BEVERLY HILLS COURIER | JANUARY 17, 2014 Page 4
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Beverly Hills Welcomes Centennial Tree Jan. 26
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON AROUND CENTENNIAL TREE— Pictured above, left: Ray Flade and Kathi Rothner welcome the new addition with a yellow ribbon; above right the Centennial Tree & Rose Committee. (back row, from left): Dr. Tommy Cairns, Dr. Sandy Aronberg, Donna Flade, Don Rosen, Marcia Moussa, April Jergens, Nancy McCready, Thomas Pease, Barbara Linder, Ilona Sherman and Ray Flade; front row (from left): Majgan Yaghoubzadehand Kathi Rothner.
By Victoria Talbot Since its formation in October 2013, the Beverly Hills Centennial Tree and Rose Committee have been working
hard to complete their tasks. The Centennial Tree will have its debut Jan. 26 at 11 a.m. at Beverly Gardens Park on Santa Monica and Crescent Drive,
and all are welcome. The rose is expected to be unveiled in March. Before selecting a tree, the (see ‘TREE’ page 18)
Orthodox Union Youth Program To Honor Anne Samson On Jan. 26
Anne Samson
The legacy of the late Anne Samson of Beverly Hills will be celebrated at The Ben Zakkai Honor Society’s NCSY National Scholarship Dinner, Sunday, Jan. 26 in New York. Samson died of injuries she suffered in a traffic accident in L.A. in August. NCSY is the Orthodox Union’s international youth movement and
the Ben Zakkai Honor Society (BZHS) is NCSY’s Alumni Hall of Fame. Proceeds from the scholarship dinner will enable teens to take part in NCSY summer travel and study programs and the National Yarchei Kallah experience of five days of intense Torah study for public school (see ‘SAMSON’ page 20)
GOOD DAY—Nespresso hosted a Rotary Fellowship event will all proceeds going to the End Polio Now campaign of Rotary International. Pictured are (from left): Rotary District Governor-Elect Elsa Gillham, Rotary Club of Beverly Hills President-Elect Sean O'Donnell and current President Susan Berk. Photo by Gidas Peteris
CENTENNIAL EVENTS CALENDAR Centenarian Celebration - Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2:30 p.m. Ceremony for 100-plus-year-old citizens at City Hall Council Chambers Centennial Tree Planting - Sunday, Jan. 26, 11 a.m. Beverly Gardens Park at Santa Monica Boulevard and Crescent Drive Centennial Concert and Sing-Along - Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m. Saban Theatre. Call 310-655-0111; tickets are still available. Lily Pond Dedication - Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1:45 p.m. Beverly Gardens Park at Santa Monica Boulevard and Crescent Drive Block Party & Independence Day Celebration - Sunday, April 27, 4-8 p.m. Rodeo Drive. Includes rides, entertainment, food , fireworks, historic displays and a birthday cake big enough to feed 15,000!
Baseball Greats, Sherry Lansing To Be Honored At PBSF Benefit By John L. Seitz Baseball stars will take center stage at the 11th annual “In the Spirit of the Game” Sports and Entertainment Spectacular benefiting the nonprofit Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation on Saturday at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. Some 1,500 are expected at the gala which assists baseball scouts in need due to job
loss, illness or financial hardships, according to Dennis Gilbert, who heads and created the foundation. MLB Network’s Chris Rose, Kevin Millar and Joe Magrane will emcee the evening with a special presentation by Jason Alexander. Being saluted are baseball stars along with Hollywood’s (see ‘LANSING’ page 20)
LOCAL CHAMPS—Beverly Hills High School’s DECA team won over 40 awards this past weekend at the regional competition in Anaheim. Pictured (back row, from left): advisors Charlie Stansbury and Jarvis Turner; back standing row (from left): Valeriya Velyka, Jackie Hauser, Eleanor Bogart-Stuart, Lana Schwartz, Marty Schnapp, Kevin Delijani,Daniel Choi, Debbie Ely, Tess Reinhardt, Madeleine Tirrela, Yvonne Akuahmoah, Nicole Veneracion, Nick Kretschmann, Sam Schnapp, Guy Ginsberg, Olivia Koshy; third row (from left) Kyle Mehrian, Nairobi Hilaire-Seabrooks, Shyra Costas, Tiffany Kim, Noah Lee, Yaniv Sadka, Yoav Gelfer, Shayna Sharim, Evan Rennie, Devan Martin; kneeling (from left) Charly Azoulay, Joanie Mozer, Brennen Hakimianpour, Luca Amato, James Lee, Sam Schwartz, Aaron Barzi, and Austin Mack; seated (from left): Aaron Nehmadi and Justin Azarian. Photo by Charly Azoulay SWEET SOPHIE—Sophie is a 6year old, purebred Yorkshire Terrier weighing 10-pounds. She was surrendered to Yorkie Rescue of America along with her son and two other Yorkies because the owner was “too busy” to care for them. Sophie is spayed, micro chipped, up to date on her vaccines and dental. Those interested in Sophie can be fill out an application online at www.yorkierescueofamerica.org or send inquiries to Tiffini@yorkierescueofamerica.org
WELCOME—Mayor John Mirisch and Councilman Julian Gold with Walter's owner Fred Djie at the first soft opening of the new location, 153 S. Beverly Dr. Walter's has been an institution in Beverly Hills since 1949. Fred's father bought the restaurant from Walter in 1981 and now Fred runs the business and has been determined to stay in Beverly Hills. Most of his business comes from take out service but with his new location on South Beverly, he expects to get a lot of foot traffic as well. Besides indoor seating, there is also an outdoor patio. The official grand opening is set for Monday (Jan. 20).