Concrete Proof
The Bourget Brothers’ cement plant is one of the last
vestiges of Santa Monica’s industrial past. As sleek new office
buildings rise nearby, it continues to manufacture a basic building
material.
In 1947, brothers Henry, Lawrence and Leo Bourget bought a concrete
manufacturing plant in Santa Monica. Over the years, they have added
more and more products – including natural building stone, plumbing,
masonry, landscaping supplies, tools and hardware. and have continued
to grow. Earlier this month, one of the Bourget brothers, Lawrence,
74, died. All of the other brothers remain active.
photo by Michael Rosenthal
Verna Childress, left, spoke at Monday’s candlelight
vigil in Venice’s Oakwood neighborhood about her son’s April 2001
murder, which remains unsolved.
Candlelight Vigil Is Held In
Oakwood Monday
A small group of residents met in Venice’s Oakwood
district for a candlelight vigil, Monday, March 18, to make a public
plea for attention... Plan In
Works To Restore Surf Break
John Spicher, a longtime surfer and member of the board
of the Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association, has announced the
formation of the State Beach Restoration Project...
Davis Delays Ban on MTBE in Gas
Santa Monica officials responded quickly to California
governor Gray Davis’s decision to delay the ban on MTBE, a fuel
additive, for one year...
Pavley Names Brady Woman of Year
Assemblymember Fran Pavley has named Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District board of education member Pam
Brady as the 41st Assembly District “Woman of the Year...”
Major Student Concert Is This Week
Students in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School
District’s music programs will appear March 21 and 22...
Cancer Institute Is Awarded $70,000
Grant
The John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s Health
Center in Santa Monica has been awarded a $70,000 grant from the Susan
G. Komen Foundation... Elks
Honor Three Area Top Cops at Dinner
Santa Monica Elks Lodge 906 resented Community Service
awards to “Top Cops” officers from the L.A. County Sheriff’s
Department... Brentwood
Woman Is Named to Court
Judge Ann I. Jones, a Brentwood resident who presides
in the Pomona-Civic Centre Superior Courthouse was enrobed on February
22... Option on Wetlands Is
Topic Tues.
Reed Holderman, Vice President and Western Regional
Director of the Trust for Public Land, will report on the status of
the TPL option agreement for public purchase of 193 acres of Ballona
Wetlands... SMC Officials
Named To New Posts
Santa Monica College Trustee Dr. Margaret R. Quiñones
has been elected president of the California Community Colleges Latino
Trustees Association for a two-year term...
Pavley Given Two New Assembly Posts
Assemblymember Fran Pavley has been named by Assembly
Speaker Herb J. Wesson, Jr. to succeed the current chair of the
Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials...
CRIME REPORT
Community Voices: Civics 90405: OPCO
Then and Now
“Never doubt,” advised Margaret Mead, “that a small
group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed it
is the only thing that ever has...” |
