🌱 Mini Grand Prix At Centralia St Preschool + Racers Teach LBUSD Kids

Up and at 'em, Long Beach; today is National Cinnamon Crescent Day! Let's get you started this Sunday with everything you need to know going on in Long Beach today.

Preschoolers are getting the racing bug. Also, older students are also getting in on the action. Finally, there’ll be a Peace Vigil for Ukraine on Friday.

First, today's weather:

Low clouds, then some sun. High: 70 Low: 58.

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Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach isn’t just great for adults. The students of the Lakewood Village Community Church Nursery School put on their first annual mini Grand Prix. The race took place on Wednesday as part of a fundraiser. There were racing bibs, checkered flags, orange cones, and numbered tricycles! (LB Post)
2. Another group of students looked for inspiration to the Grand Prix on Friday. There were 150 LBUSD juniors and seniors who participated in a Banc of California sponsored event featuring racecar drivers. They learned about “financial literacy and life skills,” “credit, and career opportunities.” (LB Business Journal)
3. Mark your calendars! The City’s inimitable Justin Rudd is putting on a LB Peace Vigil for Ukraine. It’s planned for Friday at 7:30 p.m. on the front lawn of the Bay Shore Church in Belmont Shore. Among others, present will be “Assemblymember O’Donnell, Mayor Garcia, Councilwoman Price, Police Chief Hebeish, (and) Pastor Dave Clark.” Several Ukrainian-Americans will give remarks. (Justin Rudd)
4. And, while you are marking your calendars, jot down the Walk for Kids on May 1. Led by Ronald McDonald House Charities, this fundraiser kicks off at the LB Convention Center back lot and Rainbow Lagoon. Opening ceremonies are at 9:30 a.m. Closer to 10 a.m., you can “walk your own route as a team, or workout with Naples Fitness.” (Walk for Kids)
5. LEGO Camp BrickBrick goes on April 21 and 22. “There will be three sessions ($25 per session) each day with themes like Pull-Back Cars, Building Little Villages, and Build Challenges. Completed models will stay at the facility; however, some take-home kits will be available for purchase.” If your kids need something to do, check it out at Brickersville in Shoreline Village, 419 Shoreline Village Drive. (Press-Telegram)

Today in Long Beach:

• Sunday Worship Service with the Greater LB Church of Christ at McBride HS (10:30 AM)
• Spring to The Bamboo Club’s Vintage Market POP-UP (11:30 AM)
• Spring Egg-Stravaganza & Free Photos With The Easter Bunny at the Long Beach Towne Center (12 PM to 2 PM)
• Spring Celebration & Egg Hunt at Houghton Park (12:30 PM to 2:30 PM)
• Old Time Radio Play: Thin Man & X Minus One at the Long Beach Shakespeare Company (2 PM)

From my notebook:

• Celebrate Earth Week with the Long Beach Public Library! They'll kick off the week with an event at BJK Main filled with games and prizes, followed by other various workshops throughout the week. (Facebook)
• Los Angeles County Second District Supervisor Holly Mitchell says residents 50 and older are now eligible to receive a 2nd booster shot. Don't wait to get boosted. Boosters help increase your protection and reduce the risk of getting very ill. (Nextdoor)
• A neighbor in the Bluff Park area is looking for a private tutor to help a friend improve his English, which currently is very basic. (Nextdoor)
• Our Long Beach Poly neighbor is missing a cat. He’s a 1-year-old cat missing since April 8 around 2 AM. (Nextdoor)

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.