedro with horse drawn carriages and
cowboys can be found hanging on walls of businesses through-
out the city. For Garcia, finding these everyday items is like
touching history with his bare hands.
“You can’t see it, you can’t touch it, except for in photos,” says
Garcia about the history of the town. “But when I dig this stuff
up, I’m touching it.” spt
Portions of Dave Garcia’s collection are on display at the
Muller House Museum through November. The Muller House
is located at 1542 S. Beacon Street. For more info, call the San
Pedro Bay Historical Society at (310) 548-3208.
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You can’t help but smile when you walk into the play yard of the San Pedro Co-Op Nursery
School. Colorful playground equipment, tall shady trees, and paintings of graduated students
guide you into the school’s classrooms, which are accompanied by large learning areas and
bright walls, filled with students’ artwork.
Such is the setting for San Pedro’s very own parent-run nursery school. The half-day school
for children ages 3-5 has served the community since 1957 and has been renting space from its The school runs from September to June and offers summer school when there’s a need and
current location – First Presbyterian Church – since the early 1980s. membership allows. Tuition fees are $100 a month for the two-day class and $130 a month for
“We believe that the best education will result from an active partnership between parents, the three-day class and pays for teachers’ salaries, operational expenses, and school supplies.
teachers, and children,” says Annamarie Manzo, the school’s director. “The more the parents and Registration fees include a $40 non-refundable enrollment fee and a $50 refundable deposit,
I interact with the children, the more they know how to respect others. We want ‘school’ to be a which is refunded when a family leaves the school in good standing. Students do not have to
place where they can explore their environment and learn to have communication with others be San Pedro residents to attend and need to be three years old by December 2 of the enrolling
so that they might learn something new and recognize the things they may need to work on.” year. spt
The school offers two programs: the Teddy Bear Program for kids ages 3-4, and the
Dinosaur Program for kids ages 4-5. The Teddy Bear Program, which meets every Tuesday The San Pedro Co-Op Nursery School is located at 731 Averill Avenue and can be contacted
and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon, focuses on learning shapes and colors; building social skills at (310) 519-9450. For more info, visit sanpedroco-op.com.
such as appropriate behavior and problem-solving abilities; and participating in developmental
activities such as art projects, circle time and more.
The Dinosaur Program, which meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m.
to noon, prepares the students for kindergarten, providing basic math and science concepts,
learning the alphabet and sign language, completing homework, and participating in field trips,
singing, dancing, storytelling, puppetry, and hands-on cooking lessons.
The school is licensed to have 24 students in each class, which are run by one teacher and four
parents. Parents are required to volunteer one to two times a month, in addition to attending
monthly membership meetings and participating in school maintenance days and fundraising
activities. Parents also have the opportunity to serve on the board of directors, a panel of both
parents and teachers that collectively brainstorm and vote on ideas.
Numerous fundraisers are held throughout the year to help raise funds for the school
including their annual wrapping paper fundraiser and family night talent show. The talent show
brings numerous nursery schools together giving students opportunities to perform.

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“There’s just something special about this school,” says parent volunteer and board member
Andria Kordic. “The other parents become your best friends and support system, and the other
kids become your own.”

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The 2009 Teddy Bear Class Halloween picture.

