Police honored
Two Manhattan Beach police officers will be honored with lifesaving awards by the South Bay Police and Fire Memorial Foundation at the 41st annual Medal of Valor luncheon on May 20. Officers Justin Hidalgo and Taylor Klosowski are two of nine officers from the fire and police departments of Manhattan Beach, Gardena, Hawthorne and Torrance who will be given awards. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit sbpoliceandfire.com.
Ocean safety town hall
Mayor Wayne Powell will hold an educational town hall on ocean safety on May 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the downtown Manhattan Beach fire station. Panelists will include fire captain and lifeguard Dave Shenbaum, who has rescued a couple of people from off the pier; LA County Lifeguard Section Chief Terry Yamamoto; California State University, Long Beach Shark Lab Director Dr. Chris Lowe; David Bard from the Marine Mammal Care Center, which rehabilitates rescued sea animals in San Pedro; police chief Eve Irvine and the mayor.
Student film festival
The South Bay Student Film Festival will take place on May 15 at 7 p.m. at Mira Costa High School. The jury, which is made up of industry professionals and film school professors, received 450 submissions from high school students all over the world.
Michael Hernandez, a media arts teacher at Mira Costa, started the festival in 2001 to “give exposure to burgeoning artists and let the community experience the great work that’s being produced in their own neighborhoods,” according to a press release.
Admission is $5 at the door. For more information, visit www.mcmediaarts.org. ER
