Stars & Gripes

by Stella Lamb

Stars to Ed Garcia, chair of the Bret Harte Merchants Association. To beautify the Boulevard he got help from the city to create a handsome new storefront for his business, Purofirst, at 3860 MacArthur Blvd. Stars to Stuart Richardson's third-grade class at Fruitvale Elementary School for the lovely flower garden with bird houses along School Street at Boston. Stars to Kaye Stewart for all of her hard work and accomplishments during her 1998/99 term as the Chair of the Laurel NCPC. Stars to Niccolo DeLuca for his wonderful efficiency as Dick Spees' assistant. Stars to Yvonne Long for her dedication to the Allendale District long after she left the neighborhood. Stars to the volunteers who helped plant approximately 200 trees in the Laurel District east of MacArthur, primarily between High Street and 35th Avenue. Stars to Officer John O' Reilly for the enormous drug bust keep up the good work! Gripes to the people who vandalized a city sign and broke a tree on Masterson.