san pedro m e moi rs
A Child’s Version
of Kindergarten
by Thelma Zuanich Zankich
Prior to kindergarten, some chil-
dren in our class had few material pos-
sessions and experiences beyond home
and about town. We were quite green,
but independently creative at play in
our safe neighborhoods in San Pedro –
with spacious vacant lots, parks and Ca-
brillo Beach. I ran errands for my mom
at a market down the street, where I could purchase a loaf of
bread for a dime. The following version of kindergarten is the
way I remember it… so many years ago:
As our Petey Bird is singing in his cage, I’m getting dressed
in my nice new clothes for my first day of “Kinney Garden.” I’m
four and a half, my big brother is eight, and goes to the same
school – 15th Street School in San Pedro. Mama is telling me,
when the teacher asks my name, I must say my first and last
name. She gave me a hug and a kiss good-bye. I’m showing her
I’m a big girl and won’t cry like some of these kids do. how it looks. Hey, this is crazy, it’s turning white. My goodness,
As I’m walking into this schoolroom, I feel a little scared and
nervous. Teacher is real nice and asking my name, I tell her
both names… just right. She’s showing us to our seats and says:
“Thelma, you may sit here.” Now I’m all worried, she’s not say-
ing my last name, so I say “My name is Thelma Zuanich.” She
pats me on the head and says, “I know dear.”
Now we’re out in the playground. Two cousins in my class,
Violet U, and Thelma U. are snickering and calling me “Thelma
Sandwich, ham sandwich.” Should I laugh or cry? I don’t know,
so I just look at them. Gee, they’re right, my name does sort of
sound like sandwich, maybe it is better Teacher just says my
first name. There’s another friendly girl named Violet P. Two
Thelmas and two Violets at the same table, gee whiz, I’ll be
SAN PEDRO TODAY SEPTEMBER 2010
Thelma Z. forever.
School is fun; we say our flag salute everyday. The scissors
are cute and small; this paste is different (not flour and water).
We make good stuff with gooshy clay, sing, draw, and do puz-
zles. I love to paint pictures on big paper, clipped to wooden
things called easels. Games are a lot of fun, favorites are Musical
Chairs and Ring Around the Rosey. When Teacher reads to us,
everyone keeps quiet – even the boys. We are making special
Christmas gifts for our parents, with a real photo of each of us
on green paper and we decorate them ourselves with crayons-
and paste tiny calendars with the coming year 1938 on them. I
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wish I could get a Shirley Temple doll for Christmas, or a bright
blue and white Shirley drinking glass – I better be extra good.
For special times, Mama rolls my hair with rags, and then I have
curls like my favorite movie star.
Ouch! I just fell in the playground and skinned my nose and
knees. This ground is lousy, rough and scratchy. I’m going to the
cloak room to dry my tears on my sweater, hanging on a hook.
A little envelope with money is pinned to my dress for milk at
school. Cute little glass milk bottles have round cardboard lids.
Wow, it’s so hard to get off. Now the straw goes in, I blew it, and
the milk bubbled out. I feel embarrassed. The cod liver oil Miss
Brighten gives us every day tastes real yucky, but I don’t squak
‘cause I don’t want rickets in my bones. I want to get stronger so
I can play on the monkey bars, and climb the maypole when I
get older.
It’s after school and I wanna see the building where the big
kids go. I’m alone, looking around- this is so big, the girl’s bath-
room, too. Maybe that yellow stuff in the glass thing hanging
above the sink is what they talk and sing about on the radio
that makes hair soft and shiny. I’ll put a little on my hair and see
its soap! I better get this off with a little water. Ohmigosh! It’s
making suds and bubbles. The more water the more suds. Now
what? I’m upset, this place is too quiet, spooky, and no one is
around. I’m getting out of here quick.
Thelma Zuanich Zankich’s homemade kindergarten calendar from
Running home as fast as I can on Pacific Ave., I pass Moun- 1938. (photo provided by Thelma Zuanich Zankich)
tain View, a gas station, a big car building, food market, flower
shop and drug store. Oh no, here comes the bus full of people. I
wonder what everyone thinks when they see me running; huff-
ing and puffing with wet messed up hair? Hope Mama doesn’t
get mad at me; she’s busy with my baby brother and isn’t look-
ing at my head… thank goodness. I’m always going straight
home from now on, no goofing around. I know I was naughty
and so does God and Santa Claus… I’m really sorry.
Chicken soup is cooking in the kitchen. Sure wish Papa was
home from fishing, I sure miss him. While playing with my pa-
per dolls, I’m listening to Petey Bird tweet along with men and
ladies singing “Jeepers Creepers” and “Tisket Tasket” on the
radio – I love these songs. Mama’s chicken soup tastes yummy
with my favorite alphabet pasta.
Kindergarten is fun; I’m making new friends and learning
different things everyday. I even found out “Kinney Garden”
really is kindergarten. I can hardly wait to read and write and
check out lots of books from the library – all by myself.
Yippee it’s Christmas! I got the very best present of my
whole life… a beautiful Shirley Temple doll! I’m very happy
God and Santa must think I’m one of the good kindergarten
kids – thank goodness. spt
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a pirate
by Liza Marconi

September 7, 2010 marks the ten-year anniversary of the untimely passing of Rino Marconi
Jr., also known as “Big Dean” by his friends and loved ones.
Rino worked at Hillside Liquor as a manager and at San Pedro High School as a security
guard. These jobs suited him well as Rino loved to talk to people and to be out and about. Every
person who came into Hillside Liquor knew Rino well and loved his gentle soul. You could
always catch Rino telling a story or making a prediction about Friday night’s game.
While walking around the campus of San Pedro High School, Rino would round up the
students and talk to them about their lives, their families, etc. Rino didn’t want these kids to get
into trouble. Rather, he wanted to show them the way. He wanted to be a positive influence in
those kids’ lives, and he really was. At his funeral procession, hundreds of the students from San
Pedro High School lined up to salute him a fond farewell.

