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Photos of the GREG-arious Group at Calleen’s House on 14 July 2007 (click the picture).

Greg Wilson, Arnie Botts, and Ben Hek recently met up and did a “Wild Hoggs” 1700-mile motorcycle ride through the Southwest.  Here are some photos of the trip.

News from the Road

12/19/08—Paul McLaughlin reports that he and his wife, Twila, have rented out their NV house and are taking two years to travel around America in their mobile home.

An 18-foot-tall sculpture that depicts the surf culture of the City of

Imperial Beach has been installed at the west end of Palm Ave (where the old lifeguard station was).  "The Spirit of Imperial Beach," created by the late A. Wasil, was designed to honor the birthplace of surfing and the lifeguards who protect and serve.

 

Sculpted in cast bronze, "The Spirit of Imperial Beach" features a

seven-foot-tall surfer and his long board.  It also includes two children building a sand castle, reminiscent of the popular "Sand Castle Days" event held on the beach each summer.  It is installed near the ocean at the newly created Palm Avenue street end plaza, a $2.8 million public works project sponsored by the Port of San Diego, the City of Imperial Beach and the State Water Resources Control Board.

 

More photos of the $1M “Old Palm Ave. Streetscape” project can be seen at http://synspage.com/beach2.html. These improvements include new wider sidewalks, pedestrian-friendly features, additional palm trees, and an “outdoor surfing museum” that consists of surfboard outline sculptures with the name of the shape and the year it was popular.

Mariner Rendezvous

April 25, 2009

At an impromptu confabulation, Sheri, Kathie, Nancy, Jan, Susie, and Calleen met up in Old Town.

BTW, that’s Pete Fretwell’s LOG, Jan has had it for over 10 years.  Hey Pete, want it back?