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Mira Costa student, Jenna Tong, and KCAL 9 news anchor Sylvia Lopez at the Susan G. Komen race for the Cure. Photo by Jeff Tong
Race for the cure
Mira Costa 10th grader Jenna Tong won this year’s Women’s Division 5K at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at Dodger Stadium. The event was held March 14 and is part of a series of fundraisers dedicated to the fight against breast cancer.
Tong is a distance runner on the Costa track team. She was presented her first place trophy by KCAL 9 news anchor Sylvia Lopez at the awards ceremony and dedicated the victory to her aunt, who is a breast cancer survivor.
For more information about Race for the Cure, visit www.nationalraceforthecure.org.
Good Friday theater
American Martyrs 8th grade students will star next weekend in “The Way of the Cross,” a performance of the Passion Gospel directed by Jennifer Brannan. Two performances will be held on April 2nd at noon and 7:30 p.m. at American Martyrs Church in Manhattan Beach.
For more information, visit www.americanmartyrsschool.org.
Highland construction begins
Construction will begin Monday on Highland Ave., between 15th and 45th streets, and will lat roughly two months.
A minimum of one lane of traffic will be open in each direction at all times during construction, except for two days when the surface layer of asphalt is placed from 15th St. to Rosecrans Ave.
All traffic lanes will be opened to traffic at the end of each work day and parking spaces along the construction route will be available after working hours. The city will post parking restrictions at least 72 hours prior to the work period.
The city recommends motorists use alternate routes be used if possible due to increased traffic during construction. For more information, visit www.citymb.info ER