Whatever happened to...

Betty Jo Selvidge?
Rino Marconi Jr. (photo provided by
“My husband passed away and my the Marconi family)
kids convinced me to come and
live closer to them after my fall.
My sons looked at several places Rino was very involved in the community, devoting much of his time to the San Pedro High
and then saw Harbor Terrace. They School football team and San Pedro High School Boosters. Every week, the day before the
knew this was the place for me. Be-
football games, Rino and his team would cook a nice wholesome meal for the team so they could
cause of my age, I never dreamed
I would be this happy without my get together and feel like a family. It was so much more than going over the plays for the next day;
husband. But I am and I just love it was the feeling of togetherness that Coach Walsh instilled in that team. The SPHS football
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Happy Birthday, Paul!
When I found out I was pregnant with you I was young and scared, but sure that I would
do everything I could to bring you into this world healthy and happy. When you were
born, you gave me the most amazing gift I could ever receive. Being your mother is
something I always wanted and here we are 10 years later and look how far we have come.
You have taken the good with the bad and in spite of the hard times, you have remained
the same fun-loving boy we know and love. You are growing up so fast but I see how hard Wishing Gordana Bezmalinovich
you try to do your best and I want you to know that I am so proud of you and I love you
with all the love a mother can have for her son. I share you with the world, thank God for a Happy 50th Birthday!
you every day and hope your birthday is filled with all the love and happiness you deserve.
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W E DDI NG

by Megan Martin | photos by Jeff Loftin & John Mattera

Just like many other San Pedro romances, Zora Duse-
vic and Frank Kunich’s paths had crossed many times but they
had never met. Mutual friends throughout the years had even
told them that they would be perfect for each other. Little did
they know these friends would someday be right.
The fateful meeting came when Frank’s cousin was getting
married and they both attended the engagement party. Zora
was a friend of Frank’s cousin and was in the wedding party
when she was introduced to the man she had been hearing
about from her friends. “When I finally met him I thought, ‘Oh,
ok so that’s who he is,’” Zora says with a laugh. Frank recalls get-
ting Zora’s phone number wasn’t a hard task since “there were
like fifty people who had been trying to get us together anyway,
so it was pretty easy.”
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In June of 2006, Frank took Zora to Kincaid’s restaurant in
Redondo Beach on their first date and although it was, accord-
ing to Zora, “a short first date,” it went perfectly. Since they had
friends in common they had many things to talk about which
put them both at ease. “It was kind of like we already knew each
other,” explains Zora. why can’t they come?” says Zora. “I just wanted to be the good
Shortly after that first date Zora left for the summer to travel
around Europe, she had recently graduated from college and
wanted to be on her own for the trip. Their future looked un-
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After dating for almost three years, Frank decided it was
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girlfriend and make sure to do what he wanted to do.” Finally,
after climbing 200 steps to the top of a lookout point, while
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there, especially those who lived out of the area. A lot of the
planning was a no-brainer for the couple. Frank’s dad is a flo-
rist so flowers were covered, they got married at St. Anthony’s
Croatian Church, which is where Zora’s parents and sister got
married, and her Aunt is a caterer so the food was also covered.
“The planning was a big family affair,” says Zora with a smile.
Finally, after all the planning, April 10 finally arrived and it
was time for this adorable pair to tie the knot. With 450 guests
in attendance, Zora was amazed to see that she and Frank had
so many people there to support them during the happiest day
of their lives. “There was just really great energy, you couldn’t
help but be excited,” says Zora about the big day.
With so many people Zora and Frank had a hard time
choosing their bridesmaids and groomsmen, in the end they
didn’t want to exclude people so they ended up with 10 brides-
maids and seven groomsmen. The girls wore rosy-brown
dresses, while the guys dressed in traditional tuxes. The couple
walked into the reception to “Living On a Prayer” by Bon Jovi,
with their bridal party making their entrance to Chris Brown’s
“Forever.” The couple had a traditional Croatian band. A Croa-
tian dance group that featured Zora’s little sister also performed
for the couple. Another performer was Zora’s father who sere-
naded the attendees with traditional Croatian songs. “I feel like
it was a really fun atmosphere, and a lot people were able to let
loose,” says Zora, happily.
For the couple’s honeymoon they jetted off to gorgeous
Costa Rica. “I highly recommend it,” says Zora. “It was the
perfect balance of adventure and relaxation.” They went zip-
lining along the base of a volcano and went to some nearby hot
springs, and ended the trip at a resort relaxing by the beach.
Although they plan to have kids someday, they both still
have a lot of things they want to do and see before they really
settle down. They want to travel, especially to Croatia and plan
to continue to work and enjoy married life, and by their smiles
they look like married life is treating them well. spt
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LITTLE FISH theatre corner
Audience & Actors: A Winning Combination
by Madeline Drake

