Page 2 - Junior Guards News Today

Saint Peter's went on a historic run to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.

Saint Peter's went on a historic run to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.

Saint Peter's went on a historic run to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.

By Mark McDermott Something about the building always sparked Bill Graw´s imagination. He lived a few blocks away, up by Valley Park, and often walked down the…

By Mark McDermott and Ryan McDonald A rope went up on the beach below Bruce’s Lodge on June 23, 1912, the very first Sunday the resort that welcomed Black…

Ted Li and Cayman Carter have combined to launch the Single Co., promising a better-fitting fin.

By Garth Meyer Ava Albertson, a 13-year-old Junior Lifeguard from El Segundo, who swims for Alpha Aquatics, was the first female finisher among nearly 600…

Close Junior lifeguards line up before buddying up and swimming under the length of the Manhattan Beach Pier on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. The summer program, put on by the L.A. County Fire Department, is spread out on beaches across the county and teaches boys and girls ages 9-17 beach safety, CPR, swimming and rescue techniques. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG) Scott Varley

Junior Lifeguards await LACFD Chief Osby’s okay for summer program SHARE Los Angeles County Junior Lifeguards complete a swim under the Hermosa Beach pier. Photo by Patrick Fallon. by Kevin Cody  Last week, after Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby signaled he was canceling the Junior Lifeguard program for a second consecutive summer because of the pandemic, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn introduced an emergency motion to save the program. The unanimously approved motion di...

We’ve worked for many years with the lifeguards in our sister city of Veracruz, Mexico. After a while, I grew to love not only the city and people but the entire coastline. When my wife and I had our little girl, we drove down there for a training course, stayed a few extra days, then toured around Mexico. We had a restored Volkswagen camper van, which made the travel easy. Often, we’d ride down the Gulf Coast, camping and surfing the beaches. Then after the course ended, we’d sh...