Last month, Friday the 13th was

a great day, as was Saturday the 14th,
for Little Fish Theatre (LFT) and
Shakespeare by the Sea. The opening
weekend of The Dixie Swim Club was
sold out and the closing weekend of the
Shakespearean productions at Point
Fermin Park drew more than 700 audience members on both
Friday and Saturday.
As Rodney Rincon, the director of The Dixie Swim Club
(DSC) says, “The audience is the other cast member.” The
audience’s energy, reactions and response to the actor’s
performance and the playwright’s dialogue are different each
performance.
LFT is an intimate theatre space. Depending on the
set design the theatre can seat between 60-66 people. The The cast of The Dixie Swim Club (l to r): Madeleine Drake, Diana Mann, Yvonne Robertson, Susan Gordon and Geraldine Fuentes (seated).
(photo provided by Little Fish Theatre)
audience and the actors are very close. Diana Mann who
portrays Sheree in DSC commented on opening night that she LFT has also maintained a commitment to produce For more information about LFT and how you can get
had never performed in a theatre where the audience was so entertaining and well done plays. One important component involved as an actor or audience member go to our website
close. She liked it; she thought it energized her performance. to achieve this is attracting quality talent. Actors from all littlefishtheatre.org or contact me personally at Madeleine@
A young man from the audience caught me in the parking lot over Southern California perform at LFT and they do it as littlefishtheatre.org.
after the show and told me how exciting it was to be so close volunteers. They bring years of experience and training to the
to the actors. So the close proximity seems to be a win-win for LFT stage. This is true with the current production of The Madeleine Drake, actor and San Pedro resident, appears in
both the audience and the actors – another thing about LFT Dixie Swim Club, five actresses, including myself who have the LFT’s production of The Dixie Swim Club now through
that makes it a unique addition to the San Pedro arts scene. collectively performed in more than 300 plays. spt September 18.

Trivia Box | trivia@sanpedrotoday.com | Deadline: Sunday, September 19 - Winners Circle: Julia Gordon-Levitt, Chuck Flasko, Joyce &
Vern Hall, Alice Gravett Young, Gloria Radmilovich, Gina Korthe
Last month’s questions & answers: This month’s questions:
1. What’s Anni Pack’s favorite type of food item she carries at Jacaranda 1. What did Dave Garcia discover that began his bottle hunting adven-
Gourmet Shop? Vinegar tures?

2. What team did the Eastview Little League 10-11 year old All-Stars beat to 2. What are the titles of Anthony J. Enciso’s two romance-suspense novels
win the Division 27 Championship on July 13, 2010? Torrance Little League set in San Pedro?

3. What are the names of the two programs offered at the San Pedro Co-
SAN PEDRO TODAY SEPTEMBER 2010

3. What type of animal did Zdenko Pavich’s grandfather ride down from
the mountains of Croatia to catch a boat to America (but ended up in Bos- Op Nursery School?
nia)? Donkeys
4. According to Thelma Zuanich Zankich’s memoir, how much was a loaf of
4. What famous San Pedro business did the Amalfitano family co-own be- bread when she was in kindergarten?
fore opening their new Alamfitano Bakery? Ramona Bakery
5. The TV show Mad Men recently filmed in San Pedro, in the show what’s
5. What was the original name of the Taste in San Pedro? (Hint: You can find the name of the NEW advertising agency formed at the end of season
three and continues through their current episodes?
the answer at www.tasteinsanpedro.com) Two answers worked: Pig-a-thon
or the International Taste in San Pedro

Email your answers to trivia@sanpedrotoday.com and we will list the names of everyone who correctly answer all five. Please include your full name and write
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“Trivia” in the subject line. The due date for answers is Sunday, September 19. spt

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